Amnesty International has warned of the deteriorating global human rights crisis as the ‘Trump effect’ accelerates destructive trends.

The Kremlin said the truce, ordered on “humanitarian grounds,” will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945

Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks.

Residents in Cape Town, South Africa haven been evacuated from at least 198 households, including 48 residents who require special care, as a wildfire, which broke out in Table Mountain National Park on Sunday, and spread to the city’s southern suburb of Tokai.

By 6:30 a.m., more than 99% of energy demand in Spain had been restored, the country’s electricity operator Red Eléctrica said Tuesday

Filippo Grandi, the U.N.’s high commissioner for refugees, told the Security Council that the plight of millions across the globe is exacerbated by the more than 120 conflicts, which are raging unabated

The foreign ministers of the BRICS group, which counts eleven member countries, met in Rio de Janeiro on Monday for two days of talks revolving around the world’s crises and the group’s response to Donald Trump’s trade war.

A severe power outage across the Iberian peninsula has affected transport, card payments, flights and more in Spain and Portugal on Monday. The cause of the incident was not yet confirmed by Monday evening.

Athletes train by pulling cables or lifting heavy blocks with their competition finger. Sunday’s event crowned champions across different weight and age categories. Germany currently hosts nine clubs, while Austria boasts another four.

Israel has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since it broke its ceasefire with Hamas on 18 March 2025.

Harare City Council said on Monday that the recent bedbug infestation has been confined to the suburbs of Mbare.

For many, like 16-year-old Isaac Mpusia, the experience is a source of pride. “We are going to choose our leaders that will lead us through our age groups,” he said, beaming with excitement about the cultural celebration

The five-day hearings respond to a legal request made by the UN General Assembly after Israel banned UNRWA from operating on its territory.

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has apologized for his outburst of rage against the referee at the end of his team’s Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona.

Beyond the books, the fair offers cultural seminars, book signings, and activities for all ages, reaffirming Rabat’s role as a hub for intellectual and cultural dialogue since the fair’s inception in 1987.

A week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, the situation remains tense in Ouagadougou, particularly among the armed forces.

The Vatican has confirmed the date of the conclave, the election of the next pope, for 7 May. Cardinals arrived in Rome on Monday for an informal meeting amid multiple speculations surrounding the late Pope Francis’ succession.

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A report by the Timbuktu Institute think tank has indicated that the jihadist activities mainly by the JNIM Jihadi group, have expanded into the region of Kayes between 2021 and 2024.

The United States, by far the biggest spender, increased expenditure by 5.7 percent, reaching nearly a trillion dollars. Washington alone accounts for 37 percent of worldwide spending

Virunga National Park faces illegal exploitation and attacks by armed groups.

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois have confirmed they’ll fight again for the undisputed heavyweight championship in July.

A Palestinian diplomat told the United Nations’ top court on Monday that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza, in a case that Israel criticized as part of its “systematic persecution and delegitimization.”

The workers say that they have suffered from depression, anxiety, insomnia and substance abuse as a direct consequence of the work they do

The former minister was arrested on Saturday over multiple charges including rape, gender-based violence and kidnapping according to local media reports.

President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean soldiers for helping to reclaim control of the Kursk regio, a development that Ukrainian officials deny.

Nearly 200 households have been evacuated in the coastal city of Cape Town in South Africa after a raging fire began around the Table Mountains on Friday.

Graphic footage aired by the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel showed what appeared to be dead bodies and others wounded at the site. The Interior Ministry said some 115 migrants had been detained at the site

His ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign aims to put pressure on President Alassane Ouattara whose rule has delivered impressive economic growth but dogged by high poverty levels and a cost of living crisis

The disease had been confirmed in the capital Kampala on January 30 following the death of a male nurse

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope

Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year, finishing in 2:15:50. It was the fastest ever time in a women’s-only marathon

Helicopters and aircraft dumped water from the air on the raging fire through the night into Sunday morning at the Shahid Rajaei port

The march organized by civil society groups came as Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu marked three months under rebel rule

The World Food Program said Friday its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade, ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory

Hundreds of thousands mourners took to the streets of Rome today to bid farewell to Pope Francis, whose funeral rites reflected his vision of humility and dedication.

Up to 300,000 mourners took to the streets of Rome today to bid farewell to Pope Francis, whose funeral rites reflected his vision of humility and dedication.

His funeral on Saturday attracted as many as 250,000 people, rich and poor alike, who came to pay their respects.

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, thousands of people are expected to gather at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event.

Catholics including Interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé filled the church of St Peter of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince in Haiti at a Mass to honour the late Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Monday.