President Yahya Jammeh’s term as Gambia’s leader has ended, and yet he remained in power over Wednesday night. With ECOWAS troops now poised to cross into Gambia, and the country’s own army chief stating that the military would not oppose an intervention, one imagines that time might finally be up for Jammeh.

A new report released by research company IHS Markit has indicated that Isis has lost a quarter of its territory in 2016. The report highlighted how Isis territory shrank from 78,000 to 60,400 square kilometres. With Mosul soon to fall, this will decrease even further in 2017. However, with Isis firmly in control of Raqa, its current stronghold, the terrorist group is not disappearing anytime soon.

A tiny moth which has been discovered has been named after Donald Trump, on account of the creature’s distinctive hairdo. “Neopalpa donaldtrumpi” was named such to raise awareness for ecological issues, and also because the tiny moth has a distinctive appearance resembling the iconic Trump duck’s bum coif. With Barack Obama having nine species named after him, Trump is off to a good start at beating that record.

Tennis’s “bad boy” Nick Kyrgios has had a tailspin tantrum out of the Australian Open. Despite winning the first two sets, Kyrgios was defeated by Italian Andreas Seppi, but not before throwing a racquet, playing lethargically, and being a general arse on court. John McEnroe called Kyrgios “mentally about 200 in the world” and a “black eye on the sport”. McEnroe calling you out is a bit like having Mike Tyson give you an earful about boxing etiquette.

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