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The United States has pledged up to $100 million to repair the damaged safety dome at the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine. The funding follows damage caused by a drone strike during the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war. The strike created a hole in the outer shell of the Chernobyl protection structure, ...

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has called on South Africa to take urgent steps to end xenophobic violence and intimidation targeting foreign nationals. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, Guterres condemned recent attacks and incitement to violence against migrants in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and ...

The United Nations has warned that the world is not on course to end extreme poverty by 2030, with projections showing that almost nine per cent of the global population could still be living in severe deprivation at the end of the decade. In a statement released on Monday, the ...

Authorities have confirmed the struck of an Iranian drone on the runway of a British military base in Cyprus shortly after midnight on Monday, causing minor damage. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into facilities at the UK base in Akrotiri, describing the damage as ...

Fourteen members of an Australian religious group were convicted of manslaughter in the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs, who died in 2022 after being denied insulin for nearly a week. Elizabeth, who suffered from type 1 diabetes, died from diabetic ketoacidosis, a potentially fatal condition caused by high blood sugar ...

A trade conflict between the US and Colombia has been avoided after Colombia agreed to allow US military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land. The dispute began on Sunday when Colombian President Gustavo Petro blocked two US planes carrying deportees, citing concerns over how the migrants were treated on ...

Thousands of displaced Palestinians have been unable to return to their homes in northern Gaza as Israel has blocked a key road, citing breaches of the truce agreement by Hamas. Tensions flared after Hamas released four Israeli female soldiers, while Israel freed 200 Palestinian prisoners. However, Israel insisted that the ...

Paul McCartney has voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to UK copyright laws that could allow AI companies to use creators’ content without permission. In a recent media engagement, McCartney, who co-founded the Beatles, warned that the new laws would create a loophole for “rip-off” technology, limiting the ability of ...

The former Fox News co-host, Pete Hegseth, has been confirmed as the new Secretary of Defense after a tight Senate vote on Friday. Despite facing significant controversy, including accusations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct, and financial mismanagement, the Senate approved Hegseth with a 50-50 tie, which required Vice President J.D. ...

The Trump administration has changed its policies, now allowing immigration officials to arrest undocumented people in places like schools, churches, and hospitals. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the new rules would help law enforcement do their job without restrictions, which implies that immigration agents can arrest people ...