Category: World

Finding out you and your partner are expecting a baby throws many discussions that might have once been hypothetical into stark relief. This certainly may be the case if your partner speaks another language beyond the one spoken where you live and that the two of you communicate in. “I’d like to bring the baby […]

The Trump administration has ignited controversy with a sweeping purge of federal employees, focusing on probationary workers across several government agencies. This mass firing effort, affecting at least seven agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, Forest Service, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has drawn fierce backlash from labor unions, with critics accusing the administration […]

Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering scale and brutality”. He warned that it is increasing spilling into the wider region. “It is a crisis that demands sustained and urgent attention,” he said, underscoring the need to ensure […]

At a crucial meeting in Paris on February 13, 20 regional and Western nations committed to supporting Syria’s ongoing transition after the recent overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. The gathering, which included representatives from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Lebanon, and several Western powers, focused on ensuring Syria’s stability and sovereignty during its post-Assad recovery. Syrian Foreign […]

The British ambassador to Iran, Hugo Shorter, has met with two British nationals detained in Iran, both facing security-related charges. The meeting, which took place in Kerman, southern Iran, was attended by Iranian justice department officials and local government representatives, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA. While the identities of the detainees were not […]

In a bold move to mediate the ongoing war in Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has revealed his intention to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin face-to-face, signaling the start of peace talks after nearly three years of conflict. Following separate calls with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, Trump expressed confidence that […]

More than 250 foreign workers from 20 countries have been rescued from telecom fraud centres in Myanmar’s Karen State and brought to Thailand. The workers, primarily from African and Asian nations, had been lured into forced labor at scam operations along the Thai-Myanmar border. They were freed by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), an […]

Brazil’s Vice President, Geraldo Alckmin, has called for a measured approach following the United States’ decision to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports. Speaking from Brasilia, Alckmin emphasized the importance of dialogue and indicated that Brazil would engage with the U.S. to address the issue, suggesting that setting quotas could serve as […]

A deadly bombing in the Harnai district of Balochistan, southwestern Pakistan, has left at least 11 people dead and six others wounded. The attack targeted a truck carrying coal miners to a nearby mine when an improvised explosive device (IED), potentially activated remotely, detonated along the roadside. The truck was transporting 17 miners when the […]