GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli airstrike killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera on Monday, as Israel continued its air and ground offensive in Gaza. The Israeli military also issued new evacuation warnings for northern parts of Gaza, as the offensive escalated following a failed ceasefire extension. The conflict, […]

MEXICO, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of two children in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities announced on Monday. The brothers, Gael and Alexander Sarmiento, aged 12 and 9, were tragically killed alongside their father in January, after they were caught in the crossfire during […]

JERUSALEM, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that they had again targeted two military bases in central Syria, a day after the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, warned that such actions in Syria and Lebanon could lead to further escalation. “The IDF has struck military capabilities […]

UISEONG, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Wildfires in South Korea have worsened overnight, officials reported on Tuesday, as dry and windy conditions continue to hinder efforts to control what has become one of the country’s worst-ever fire outbreaks. More than a dozen separate fires ignited over the weekend, and the country’s safety minister confirmed that […]

BRAMPTON, Canada, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Canada’s Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, asserted on Monday that he is the most formidable candidate to challenge US President Donald Trump, whose threats of annexation and tariffs have undermined the once promising prospects of a Tory-led government. As campaigning officially began ahead of Canada’s April 28 election, the […]

SEOUL, 25th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Han Jong-hee, the co-CEO of Samsung Electronics and a key figure in elevating the South Korean tech giant’s television business globally, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 63 due to a heart attack, the company confirmed. A spokesperson for Samsung stated, “He died from cardiac arrest today,” […]

ISTANBUL, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Large crowds of students flooded the streets of Istanbul on Monday in the latest wave of protests following the arrest and imprisonment of the city’s opposition mayor, an event that has triggered Turkey’s most significant unrest in years. The demonstrations erupted after the 19 March detention of Ekrem Imamoglu […]

BEIJING, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – China has released five local employees of an American due diligence firm who had been detained for more than two years amid a broader crackdown on foreign consultancies operating in the country, the company confirmed on Tuesday. In March 2023, Mintz Group announced that Chinese authorities had detained five […]

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, 25 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli air strike on Monday claimed the life of a journalist working with Al Jazeera, as the military issued fresh evacuation orders for parts of northern Gaza, intensifying its bombardment and ground operations in the besieged territory. Israel resumed large-scale airstrikes last Tuesday, followed by […]