A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania early Friday, wounding two people in the latest spillover from the war in Ukraine and prompting strong condemnation from the Atlantic alliance and the European Union. Romania summoned the Russian ambassador and President Nicusor Dan convened a national defence council meeting to discuss “the most serious […]
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Migrants try to flee to Bangladesh fearing India crackdown
Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants. She is among the hundreds of Bangladeshis who have gathered over two days at Hakimpur in India’s West Bengal state, police said, hoping to cross back as […]
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the latest blow to billionaire Jeff Bezos’s space ambitions. Footage shows the towering rocket erupt in an inferno, followed by a mushroom cloud of smoke as bystanders gathered to watch the launch gasp “Oh […]
‘If Ebola comes, we’ll be wiped out’: DR Congo conflict-displaced
Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.”If Ebola comes, we’ll be wiped out as we’re packed like sardines,” the displaced woman told AFP at the sprawl of tarpaulin and tents on the […]
Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign
A Russian influence campaign hijacked hundreds of Bluesky accounts — many belonging to influential Americans — to spread propaganda, researchers said, in a striking disinformation tactic that weaponized authentic identities rather than relying on fake accounts. The campaign, which the researchers at Clemson University linked to the Moscow-based firm Social Design Agency (SDA), targeted journalists, […]
Aliens and fine art for ‘weird kid’ who became top MMA fighter
Her mum thought she was a “weird kid” when she wanted to study art, she forged a path for black women in mixed martial arts and her family was at the centre of an alien mystery. UFC fighter Angela Hill has packed plenty into her 41 years, but the veteran trailblazer from the United States […]
Japan population sees record five-year drop: census
Japan’s population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world’s fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes. A preliminary tally of Japan’s census, released every five years, found that the population slipped to 123 million people in 2025 — more than three million fewer […]
US-Iran truce deal awaits Trump as strikes test ceasefire
US and Iranian negotiators edged toward a deal to extend their fragile ceasefire for 60 days, but the potential breakthrough was still hanging on President Donald Trump’s approval, US sources told AFP on Thursday. The development came after Washington and Tehran accused each other of violating the truce, underscoring the volatility of talks three months […]
WHO chief says Ebola ‘can be stopped’ as he lands in DR Congo
The UN health chief said Thursday the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has claimed over 200 lives can be stopped, as he arrived to oversee the fight against the highly infectious disease. World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s plane landed in the capital Kinsasha on Thursday evening. He is […]