A massive Labour landslide would be a transformative result for British politics, sending the Tories packing after 14 years of rule and five prime ministers, during which Brexit and ongoing rows over immigration have divided the country. A poll by More in Common released Wednesday predicted a 210-seat majority for Labour, showing the party on 430 seats, … Read more
Sustainability is the basis of Deborah Nzarubara’s bee business and approach to biodiversity. Deborah Nzarubara comes from a long line of beekeepers in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but she practises beekeeping differently from her forefathers. Her vision is for sustainable, organic beekeeping where agriculture and bees coexist, bees are valued for … Read more
Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation. Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with the redesigned bills featuring 3D holograms intended to thwart counterfeiters. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday said the redesigned 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills paid tribute to Japanese … Read more
Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end the practice that remains widespread. Advocates hope the new legislation will better protect girls in Sierra Leone, around a third of whom are married before they turn 18, increasing the maternal death rate due to … Read more
Aircrafts carried out a targeted strike on Tuesday night on the Nur Shams camp, in the West Bank, eliminating a terror cell as they placed explosives, Israeli media reported. The IDF surrounded the squad and attacked it from the air while it was placing the devices. Maariv, citing Palestinian reports, claimed that 5 people … Read more
Mixed reaction to judgement reflects political divisions in the US. A historic US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity has been welcomed by Donald Trump, but condemned by President Joe Biden. The judgement appears to strengthen presidential powers. What’s the long-term impact of this ruling – and its timing? Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom Guests: Lynne Rambo … Read more
President Zelenskyy stresses that Kyiv needs a ‘just peace’ after more than two years of fighting Russia’s invasion. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a rare trip to the war-torn country. In a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, Orban, a fiery critic of Western military … Read more
NEW DELHI — More than 100 people, mostly women and children, died in a stampede at a heavily attended religious event in northern India on Tuesday, according to local officials, who indicated the oppressive heat could have been to blame. While the cause of the stampede was not immediately clear, the officials said the sweltering … Read more
Nine people were killed when a car crashed into pedestrians near a busy intersection in central Seoul on Monday, officials said. Four others were injured in the incident in front of city hall, but their wounds were not life-threatening, said Kim Chun-soo, a senior fire department official. The driver of the car claimed that he … Read more
Blessed Carlo Acutis, a teen who died from cancer is the first Millennial to be canonized as a saint. “He was an ordinary boy, a boy who lived his childhood and youth between family, school, and the games children play,” said Bishop of Assisi, Domenico Sorrentino. On Monday, the College of Cardinals voted for the … Read more