«High-T Department»: Hegseth approves testosterone screening in military
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that military personnel aged 30 and older will undergo testing for testosterone deficiency as part of annual health screenings. In a video posted on X, captioned «High-T Department», Hegseth said he was…
World Cup 2026: Argentina complete comeback to beat England and reach final
Argentina edged past England 2-1 on Wednesday in a dramatic World Cup semi-final in Atlanta to reach the final for the second time in a row, where they will face Spain. Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup…
Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US
Smoke and orange haze from hundreds of active wildfires in Canada has spread across Ontario and towards northern US states. There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.…
Wagner’s disinformation network across Africa: France denies asylum to insider turned whistleblower – Spotlight
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Lea Perruchon, Journalist with Forbidden Stories. She exposes a collision of competing interests: journalism, France’s national security and their complex asylum policy. Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo, a…
New monkey species with orange lips found ‘hiding’ in DRC forest
A monkey that has striking pinkish-orange lips and a black face – and lives in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo – has been confirmed as a new species to science. The black-furred primate was spotted and photographed hidden away…
Ukraine defence minister resigns as part of Zelensky’s cabinet reshuffle
Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Wednesday he was resigning as part of President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s cabinet reshuffle that saw the country’s prime minister step down. «It was a great honour to serve the Ukrainian people as…
Five arrested after raid on two Hong Kong independent bookshops
Five people suspected of selling and displaying books deemed «seditious» in Hong Kong have been arrested after police raided two independent bookshops. Authorities said the publications incited «hatred» against the territory’s government, judiciary…
People globally view China’s Xi more favourably than Donald Trump, Pew poll finds
The world has largely viewed the US more favourably than China for the past two decades but those opinions flipped in Beijing’s favour this year, a remarkable shift driven in part by Trump administration policies and tensions with US allies. The…
More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
Respondents were asked if they had a very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable, or very unfavourable opinion of each superpower. The research centre found that in 25 of the 36 countries, there were more people who had favourable views…
France’s parliament adopts assisted dying law
France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in…