- 1h ago
Putin blames Western globalists for AfD election win in Germany and warns against troops in Ukraine
Speaking during his visit to India ahead of the BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin attributed political shifts in Europe to Western policy failures while warning European nations that deploying troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia.
- yesterday
Modi meets Putin and Pezeshkian in New Delhi ahead of 11-nation BRICS summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian in New Delhi on Friday, discussing energy trade, defence ties, and maritime security on the eve of the BRICS summit.
- 2d ago
French fuel prices reach records above 2.12 euros as government rejects broad tax cuts
Average petrol prices in France reached 2.124 euros per litre on Wednesday, prompting the Ministry of Economy to rule out blanket tax reductions in favour of targeted support.
- 2d ago
Five baby orangutans found in Odisha forest prompt Indian wildlife trafficking inquiry
Forest officials in Odisha rescued five infant orangutans in Balasore district after local villagers spotted them eating bananas near a highway, prompting a cross-border smuggling inquiry by India's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
- 3d ago
Nepal focuses flood rescue on three hydropower tunnels as death toll reaches 1,400
Emergency teams in Nepal are pumping oxygen into three buried hydropower tunnels where dozens of workers remain trapped two weeks after a glacial collapse killed 1,400 people across Nepal and Tibet.
- 4d ago
Eiffel Tower reopens after staff strike over removal of female employees during religious visit
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after a day-long staff walkout triggered by management instructions that removed female workers from view during a visit by a 100-member Hindu delegation.
- 5d ago
Jaguar Land Rover cuts 4,000 jobs to save £1.7 billion amid tariff and EV pressures
The British carmaker announced a two-year restructuring program to cut roughly 10% of its global workforce after quarterly profits dropped by more than two thirds.
- 6d ago
Luis Tato wins Visa d'or News award for Madagascar protest coverage
Spanish photojournalist Luis Tato received the top prize at the Visa pour l'image festival in Perpignan on Saturday for his coverage of the 2025 youth-led protests in Madagascar.
- 6d ago
Freddie Mercury commemorated on 80th birthday anniversary marking Queen legacy
The Queen frontman would have turned 80 on 5 September 2026, recalling a career that led from Zanzibar and art school in London to stadium rock.
- Sep 5
Rescuers extract two workers alive in Nepal as glacial flood toll reaches 1,290
Search teams in Nuwakot rescued two hydroelectric workers trapped underground for nine days following a glacial collapse that killed at least 1,290 people across Nepal.
- Sep 4
UN General Assembly adopts Equal Earth map projection in 164-1 vote
The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution backing the Equal Earth map projection, aiming to correct centuries-old continental size distortions in traditional cartography.
- Sep 4
Giorgia Meloni marks 1,413 days in office as Italian cabinet sets republican longevity record
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marked 1,413 days in office at a party rally in Bari, surpassing Silvio Berlusconi's 2001–2005 record to lead the longest-serving cabinet in the history of the Italian Republic.
- Sep 3
Gloria Steinem, feminist leader and Ms. magazine co-founder, dies at 92 in Manhattan
The American journalist and organizer Gloria Steinem, who helped shape second-wave feminism and co-founded Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York at age 92.
- Sep 2
Netherlands relocates 86 tonnes of gold reserves from North America to London
De Nederlandsche Bank completed the transfer of 86 tonnes of gold from the United States and Canada to the Bank of England to improve crisis readiness and liquidity access.
- Sep 1
JioHotstar expands to UK, Canada, and Singapore without live sports
Reliance and Disney's streaming service JioHotstar has replaced Hotstar in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Singapore, offering 160,000 hours of entertainment across 12 languages while excluding live cricket at launch.
- Sep 1
Himalayan flood death toll exceeds 1,000 as hundreds remain trapped in tunnels
Rescue teams in Nepal and Tibet are searching for more than 4,500 missing people after a glacial collapse triggered flash floods that killed at least 1,066.
- Sep 1
Arbitration tribunal orders India to uphold 1960 Indus water treaty with Pakistan
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled unanimously that the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty remains binding, barring India from specific dam construction in Kashmir.
- Sep 1
Eurasian leaders convene in Bishkek for 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit
Heads of state from ten member nations gathered in Kyrgyzstan for the 25th anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, holding bilateral talks on trade, security, and the war in Ukraine.
- Aug 31
Backlash mounts against $75 billion AI data center expansion across US and Europe
Communities and political leaders in the United States and Europe are pushing back against power-heavy artificial intelligence facilities, stalling roughly $150 billion in American projects despite backing from Donald Trump.
- Aug 30
Three Italian tourists missing in Nepal floods as nationwide death toll tops 680
Nepalese police listed Luca Barachini, Patrizia Marziale, and Marco Ratto among the missing following flash floods that left over 680 dead across the country.
