Biafran separatist leader sentenced to life on terrorism charges by Nigerian court 20. November 2025 (17:24) Judge says Nnamdi Kanu used his Indigenous People of Biafra group to incite attacks on security officials and civiliansThe Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been sentenced to life in prison on terrorism-related charges by a court in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.Judge James Omotosho said prosecutors had shown that Kanu, who also holds British citizenship, had used his Indigenous People of Biafra group (Ipob) to incite attacks on security officials and civilians in south-east Nigeria and during anti-police protests in Lagos. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds 20. November 2025 (17:21) Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under ToriesDominic Cummings “poisoned the atmosphere” of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street during the Covid crisis, the official inquiry into the pandemic has found, saying he helped create a toxic and macho culture with the full connivance of the then prime minister.Johnson’s chief aide “strayed far from the proper role of a special adviser”, the report found, making “key decisions in 10 Downing Street which were for the prime minister to make”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable 20. November 2025 (17:19) Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies• Europe live – latest updatesA new US-Russian peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine has been dismissed as “absurd” and unacceptable by officials in Kyiv amid talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a high-ranking US army delegation.They said the proposal reportedly drafted by Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff was a “provocation”, the aim of which was to stir up division and “disorientate” Ukraine’s allies, they added. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
