Category: World

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck central Iran on Friday, near the Natanz area, home to a significant nuclear facility. According to state media, the quake caused no damage to the facility, and Iran’s Nuclear Energy Organization has confirmed that operations at the site remain unaffected. The earthquake, which occurred in a region with key nuclear […]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, confirmed that over €4.73 million in payments has been issued to 7,612 farmers participating in the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme for the first year of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP). The scheme, aimed at improving the health and welfare of the national dairy herd, rewards dairy […]

A U.S. court has awarded $18 million in damages to Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas after a jury ruled he was defamed by former Ghanaian MP Kennedy Agyapong. The case stemmed from comments Agyapong made about Anas following the release of his 2018 BBC investigation, which exposed corruption in Ghana’s football industry. According to […]

The European Union has firmly rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to halt military aid to Ukraine, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s ongoing invasion. This came after Putin doubled down on his call during a phone conversation with former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, where he insisted that […]

A tragic plane crash off the coast of the Honduran island of Roatan on March 17, 2025, resulted in the deaths of at least 12 people, including popular Garifuna musician and former congressman Aurelio Martínez. The small Lanhsa Airlines aircraft, which was en route from Roatan to the port of La Ceiba on the Honduran […]

After Donald Trump’s “very good and productive” phone call with Vladimir Putin earlier this week, all eyes were on his subsequent call with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Would it, as it did when they last met in the flesh on February 28 at the White House, descend into disastrous acrimony? Or would Zelensky manage to […]

“Any ceasefire is welcome because it saves lives, but it is essential that a ceasefire paves the way for a just peace in Ukraine,” the UN Secretary-General said in Brussels, where he also addressed the massive Israeli escalation in Gaza and urged the world not to give up on slowing climate change. A “just peace” […]

The Sudanese army has announced that it has regained full control of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum, marking a significant symbolic victory in the ongoing conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The army, which had been on the defensive for much of the two-year conflict, has recently been making strategic advances, retaking […]

Siemens is set to reduce its workforce by more than 6,000 jobs worldwide, primarily affecting its Digital Industries and Smart Infrastructure divisions. The move, which impacts over 5,600 roles in Digital Industries and 450 in Smart Infrastructure, comes as the company responds to changing market conditions, particularly in China and Germany. The company cited a […]

Representatives from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are scheduled to meet in Saudi Arabia on Monday for critical talks, including discussions on a proposed 30-day ceasefire focused on halting attacks on energy infrastructure. This ceasefire proposal has recently received support from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and former U.S. President Donald […]