World Watch

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, a leader of a Sudanese militia, has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the Darfur conflict over 20 years ago. He led the Janjaweed, a group supported by the Sudanese government that was implicated in significant violence and atrocities during […]

Negotiators from Israel and Hamas are set to engage in indirect talks in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, aimed at addressing the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This development marks the closest both parties have come to negotiating a resolution since the onset of hostilities two years ago. Central to the discussions is Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan,

Balloons carrying significant quantities of contraband cigarettes disrupted flights in Lithuania, leading to the temporary closure of Vilnius Airport. The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) reported that 25 meteorological balloons were identified as entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, with two of these balloons floating over the airport itself. This closure resulted in 30 flight cancellations

Prosecutors in Australia have initiated an appeal against the sentence given to Erin Patterson, who was recently convicted of murdering three relatives using toxic mushrooms. Patterson, aged 51, received a life sentence with a minimum term of 33 years, leading to her potential eligibility for parole at the age of 84. The Department of Public

New Zealand’s government has compensated Samoa with 10 million Samoan Tala (approximately NZD 6 million or £2.6 million) following the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground and caught fire in Samoan waters last year. The incident resulted in the ship leaking oil into the ocean, raising environmental concerns as it reportedly affected local

Rescue operations have commenced for numerous hikers trapped by significant snowfall at tourist campsites on the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet, as reported by Chinese state media. Approximately 350 hikers have been safely evacuated, while rescue teams are in communication with another 200 individuals still in the area. The heavy snowfall began on

France’s Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned less than 24 hours after his cabinet was announced. This development was confirmed by the Elysée Palace following a one-hour meeting between Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning. Lecornu’s departure comes just 26 days after he assumed the role of Prime Minister, succeeding François Bayrou, whose

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians gathered recently in downtown Addis Ababa for the annual Irreecha festival, which is celebrated by the Oromo community, the country’s largest ethnic group. This important event marks the end of the main rainy season and is characterized by vibrant clothing, music, and dance. Festival participants typically surround sacred rivers and

The death toll from the collapse of a school in East Java, Indonesia, has reached 54, with search and rescue efforts ongoing for over a dozen individuals still unaccounted for. The incident occurred last Monday at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school, where many students, primarily teenage boys, had gathered for prayers when the two-storey

President Donald Trump has ordered the federal deployment of California National Guard troops to Oregon following a court’s denial of his request to send the National Guard to Portland. Instead of deploying troops in response to the court’s ruling, the administration reassigned 200 Guard members who had been stationed in Los Angeles after summer protests