Category: World

After heavy rain, Spanish cities often awaken to refreshed air and clean streets, while the rainwater itself vanishes into storm drains along with everything it swept away. Under the ground, however, a very different story unfolds. Once rainwater enters the sewerage network, it mixes with domestic waste water: everything that goes down shower, kitchen and […]

MADRID — María del Carmen “Maricarmen” Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid apartment became the catalyst for nationwide protests over Spain’s housing crisis, died on October 7, 2026, at Gregorio Marañón Hospital. Her death was announced by Madrid’s Tenants’ Union (Sindicato de Inquilinas). Abascal had been admitted to the hospital suffering […]

Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” a U.S. and Israeli national, was arraigned today in the Eastern District of New York on wire fraud charges relating to Pinhasi’s false representations that he could decrypt ransomware without paying cybercriminals. Pinhasi claimed to prospective clients that his company, MonsterCloud, offered a principled […]

Heal 360 Urgent Care PLLC, Heal 360 Primary Care PLLC (together “Heal 360”) and their owner, Dr. Mohammed Amer Mohiuddin (Mohiuddin), have agreed to pay the United States $20 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Health Resources & Services Administration COVID-19 […]

KEY TAKEAWAYS The mass nationwide movement led by high school students, joined by their parents, teachers and trade unions, brought together 450,000 protesters on October 6 (250,000, according to the French government). French lycée students’ demands for better resources and conditions in schools are recurrent, but what’s new is the global context, the nature of […]

JERUSALEM — Ceremonies and memorial services were held across Israel and around the world on October 7, 2026, marking three years since the coordinated terrorist attacks led by Hamas that left approximately 1,200 people dead and resulted in the abduction of 251 hostages. The third anniversary was observed with a nationwide minute of silence at […]

Mr Chair, Director-General, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues,  Let me begin by welcoming Director-General Dallafior and Deputy Director Kaapanda-Girnus to their first Executive Council meeting, and by thanking the Director-General for her statement. The United Kingdom looks forward to working with the new leadership team, and you, Chair, to strengthen this organisation, and we welcome the energy […]

Let me begin by congratulating you on your appointment.  The United Kingdom looks forward to working closely with you and the Bureau throughout this session. Over recent years, we have agreed an ambitious set of outcomes.  We now have a narrowing window to translate commitments into meaningful results.  This Committee has an important opportunity to […]

First steps  If you’ve been sexually assaulted it’s important to remember that it was not your fault. Rape and sexual assault are always wrong – no matter who commits it or where it happens. It is traumatic and it can affect you both physically and emotionally. Do not be afraid to get help.  It is […]

Latest insights from KEF6 KEF6 provides the latest insights into how universities across England are continuing to create impacts on the economy, including in their local region. This year, cluster averages for all knowledge exchange perspectives either improved or maintained from last year in almost all cases. This reflects universities’ continued contributions to the key […]