Category: World

📍 Chisinau, July 8, 2025 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €400 million financing package for Moldova’s state-owned energy trader JSC Energocom, aimed at bolstering the country’s energy security through strategic purchases of gas and electricity on European markets. 🔋 Loan Structure and Purpose The funds will enable Energocom […]

📍 Guatemala City — July 9, 2025A powerful magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck southern Guatemala on July 8 at 15:41 local time, causing at least six fatalities, multiple injuries, and widespread structural damage across several departments. The quake, registered at a shallow depth of 10 km, was centered near San Vicente Pacaya, close to the towns […]

📍 Washington, D.C. — July 2, 2025Robert Sheffield, 34, of Washington, D.C., has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for his role in a violent multi-state robbery ring that targeted South Asian-owned jewelry stores. The crew, comprising 15 members and allegedly led by rapper Trevor Wright, known as Taliban Glizzy, stole millions in […]

Tucson, Arizona – 5 July 2025 – Ghanaian citizen Joseph Kwadwo Badu Boateng, also known as “Dada Joe Remix”, has been extradited to the United States to face federal charges in connection with a decade-long fraud scheme targeting elderly victims through fabricated romantic relationships and false inheritance claims. 📦 Charges and Allegations Boateng was indicted […]

New media artist Helena Nikonole is taking the art of sound to an unusual place – a city-based hydroponic plant farm. Together with a group of scientists, she is playing different urban sounds to plants grown in water. The goal is to determine how this affects their growth. According to the European Environment Agency, at […]

The convictions of four men following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine is a significant moment. Jake Reeves (left) and Dylan Earl The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were […]

Decisions made by German chancellor Friedrich Merz when he came to power in May indicate that a somewhat dormant regional partnership is about to take on new significance in Europe. Merz immediately travelled to Paris and Warsaw to meet Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk, suggesting the so-called Weimar triangle is a top priority for his […]

New projects to be funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) include: targeting mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, at social housing in Liverpool making sure free school meals in Wales are nutritious helping food pantries in the Isle of Wight, New Forest and Southampton to link up with good food suppliers The projects are […]

Burkina Faso: Eight Security Forces Killed in Jihadist AttacksA series of coordinated attacks attributed to jihadist groups killed seven police officers and one soldier in Burkina Faso, security sources confirmed. Two assaults near Fada N’Gourma, in the east near the Niger border, targeted police units, while a separate attack on June 30 near Boulsa in […]

📍 Washington, D.C. — July 8, 2025President Donald Trump has escalated his trade agenda by dispatching formal letters to 14 countries, warning of impending tariff hikes unless new trade agreements are reached by August 1. The move marks a renewed push for what the administration calls “reciprocal tariffs,” aimed at correcting trade imbalances and incentivizing […]