Category: World

This is not going to be a speech about development.  And it isn’t going to be a speech about Africa.  It’s going to be a speech about how we learn to live together. Because if we get this wrong, much darker days lie ahead. We are already seeing the warning signs. War has returned to […]

Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, also known as “El Calvo,” 41, of Colombia, has pleaded guilty in court in El Paso, Texas, today after being extradited from Colombia for his role in a dangerous human smuggling conspiracy that left 40 aliens and two boat captains missing. “Linero Pinto played a critical role in a prolific human […]

“Europe’s space effort is split across too many national programmes” was the blunt diagnosis Andrius Kubilius, the EU Commissioner for Defence and Space made at the recent International Space Summit in Paris. Sovereignty was the word on everyone’s lips over the two-day event. But look past the rhetoric at what the summit produced, and a […]

UK funding will support hundreds of thousands around the world to prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages before they escalate into humanitarian emergencies. Announcement follows devastating extreme weather this year, and will mitigate global impact by helping vulnerable communities protect livestock, reinforce homes and provide support to farmers before disaster hits. Comes ahead of […]

The Rosalind Franklin Institute and Henry Royce Institute will share just over £160 million of public funding from the UK government through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for the next five years. This funding will help them build on their record of improving lives and driving growth. To mark the announcement, Science Minister Chris McDonald […]

Drug smuggling arrests involving British nationals abroad more than quadrupled between 2023 and 2025   Recruits are often told luggage destined for UK contains clothes, gold or cash – with suitcases actually containing up to 71kg of cannabis   Increase driven by cannabis-related arrests, with the majority in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos   FCDO […]

Calisthenics has gained enormous popularity in recent years, particularly thanks to social media and the rise of workout areas in city parks. You probably know some of the moves already, like pull-ups, push-ups, dips and squats. For the more advanced, it also includes eye-catching, gravity-defying moves like the muscle-up, planche (where the body is held […]

Calisthenics has gained enormous popularity in recent years, particularly thanks to social media and the rise of workout areas in city parks. You probably know some of the moves already, like pull-ups, push-ups, dips and squats. For the more advanced, it also includes eye-catching, gravity-defying moves like the muscle-up, planche (where the body is held […]

UK and US to sign a new agreement on fusion and AI to accelerate commercial fusion energy rollout and thousands of jobs in both countries Further transatlantic supercomputing partnership announced between UK and US national laboratories, combining AI, advanced computing and fusion expertise to bring the clean energy of the future closer to reality Summit builds on […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. — In a transformative healthcare initiative spanning North Carolina, basketball legend and billionaire businessman Michael Jordan has continued expanding a vital medical safety net for underserved families. Through an ongoing philanthropic partnership with Novant Health, Jordan’s gifts have funded a network of community clinics built to ensure that lack of insurance or financial […]