- 23h ago
Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over sidelining of female staff for Hindu delegation visit
The Paris monument resumed normal operations on Tuesday after a 24-hour walkout by workers protesting orders that forced female employees out of sight during a private religious tour.
- yesterday
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.
- 3d 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.
- 3d 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.
- 4d ago
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.
- 4d ago
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.
- 5d ago
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.
- 5d ago
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.
- 6d ago
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.
- Aug 29
Alessandro Di Battista prepares private medical return to Italy after hospitalization in Cuba
Former Five Star Movement lawmaker Alessandro Di Battista is scheduled to return to Rome via private air ambulance on Thursday after collapsing with severe head pain in Cuba.
- Aug 29
Police chase in Lisbon leaves three injured and unlicensed driver arrested
An unlicensed driver was arrested in Lisbon on Saturday morning after fleeing a police checkpoint, colliding with two parked cars, and injuring three passengers.
- Aug 29
Ukraine asks UN aviation agency to ban flights in Russian airspace
Kyiv has formally asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to urge member states to ban flights in Russian airspace, citing drone operations, while Moscow rejected the warning and reported standard defense coordination.
- Aug 29
Nepal flood death toll reaches 623 with 2,500 missing after Himalayan glacial collapse
At least 623 people have died and 2,500 remain missing across Nepal and Tibet following a glacial collapse on Wednesday. Rescuers are searching mud-covered valleys while over 100 workers remain trapped in a hydropower tunnel.
- Aug 28
Wildfires sweep southwest Rome, forcing evacuations and halting airport trains
Multiple brush fires erupted across southwest Rome on Friday, damaging vehicles, threatening residential buildings, and suspending train service to Fiumicino Airport.
