Category: World

As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border shared by Burundi, DRC and […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has condemned the parading of the bodies of Israeli hostages by Hamas in Gaza as abhorrent and a violation of international law. On Thursday, Hamas handed over the remains of four hostages to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire agreement. These included the […]

Last weekend’s events will have left many with the dizzying sensation of watching historic events unfold before their eyes. The content of the speeches delivered by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance – at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels and at the Munich Security Conference, respectively – was not wholly unexpected, but […]

In a deeply troubling development following Thursday’s handover of bodies as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that one of the four bodies returned does not belong to the expected hostage. This violation has sparked outrage and calls for accountability. The bodies of Oded Lifshitz, […]

Tragic incident in Hradec Králové leaves two women dead; a 16-year-old suspect apprehended. In a devastating attack at a shopping centre in the Czech Republic, two women were fatally stabbed in a store in Hradec Králové, a city located approximately 100 kilometers east of Prague. The victims, both employees of the store, were attacked by […]

The United States remains committed to protecting our nation, the American people, and our hemisphere by stopping the campaigns of violence and terror committed by international cartels and transnational organizations. Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Tren de Aragua (TdA), Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Cártel de Sinaloa, Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), […]

Central Macedonia, a region on the northern mainland of Greece, is an important producer of food. It generates a quarter of the country’s agricultural output and is the source of much of Greece’s table olives, peaches, wine and dairy products. But this productivity also results in large amounts of agricultural waste.  EU-funded researchers are now […]

Delta Air Lines is compensating passengers involved in a dramatic incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport by offering $30,000 each. This “good-faith gesture” is being provided to all 76 passengers and four crew members aboard the Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet, which crash-landed and came to rest upside down earlier this week. Delta spokesperson Morgan Durrant confirmed […]

On Monday 17 February, the UK presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) welcomed Heads of Delegation from the 35 IHRA Member Countries to London for an event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Stockholm Declaration on Holocaust Remembrance. We also invited key figures who played an important role in shaping international activity […]

Tragedy struck near Marana Regional Airport in Arizona after two small planes collided midair on Wednesday 19/02/2025, resulting in at least two fatalities. The aircraft involved were identified as a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II, both single-engine, fixed-wing planes. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the collision occurred “upwind of […]