World Watch

Twelve-year-old Abdiwahab, a child refugee from the city of el-Fasher in western Sudan, recently shared his harrowing experience of fleeing violence as the region continues to be engulfed in conflict. Amid a two-and-a-half-year civil war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army, Abdiwahab recounted his journey, which began on a Sunday after […]

Three Bulgarian men were sentenced by a Paris court for vandalizing the Wall of the Righteous, a memorial dedicated to rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. The suspects, Georgi Filipov, Nikolay Ivanov, and Kiril Milushev, were found guilty of conspiring to spray red paint on the memorial during an incident in May 2024, which left

Six individuals have been arrested near Lyon, France, in connection with a recent burglary involving a precious metals refinery. The theft occurred on Thursday, where explosives were reportedly used to gain entry. The stolen items primarily consisted of gold valued at approximately €12 million (£10.5 million, $13.8 million). Police apprehended the suspects following a pursuit,

The owner of a Turkish hotel, Halit Ergül, along with ten others, has been sentenced to life in prison following a tragic fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, which resulted in the deaths of 78 people, including 34 children. This incident, noted as the deadliest fire in Turkey’s history, occurred during school holidays

French actor Tchéky Karyo has passed away at the age of 72. Karyo, known for his performances in the film Nikita and the television series The Missing, died from cancer on Friday, as confirmed by his agent to AFP news agency. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 4, 1953, and raised in Paris.

A federal judge has issued a ruling preventing the Trump administration from suspending food aid for over 40 million low-income Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown in the United States. On Friday, a judge in Rhode Island determined that the administration’s plan to halt the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was likely unlawful and granted

On October 28, a powerful category five hurricane struck Black River, Jamaica, registering sustained winds of 185 mph (298 km/h). This event has been described as the most intense storm to impact the nation in recent history. The aftermath of the hurricane has resulted in significant destruction, leading to widespread scenes of hardship in affected

Over the weekend, more than 60,000 individuals fled the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, which was recently taken by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the UN refugee agency. Reports have emerged of mass executions and serious human rights violations as RSF fighters advanced on the city after an 18-month siege characterized by

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China, a development that follows a 40-minute meeting between the two leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. This marks the first engagement of its kind between a Canadian prime minister and the Chinese president since 2017. The

The South African government has criticized the United States’ decision to prioritize refugee applications from white Afrikaners, asserting that claims of a white genocide in South Africa have been largely discredited and lack substantial evidence. The government cited an open letter from prominent Afrikaner community members that rejects this narrative and describes the relocation initiative