“North Sumatra Floods Force Evacuation of 8,000 as Landslides Block Roads” A rare tropical cyclone blew across Indonesia’s Sumatra island, inundating the nearby Malacca Strait and causing floods and landslides, the country’s meteorological agency said on Wednesday, as large swaths of Southeast Asia grappled with deadly flooding. Up to 8,000 people across North Sumatra have been evacuated, and roads remain blocked by landslide debris, with aid now being distributed via helicopters, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the country’s disaster mitigation agency, said on Thursday. The regions of Sibolga and Central Tapanuli were among the hardest hit, Yuyun Karseno, an official at the agency’s North Sumatra division, told the Reuters news agency, adding that communications and power had been cut off. “There is no more access, due to a total cutoff,” Yuyun said when asked about the rescue efforts. “Until now, we can’t communicate with folks in Sibolga and Central Tapanuli.” Among the dead were one family in Central Tapanuli, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said. A video shared by radio channel Elshinta on its social media account showed a person carrying a baby in a plastic… “Sumatra Floods: Indonesia Scrambles to Evacuate Residents as Deaths Hit 34”

The United States will immediately stop all immigration requests relating to Afghanistan after an Afghan national shot and critically wounded two National Guards not far from the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 26. The suspect, who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire before he was arrested by other National Guard troops, has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal. US President Donald Trump, who was at his resort in Florida to celebrate Thanksgiving at the time of the attack, released a prerecorded video statement on his Truth Social media account later on November 26 calling the shooting “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror.” According to Trump, the suspect arrived in the United States in September 2021 on one of “those infamous flights” — a referral to the evacuation of Afghans after the Taliban regained control following the US withdrawal. He also added that his administration would “re-examine” all Afghans who came to the United States during Joe Biden’s presidency. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency later confirmed on X that “effective… “D.C. Shooting Prompts U.S. to Freeze Afghan Immigration Requests”

Facing a kidnapping crisis, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered an overhaul of Nigeria’s security forces. He also authorized the recruitment of an additional 20,000 security personnel on top of the 30,000 already approved. “The police will recruit an additional 20,000 officers, bringing the total to 50,000,” the statement read. “My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas,” it added. Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police officers assigned to protect public figures and celebrities and ordered their redeployment. According to reports, about 100,000 police officers — out of an estimated force of around 371,000 are assigned to guard Nigerian political and public figures. Tinubu’s directive also authorizes forest rangers to undertake offensive operations against armed groups hiding in the forests. Armed groups locally known as bandits have been blamed for deadly attacks and kidnappings for ransom in Nigeria’s central and northern provinces for over a decade. No armed group has claimed responsibility for last Friday’s abduction of 303 children from the remote community of Papiri, the latest in a series… BREAKING: Tinubu Announces Nationwide Security Emergency Amid Surging Kidnappings

On October 28, 2025, the priest and his wife, Sarah Achi, were taken from their home in the Nissi community of Chikun LGA, close to the Kaduna Refinery. Abducted Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, has reportedly died in captivity, Vibeslyfe has learned. The priest and his wife, Sarah Achi, were kidnapped from their home in the Nissi community of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, near the Kaduna Refinery, on October 28, 2025. Their abduction was first reported by SaharaReporters on October 29, 2025. Earlier, the bandits had sent photographs of the couple to their family as proof of life, while demanding a ransom of N600 million. The images showed Venerable Achi and his wife in a distressed state. Other captives were also visible, reportedly tied in chains and appearing malnourished. A source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday night that Achi, the Priest-in-Charge of Ebenezer Anglican Church, Ungwan Maijero, Kaduna, had died while in captivity. In a similar incident, SaharaReporters previously reported that bandits had killed two police officers in the Southern Kaduna region of Kaduna State. The attack occurred penultimate Friday evening, as confirmed by a… BREAKING: Kaduna Cleric Venerable Achi Abducted With Wife, Dies While Held Hostage