Category: World

A man has been jailed for starting a fire that damaged the Liverpool Beatles Museum in the city’s famous Matthew Street area. Daniel Byrne, 38, of no fixed abode, made a concerted effort to set fire to rubbish outside the museum which is in the street where the original Cavern Club once stood. Daniel Byrne […]

Brussels/Washington — The United States and European Union have formalized a sweeping trade framework that caps tariffs at 15% on key European exports and secures over $1.3 trillion (A$2.02 trillion) in EU spending pledges through 2028. The agreement, announced Thursday, marks a significant shift from the volatile tariff landscape of previous years and is expected […]

Boko Haram Founder’s Son Arrested in Chad Authorities in Chad have arrested Muslim Yusuf, the teenage son of Boko Haram’s late founder, Mohammed Yusuf. He was apprehended while allegedly attempting to establish a jihadist cell affiliated with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad region. Yusuf, who initially disguised himself under […]

As the 2024 Olympic Games drew near, the promise of being able to swim in the Seine turned into a media countdown: first as part of the official sporting events and then for the general public. As bids for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have become less and less popular due to the staggering costs […]

Rome, Italy — A consortium led by Italian construction giant Webuild, alongside partners Ghella, Pizzarotti, and SELI, has been awarded a €1.6 billion contract to construct a key section of the Salerno–Reggio Calabria high-speed rail line. The project marks a significant step in Italy’s broader strategy to modernize its transportation infrastructure and improve regional connectivity. […]

Washington, D.C. — The White House has officially launched a TikTok account, just weeks before a critical deadline that could see the popular social media platform banned in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner. The move comes amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the U.S., following the passage of […]

Katsina State, Nigeria — August 20, 2025 At least 50 people have been confirmed dead and approximately 60 others abducted following a brutal attack by armed assailants on a mosque and surrounding homes in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state, according to local officials and eyewitnesses. The assault occurred early Tuesday morning in the remote village of […]

With U.S. government assistance, Tanzania repatriated one woman and three children from the Roj displaced persons camp in northeast Syria on Monday, August 11. Approximately 14,500 individuals from more than 70 countries outside Syria remain in the al-Hol and Roj camps, most of whom are children under the age of 12. The only durable solution […]

From pesticides in our food to hormone disruptors in our kitchen pans, modern life is saturated with chemicals, exposing us to unknown long-term health impacts. One of the surest routes to quantifying these impacts is the scientific method of biomonitoring, which consists of measuring the concentration of chemicals in biological specimens such as blood, hair […]

Ahead of donning a beige WFP vest and boots to face hurricanes, wars and refugee camps, the Portuguese scientist worked with satellite imagery and cartography, creating maps to support humanitarian missions, until he realised he didn’t want to stay behind a computer screen. On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, marked annually on 19 August, […]