Category: World

A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, unsealed an indictment yesterday charging former Crenshaw County Jail Administrator Christian Alexander Porter, 33, with assaulting a handcuffed and compliant inmate at Crenshaw County Jail. Porter was also charged with falsifying a report and making false statements to state and federal investigators. The indictment alleges that, on or about Oct. […]

The European Union has strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, stressing the unacceptability of any change in territorial boundaries by force. The growing concern stems from Trump’s recent comments, which suggest a willingness to use military force if necessary to secure Greenland, a […]

On 1 June 2024, a spacecraft touched down on the Moon as part of a Chinese space mission called Chang’e 6. Its goal was to study the dark side of the Moon and return lunar samples from there for the first time.  Edouard Lepape, managing director of NanoXplore, a French company that develops advanced microchips […]

More than 15 months on from the 7 October terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, António Guterres said the UN will continue doing its “utmost to ensure it leads to the release of all hostages – since the beginning we have asked for the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages – and to a permanent […]

A new report reveals that the ongoing drought in Somalia, which has persisted since 2022, has resulted in at least 71,000 “excess deaths” beyond the expected number. The study, conducted between January 2022 and June 2024, was commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Somalia’s Ministry of Health. […]

Nigerian authorities have officially classified the Lakurawa armed group as a terrorist organization, imposing a nationwide ban on its activities. The group, which has been active in north-western Nigeria and along the border with Niger, has gained notoriety for its militant actions targeting local communities. Lakurawa, a relatively new jihadist faction, is believed to have […]

The US commercial real estate (CRE) market is expected to face significant challenges in 2025, with underwater loans and distressed assets continuing to pose major risks, according to MSCI’s latest report. A key issue is the $500 billion in CRE loans set to mature this year, 14% of which are underwater—meaning the outstanding debt exceeds […]

The wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles County this month have already resulted in estimated insured losses exceeding $30 billion, according to Goldman Sachs. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, with over 15,000 buildings impacted in areas such as the Palisades, Eaton, and other smaller fires across the region, according to state officials. As the […]

“It’s the birthrates. It’s the birthrates. It’s the birthrates,” echoed the introduction line in the manifesto of the Christchurch shooter who killed 51 people in a mosque in 2019. His claim was that white people are being “replaced” by other races and won’t survive without action. A few years later, the same obsession with birth […]

In a briefing on Monday, Mr. Lacroix told journalists in New York that some staff from the UN’s Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was forced to seek shelter for a few hours due to the ongoing conflict. He explained that this had “limited their ability to have the full level […]