Category: World

Rising Death Toll and Missing Residents Hong Kong has entered a period of three days of mourning following a catastrophic apartment fire in Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, described as the city’s worst blaze in nearly 80 years. Authorities confirmed at least 128 fatalities, with around 200 residents still unaccounted for. Officials warned the toll […]

Priest Murdered After Month in Captivity The Church of Nigeria has confirmed the killing of Venerable Edwin Achi, an Anglican priest abducted in Kaduna state on October 28, 2025. Archbishop Henry Ndukuba announced that Achi, seized alongside his wife and daughter, was murdered after nearly a month in captivity. His family members remain in the […]

Khan’s Absence Fuels Uncertainty Pakistan’s political crisis has deepened as former Prime Minister Imran Khan has reportedly remained unreachable for weeks, sparking speculation and concern among supporters. His sister has alleged police brutality, intensifying scrutiny of the government’s handling of opposition figures and raising questions about human rights protections in the country. A Familiar Cycle […]

Autistic Girl Left in Tent During Freezing Temperatures A Dublin-based voluntary group, A Lending Hand, has raised alarm over the plight of rough sleepers, including an autistic girl forced to live in a tent during -2°C conditions. The organisation’s founder, Keira Gill, said repeated attempts to secure emergency accommodation had been met with “radio silence” […]

This travel advice covers Israel and Palestine. Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Areas where FCDO advises against travel Gaza FCDO advises against all travel to Gaza Areas near Gaza FCDO advises against all travel within 500m of the border with Gaza […]

All along Paris’s River Seine, private foundation money has been pouring into older Parisian institutions to make their buildings hospitable to large modern conceptual works. Crowds flock to the Bourse du Commerce, for example: once a grain and later a labour market, it has now been transformed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando into clean, white […]

Healthcare Workers Voice Outrage Ireland’s migrant nurses and other essential worker groups have issued a strong condemnation of the government’s newly approved family reunification policy, The Migrant Nurses of Ireland facebook post described it as “inhumane, unjust, and a betrayal” of those who have sustained the country’s health system through its most difficult moments. The […]

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University (Northwestern) to safeguard its students, employees, and faculty from unlawful discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin, including race-based admissions practices and a hostile educational environment directed […]

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion. What’s more, this record was achieved despite a cooling global art market, and […]

On behalf of the United States of America, I want to congratulate the people of Albania as you celebrate your Independence Day. The United States and Albania enjoy a strong partnership, built on a shared commitment to a safer, more prosperous future. Our alliance in NATO is the bedrock of our mutual defense, and we […]