Hôtel de Ville, the city hall of Limoges in central France, was built by architect Charles-Alfred Leclerc in 1883. A historically protected building of Limousin granite and Poitou limestone, adorned by statues
Saudi Arabia is facing an intensifying campaign of Houthi attacks on its airports, energy infrastructure and maritime interests, forcing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to seek assistance from international allies as Riyadh
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Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and Ekal Foundation, finds “no evidence” of wrongdoing, yet it is built to leave the opposite impression by invoking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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The United States and the Soviet Union came closer to an agreement to abolish nuclear weapons than the public was led to believe after their leaders met in Reykjavik in October 1986,
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Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors assessed the risk of supply disruptions following attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and considered the outlook for global crude supplies outlined in
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Sofía Monsalve, the Colombian political scientist appointed in May as the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food, has warned that famine is increasingly being normalised as governments and armed
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Yemen’s renewed conflict has displaced at least 200,000 people, half of them children, as intensified fighting and restrictions on humanitarian operations worsen a crisis in which millions already depend on assistance to
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s party plans to file a complaint against Meta with the Organisation of American States (OAS), accusing the technology company of interfering in the country’s presidential
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European Union leaders are preparing for a difficult battle over the bloc’s next long-term budget, with disagreements over spending priorities and fears of electoral gains by eurosceptic parties threatening efforts to reach
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Chinese military scientists say they have developed an algorithm capable of estimating the locations of electronic warfare units by analysing civil aviation flight data, identifying two suspected sources of GPS spoofing in
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The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the use of America’s largest conventional bomb against Iran’s energy and nuclear infrastructure, according to CNN, as concerns grow over the possibility
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is reportedly considering an amnesty that could lead to the release of around 40,000 people arrested during the country’s prolonged state of emergency, potentially marking a significant
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Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
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The trial of Serhij K., a Ukrainian army officer accused of masterminding the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea, has opened in Hamburg with two central
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Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia brought in Turkish and Pakistani military support to fight the Houthi rebels, who have governed much of northern Yemen as a de
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In Ganzhou, China, local communities are integrating food delivery workers into neighbourhood governance while providing rest stations, social services and institutional support. The initiative seeks to counter the isolation of algorithm-driven gig
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