Two die as Storm Bora sweeps across Greece
Torrential rains and gale-force winds are causing flooding and damage across the country....
Month : December 2024
More than 50 dead and dozens missing after Nigeria boat sinks
This is the latest incident on the country’s inland waterways where regulations are rarely enforced....
Silenced and erased, Hong Kong’s decade of protest is now a defiant memory
The BBC speaks to Hongkongers whose hopes for a freer city have withered....
Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel
Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries....
Trump picks loyalist ex-aide as FBI director
The president-elect also chooses a Florida sheriff to lead drug enforcement, and gives Ivanka’s father-in-law a role....
‘They threw her body into the ocean’ – woman dies on boat headed for French island
Woman’s body thrown overboard after boat abandoned by people smugglers in the Indian Ocean....
Venomous snake slithers up driver’s leg on Australia motorway
Police say the woman was “rattled” and “in a state of shock” when she looked down to find the deadly snake by her feet....
Prime Minister sends congratulations to President of the United Arab Emirates
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent on Sunday a cable of congratulations to President of...
Minister Louise Haigh quits after fraud offence revealed
Haigh’s departure is the first cabinet resignation under Sir Keir Starmer’s government....
Food charity pauses Gaza work after staff killed in Israeli strike
Israel said the target of the strike was involved in the October 7 attacks and also worked at the charity World Central Kitchen....