Spain to impose border checks on Italy
In an escalating diplomatic crisis, Spain has now imposed border controls on all air and sea travel from Italy. The move follows similar measures introduced by Rome in the wake of an influx of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta.…
Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan’s Okinawa before bearing down on China
Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan’s Okinawa island on Saturday. Flights to and from Okinawa’s main airport – Naha International Airport – were cancelled…
India protesters face online backlash
Days after Gen Z protesters led by the Cockroach Janta Party brought down India’s education minister, dozens of women who took part in the demonstrations say they are facing a barrage of online threats. The protesters say that while the movement itself…
Madonna pays tribute to ‘genius, otherworldly’ producer William Orbit
At the time she began working with Orbit, Madonna said she was beginning a new chapter, and Orbit stayed by her side with his «genius way of hearing music». «The studio was often church-like and I would sit in silence, waiting for your ideas to explode…
Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan pact comes amid US-Iran war fallout
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a mutual defence pact on Friday that would treat any act of aggression on one of the three nations as an attack on all of them, the allies said in a joint statement. However, it did not specify if the agreement…
Australia is the planet’s extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope
There is also a belief that greater regulation alone will achieve little. Too much conservation work currently relies on philanthropists’ cash and devoted volunteers, those in the sector say, and much more languishes on the to-do list due to a lack…
Ukraine braces for winter power crisis after Russian strikes, Zelensky says
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, during a visit to Belgrade, that Ukraine was facing a winter with basically no working thermal power plants as overnight Russian strikes left four dead, including a child, in the Kyiv region. Speaking…
Paris tells e-scooter riders to wear safety gear or face fines
Electric scooter riders in Paris face being fined if they fail to comply with new safety rules, as police try to curb the number of accidents in the French capital. Some 79 people were killed in e-scooter accidents last year, a sharp rise from the 45 who…
Russian strikes kill four as Kyiv hits oil refinery
At least four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on Kyiv and surrounding regions early Saturday. Moscow has been exploiting Ukraine’s depleted air defences to launch waves of drone and missile strikes, while Kyiv has hit another…
Hormuz talks positive, Oman says, as Iran warns deal would not open strait
Oman has said positive talks have been taking place with Iran over an agreement to secure a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that any deal would not see an immediate reopening of the vital waterway. Both sides suggested on…