Libya electricity blackout protests expose country’s failing grid
Libya electricity blackout protests expose country’s failing grid Protesters shut roads and public buildings in Tripoli as citizens and experts blame decades of neglect and empty promises for severe electricity…
US Fed holds interest rates steady citing ‘elevated’ inflation
US Fed holds interest rates steady citing ‘elevated’ inflation The decision to hold rates comes as US President Donald Trump continues to call for rate cuts. Save Wednesday’s decision was…
Dr Anthony Fauci pleads the Fifth at Covid hearing
Dr Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bordeaux wildfire battle continues amid extreme heat
Firefighters are on high alert in France as scorching temperatures and winds threaten to fuel wildfire west of Bordeaux
Hindus take holy dip in India’s rivers on sacred holiday
Footage shows tens of thousands of Hindu devotees bathing in India’s Ganga and Saryu rivers to mark Guru Purnima.
Trump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted
Trump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted US president promises major escalation a day after new Iran attacks and his White House meeting with Netanyahu.…
Ex-FIFA chief Blatter blasts plan to sell stake in World Cup to investors
Ex-FIFA chief Blatter blasts plan to sell stake in World Cup to investors Sepp Blatter, FIFA chief for 17 years until 2015, has blasted new proposal that moves ‘people’s game’…
Is the world at risk of another energy shock?
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains in effect halted. Tankers are now avoiding another critical waterway – Bab al-Mandeb – as Yemen’s Houthi forces threaten Saudi-linked vessels. Ukrainian strikes…
How a seaweed bloom is affecting tourism in Mexico
In Mexico, a record surge of brown, smelly seaweed known as sargassum has blanketed the idyllic coastline.
‘There is no ceasefire’ say Palestinians in Gaza after new Israeli strikes
‘There is no ceasefire’ say Palestinians in Gaza after new Israeli strikes