Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip? | Joe Biden News
United States President Joe Biden is visiting Angola this week on his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as president – weeks before he leaves the…
Joe Biden pardons son Hunter: What it means and why it matters | Joe Biden News
US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase…
‘Major compromise’: How Ukraine’s Zelenskyy shifted goals to end Russia war | Russia-Ukraine war News
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend that he seeks an early end to the war with Russia, adding Ukraine could retake occupied land later…
Who is Louise Haigh and why has she resigned as UK’s transport minister? | Politics News
Louise Haigh’s resignation as the UK’s transport secretary has brought new scrutiny to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, marking the first cabinet departure since Labour’s…
How Suriname and Guyana plan to share oil and gas wealth with citizens | Oil and Gas News
The small South American country of Suriname plans to share revenues from newly discovered oil- and gasfields off its coast. After several discoveries of oil…
Could Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ trigger NATO retaliation? | Conflict News
German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl said this week that Russia’s extensive use of “hybrid” warfare measures “increases the risk that NATO will eventually consider invoking…
How does Trump envoy Keith Kellogg want to end the Russia-Ukraine war? | Russia-Ukraine war News
United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked a retired general, Keith Kellogg, to be his special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump has made ending…
Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH? | Donald Trump News
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed COVID-19 lockdowns, to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the primary agency in…
South African miners trapped underground: What’s the latest? | Mining News
South African police this week arrested a group of 14 people who resurfaced from a gold mine that’s at the centre of a tense, weeks-long…
Who is Calin Georgescu, Romanian right-wing candidate leading the election? | Elections News
An independent candidate who until two years ago was part of Romania’s main far-right party has emerged as the surprising winner of the first round…
How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? | Donald Trump News
Donald Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote in the 2024 presidential election. In fact, Trump this year became only the second…
Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were severed on Sunday and Monday, raising suspicions over a Chinese cargo vessel, which the Danish navy…
Arms to Israel: Will countries halt sales in wake of ICC arrest warrants? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Western nations which sell arms to Israel may be forced to re-evaluate their trade agreements after arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)…
Ukraine gets green light to use US long-range missiles: What’s next? | Russia-Ukraine war News
United States President Joe Biden has reportedly lifted restrictions on Kyiv on the use of long-range missiles, which means Ukrainian forces may fire American-made missiles…
The UK’s NHS to roll out free antismoking pill. Will it work? | Health News
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is rolling out a free antismoking pill called varenicline for British smokers. Research has shown that varenicline is more…
Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News
United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be their last face-to-face meeting…
Beaver moon to dazzle skies in this year’s last supermoon: When to watch | Space News
The last supermoon of 2024 will be visible worldwide on Friday night. This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time…
How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News
On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health…
What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News
A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib…
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake? | Elections News
Sri Lankans will cast ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Thursday, months after electing a Marxist-leaning president in the Indian island nation’s first election…