Category: World

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 — The rise of so‑called “porch piracy” — the theft of packages from doorsteps and entryways — has escalated into a nationwide crisis valued at over $2 billion annually, according to recent reports. The problem, once seen as a nuisance of the online shopping era, has now become a systemic threat […]

🏢 Business & Macro 🇨🇩 DR Congo: CMOC Invests $1.08 Billion in Copper ExpansionChina’s CMOC Group will invest $1.08 billion to expand its KFM copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, adding 100,000 metric tons of annual output. The second phase begins in 2027, following full capacity achievement in 2023. The move reinforces China’s […]

WINDSOR, Oct. 24, 2025 — In a symbolic show of solidarity, His Majesty King Charles III received President Volodymyr Zelensky at Windsor Castle on Friday morning, ahead of a pivotal meeting of the Coalition of the Willing—a European-led initiative designed to coordinate long-term support for Ukraine. Zelensky was greeted in the Quadrangle of Windsor Palace […]

You place your order, make the payment, and only later notice a small detail: just one letter in the website address was different. That’s how easily you can fall into a cybercriminal trap. If you’re lucky, the amount lost is small, and your bank acts fast — refunding the money and reissuing your card. But […]

ACCRA, Oct. 23, 2025 — In a major operation targeting transnational crime, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has rescued 57 Nigerian nationals, aged between 18 and 26, from a human trafficking and cybercrime ring operating in the capital’s suburbs. The victims were lured into Ghana with promises of lucrative employment […]

This series of articles draws on a year of research conducted on board the Ocean Viking, the civilian search-and-rescue ship operated in the central Mediterranean by the NGO SOS Méditerranée. It explores the perspectives of exiled people based on testimonies from 110 survivors who were picked up while attempting the crossing from North Africa, as […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a weeklong diplomatic tour of Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea on Friday, culminating in a pivotal meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 in Gyeongju, South Korea, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Yahoo Mint. The trip marks Trump’s first visit […]

YAOUNDÉ, Oct. 24, 2025 — Cameroon is facing a deepening political crisis after the National Vote-Counting Commission declared President Paul Biya, age 92, the provisional winner of the October 12 presidential election with 53% of the vote. The announcement has been formally contested by opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who claims victory in 18 key […]

LONDON, Oct. 24, 2025 — British and American authorities have launched one of the largest joint crackdowns on transnational cybercrime, targeting a network accused of running torture compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar, trafficking workers, and orchestrating a $14 billion cryptocurrency fraud. Scale of the Operation Human Cost and Criminal Enterprise Investigators allege the network operated […]

MONTANA, Oct. 23, 2025 — A devastating helicopter crash in eastern Montana has claimed the lives of four members of former Illinois State Senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s family. According to a statement from Bailey’s campaign, his son Zachary Bailey, Zachary’s wife Kelsey, and their two children — 12-year-old Vada Rose and 7-year-old […]