Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Gaza’s Civil Defence Agency has confirmed that at least 11 people, including women and children, were killed in Israeli air strikes early on Wednesday morning. The air strikes mark the continuation of Israel’s aerial and ground offensive in Gaza, which resumed on 18 March, ending a […]

Belgrade, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Serbia is set to appoint a new government on Wednesday, led by a political outsider who bears a striking resemblance to the previous administration, which was toppled after months of student-led protests demanding action on corruption. The Balkan nation has been in a state of political upheaval since January, […]

ondon, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A pocket watch recovered from the body of a Danish passenger who perished in the Titanic disaster is among several poignant relics set to go under the hammer in the United Kingdom later this month. The gilt silver and brass timepiece belonged to Hans Christensen Givard, a second-class passenger […]

Vatican City, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians across the globe will celebrate Easter this Sunday, the holiest occasion in the Christian calendar, honouring the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ through deeply rooted spiritual and cultural traditions. Easter, which signifies the triumph of life over death, does not fall on […]

Tunis, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Tunisian authorities have been accused of systematically employing arbitrary detention and politically motivated prosecutions in a sweeping campaign to stifle dissent, according to a new report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday. The report highlights what HRW describes as an “intensified pattern of repression” in the North […]

Paris, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A series of attacks targeting prison guards’ vehicles and residential buildings has reignited security concerns across France, as authorities attribute the violence to criminal networks resisting recent crackdowns on drug trafficking. Overnight, unidentified assailants set fire to three cars, including one belonging to a prison officer, in the car […]

Jos, Nigeria – 16 April 2025 – Survivors of two devastating attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau State have recounted scenes of unimaginable horror, as gunmen and machete-wielding assailants tore through villages, leaving over 100 people dead in what is being described as one of the worst episodes of violence in the region in recent years. “There […]

BRUSSELS, 16 April 2025 — The European Union has released a list of seven countries it now considers “safe countries of origin,” as part of a broader effort to tighten asylum rules and accelerate the return of migrants whose claims are deemed unfounded. The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it proposes to designate Kosovo, […]

BEIJING, 16 April 2025 (BSS/AFP) – China issued a strong rebuke to the United States on Wednesday, urging President Donald Trump to cease “threatening and blackmailing” tactics, after Washington signalled that Beijing must make the first move in resolving their ongoing trade war. President Trump, known for his aggressive use of tariffs, has placed a […]