Category: World

Thousands of Airbus planes are being returned to normal service after being grounded for hours due to a warning that solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. The aerospace giant – based in France – said around 6,000 of its A320 planes had been affected with most requiring a quick software update. Some […]

A woman was killed by someone close to her nearly every ten minutes last year, the United Nations warned, underscoring the world’s persistent failure to curb the deadly toll of femicide, according to Hurriyet Daily News. In a report released to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the U.N. Office […]

In much of the modern world, “democracy” has become a comforting slogan; one that masks the expanding reach of governments determined to direct the lives, choices, and even thoughts of their citizens, according to a recent article of The Friday Times, Pakistan. Behind the veneer of public consent, states increasingly employ laws, surveillance, fear, and […]

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is prepared to play “any role” needed to advance the breakthrough Security Council resolution endorsing the United States-led Gaza peace plan, according to UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Aziz Haq, according to APP. He told regular noon briefing at UN Headquarters in New York that it was “essential now to translate […]

CAIRO — More than half of Sudan’s population now depends on humanitarian aid to survive, the head of the Danish Refugee Council warned, as relentless fighting continues to tear through the country and deepen what aid workers describe as one of the world’s gravest crises, according to Arab News. In an interview with AFP after […]

“Epstein Files” Ignite Storm as White House Downplays Trump References A tumult of revelations erupted this week when more than 20,000 documents from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released by lawmakers, casting new light on the enduring shadow over Donald Trump’s past associations and sparking renewed calls for full transparency. The […]

Internet Freedom Shrinks Across Democracies, Study Finds Internet freedom is waning not only in authoritarian regimes but increasingly within Western democracies, according to a new report from Freedom House. The Washington-based nonprofit, which tracks global civil liberties, found that 2025 marked the fifteenth consecutive year of decline in online freedom worldwide, according to “Hurriyet Daily […]

UNITED NATIONS — The United States has circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a two-year international stabilization force in Gaza, opening a contentious debate over the territory’s postwar security and governance, according to “Hurriyet Daily News. According to officials familiar with the proposal, the draft envisions a temporary multinational force tasked with […]

More than half of South Sudan’s population is expected to face severe hunger during the 2026 lean season, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report released Tuesday, According to “Anadolu”. The assessment warns that roughly 7.56 million people including more than 2 million children will experience crisis or worse levels of […]