The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April ceasefire began. The fighting, which drew in US ally Kuwait, threatened to jettison a fragile diplomatic push to forge a peace agreement and open the Strait of Hormuz, which has … Read more
Muslims in the eastern Congolese city of Bunia marked Eid on May 27, under strict hygiene measures, with worshipers wearing masks, using hand sanitiser and praying in smaller gatherings as authorities sought to curb the spread of Ebola. The celebrations come as the Democratic Republic of Congo battles a worsening outbreak that the World Health … Read more
Benchmark prices for crude oil rose on Thursday as Iran said it targeted a US airbase in response to American air strikes. Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which had slightly ticked up in previous days, dwindled down to almost nothing again. Also in this edition: Australia takes legal action against US consumer goods … Read more
Ahead of the general elections in Ethiopia that will take place on Monday, an opposition party has called for a nationwide protest, challenging what it calls an undemocratic vote. But the national election board has not approved the protest to take place. Tensions are high in the lead up to the vote, and opposition parties … Read more
It’s a 63 kilometer railway running between two villages in the Catalan region of the French Pyrenees, offering spectacular views along the way. France’s famous “Yellow train” is now back in service after being shut down for months because of a landslide. The more than century old rail line attracts thousands of tourists each year, … Read more
Last Monday, May 25, the local Solana Venezuela community formally began the Solana Vibe Bootcamp, a three-week intensive training program that brings together more than 70 enthusiasts and developers from the country interested in that decentralized network. The main objective of this initiative is to train participants to validate business ideas, master the Solana infrastructure … Read more
The UN climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe was “a brutal reminder of the spiraling impacts of the climate crisis”. Britain and France have reported their hottest ever May days this week as a “heat dome” brought sizzling temperatures more typical of midsummer to western Europe. … Read more
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has warned member states not to fall into the Russian “trap” of derailing the debate over who should represent the bloc in any future peace talks on Ukraine. “This is a trap that Russia wants us to enter into, that we discuss who talks to them, while they … Read more
A massive fireball was seen rising into the air Thursday as heavy Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre. The strikes, which come as Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, followed a warning by Israel that it had declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon a combat zone and told residents to … Read more
President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that Bolivia was at a “breaking point” after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine. The US-backed Paz, who took office six months ago amid the worst economic crisis here in four decades, is battling a groundswell of fury over his center-right … Read more