Rescue teams in Colombia discovered the bodies of seven gold miners who had been trapped underground for more than a week, officials reported on Sunday. The miners had been caught in an unlicensed mine in the south-western Cauca department following a cave-in on 12 September. Heavy machinery teams, firefighters, and local residents worked frantically to […]

Moldovans will cast their votes this week in tense parliamentary elections that President Maia Sandu has described as the “most consequential” in the country’s history. Moldova, a small nation wedged between Ukraine — currently resisting a Russian invasion — and EU member Romania, faces a critical choice between its powerful neighbour Russia and the West. […]

On Sunday, the United States criticised the recognition of a Palestinian state by several key allies — including Britain, Australia, and Canada — describing the moves as “performative.” A spokesperson for the US State Department, speaking on condition of anonymity, emphasised the administration’s priorities: “Our focus remains on serious diplomacy, not performative gestures. Our priorities […]

US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan Murdoch could be among the investors set to take control of TikTok’s operations in the United States. The United States has been actively seeking to transfer TikTok’s US operations away from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, citing national […]

Erika Kirk, the 36-year-old widow of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, stated that she forgives the man accused of killing her husband, during a deeply religious speech at his memorial on Sunday. “My husband Charlie, he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life,” she told the crowd of more […]

A Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea killed three people on Monday, according to a Russian official, as tensions continue in the region annexed by Moscow in 2014 following a referendum rejected by Western nations. Sergey Aksyonov, the Kremlin-backed head of Crimea, reported that Ukraine had targeted the resort town of Foros, damaging the grounds of […]

Donald Trump sat side-by-side with billionaire Elon Musk, a former trusted advisor with whom the former US president had a highly publicised falling out, at a memorial event for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday. The two appeared to interact cordially, as Trump chatted with Musk in a manner suggesting a thaw in relations. Musk […]

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Sunday that it will co-host a global high-level meeting in 2026 aimed at “upholding humanity in war”, amid widespread abuses of international law in conflicts worldwide. In a joint statement issued with Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and South Africa, the ICRC called on states […]