BRUSSELS, June 10 (Reuters) – The world has just experienced the second-hottest May since records began, as climate change and the developing El Niño weather pattern conspired to push up average land and sea temperatures, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday. • The hottest May on record was in 2024,…
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika. He said the strikes killed 11 children, one woman and one…
Last week, as the World News Media Congress kicked off in Marseille, there was a sense among the audience that something big was about to happen. This is an annual event where editorial and tech people congregate; those accused of being “resistant to change” sit alongside those accused of “ruining our civilisation”. This year’s keynote…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “brutal” knife attack in Belfast. Police declared a critical incident after a man in his 40s was attacked in the Kinnaird Avenue area of the city at around 10.30pm, local time, on Monday night. The victim was taken to hospital with wounds to…
TALLINN, June 9 (Reuters) – Ukraine has signed a drone deal with Latvia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday as he met with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs on the sidelines of a summit between Ukraine and Nordic and Baltic states in the Estonian capital Tallinn. “These are concrete things to strengthen our joint defense…
Xi flew to the capital Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit there in seven years. During their summit later in the day, Xi expressed China’s willingness to expand cooperation in a wide range of areas including trade, agriculture, construction and technology, while Kim said the two countries will maintain their friendship as “the most…
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the spread. Out…
BENI, Congo (AP) — The memories come flooding back whenever Vianney Kambale Kombi hears the word Ebola. He remembers the pain and fear in his community in the eastern Congo city of Beni during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak, history’s second-biggest with more than 3,400 reported cases and over 2,200 deaths. It was stopped with the…
Tuesday, 9 June 2026 05:05 ? Follow Trump100 on your podcast app ? The World Cup is days away. Instead of a party atmosphere, we have players detained, fans from certain countries banned and a referee denied entry into the US. Is Donald Trump’s America ruining the world’s biggest sporting event?…
Iran on Monday quoted legendary English playwright William Shakespeare to slam US treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that Washington had seized roughly $1 billion in Tehran’s cryptocurrency holdings amid ongoing tensions in West Asia. The new US action comes amid ongoing indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan. (AFP File) Iran’s foreign ministry…