San Diego comic-con: a sneak peek into pop culture’s biggest event/in /by
Comic-Con International 2025 officially begins on Thursday, but eager attendees got a sneak preview on Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center.
Sudan’s Civil War: A Crisis by the Numbers/in /by
More than two years into Sudan’s civil war, aid groups warn it has become one of the worst displacement and hunger crises on the planet. Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese military and the Rapid Support Forces, over 10 million people have been forced from their homes.
Putin announces plans to modernise Russian navy, which has lost 30% of warships to Kyiv/in /by
At a ceremony in Severodvinsk in Russia’s northwestern Archangelsk region, the Russian president oversaw the raising of the flag on a newly-constructed submarine. The Russian navy has suffered considerable losses in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Archaeologists unveil 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel’s cave/in /by
Archaeologists think they have uncovered one of the oldest burial sites globally within a cave in Israel, where the remarkably preserved remains of early humans, dating back approximately 100,000 years, were meticulously arranged in pits.
DRC: Joseph Kabila trial begins, Kabila not expected to attend/in /by
The former president of the DRC has been accused of "crimes against peace" and of being linked to the armed rebel group M23. The trial began on Friday at 9 am.
Rome swelters as tour guides and tourists struggle in extreme heat/in /by
Rome swelters in high heat as temperatures soar into the high 30s Celsius. This is an issue for tourists, who are clinging to fans and water bottles while navigating the city's ancient landmarks under an unrelenting sun.
Dominicans protest government’s plan to regularize Haitian immigrants/in /by
Officials say over 80,000 Haitian students have entered the public school system in recent years, and that Haitian women make up the majority of births in the country — placing added pressure on the national health budget.
DRC: Stability on paper, Mining rush in reality? [Business Africa]/in /by
This week in Business Africa: in Sierra Leone, a young genius uses salt water to electrify remote villages; in the DRC, Washington and Doha support two peace agreements amid mining interests; in Zimbabwe, local superfoods become a lever for well-being.
Ahead of hosting FIFA World Cup: Morocco to modernise airports for $4.2 billion/in /by
As one of the co-hosts of the major football tournament, Morocco has announced that it would expand and modernise its airports before the World Cup in 2030. A major part of the budget will go into its biggest airport in Casablanca.
Facing aid cuts, World Food Programme warns of “hunger crisis” in Nigeria/in /by
As humanitarian aid funding has been slashed across the world, and in particularly in the US, the UN food agency warned that it would have to shut down several regional programmes in Nigeria and West Africa due to a lack of financial resources.