When an earthquake struck northern Venezuela on 24 June, several 12-storey apartment blocks in OPP Caribe, a state-backed housing settlement on the coast near La Guaira, swayed before collapsing into piles of
Sri Lanka stands at a crossroads. For decades, the idea of a land bridge across the Palk Strait has lingered in speeches and studies, yet it has never moved beyond paper. Against
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Dalma and Gianinna Maradona have filed a lawsuit seeking 300 million pesos in damages against former judge Julieta Makintach, accusing her of misconduct that led to the collapse of the initial judicial
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Miners from the Federation of Mining Cooperatives of La Paz announced on May 13 that they would join ongoing demonstrations and road blockades across Bolivia, marking a significant expansion of the protest
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US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a new round of face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from May 14 to 15, a meeting arriving at a particularly
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European governments are intensifying pressure on Brussels to strengthen the continent’s technological sovereignty as fears grow that powerful new artificial intelligence systems developed in the United States could expose Europe’s critical infrastructure,
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A Russian cargo ship carrying components linked to nuclear reactor technology sank in the Mediterranean under mysterious circumstances after a series of explosions, leaving behind unanswered questions that continue to fuel speculation
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At just 25 years old, PinkPantheress has become one of the most distinctive figures in global pop culture, building an artistic identity that feels simultaneously nostalgic, futuristic, deeply British, and unmistakably Generation
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U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “great leader” on Thursday as the two leaders opened a closely watched summit in Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations between the
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Cuba has announced that it has run out of fuel entirely, triggering a new phase in the island’s deepening economic and humanitarian crisis as prolonged blackouts, transportation breakdowns, and pressure on hospitals
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Spanish Socialist leader María Jesús Montero has launched a forceful defense of public healthcare and social welfare as she fights to regain political ground in Andalucía, framing the regional election as a
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The “Colombo Maritime Dialogue” convened yesterday (13 May) in Peliyagoda, bringing together diplomats, policy experts, and maritime scholars from across Asia to discuss evolving security and development dynamics in the Indian Ocean
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Summary: The administration of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has given rise to a proposal we might call the ‘Bukele Model,’ in which, on the surface, has managed to politically seduce large majorities
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In April, the General Services Administration announced plans to automate 1 million work hours annually after cutting nearly 40 percent of its staff since October 2024, with similar reductions being seen across the government workforce.
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From Beijing this week, the first US state visit to China in nine years is being staged for the world to see. The Great Hall of the People is open to Donald Trump, who
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President Donald Trump stepped off Air Force One after landing in Beijing today, and the Chinese rolled out the red carpet: military honor guard, three hundred students waving American and Chinese flags,
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