GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – At least 12 people were killed on Thursday as rival factions of an Ecuadorian drug trafficking gang engaged in a deadly gunfight in the port city of Guayaquil, officials confirmed. The local police chief, Herbie Guamani, reported the death toll, while a police source stated that the clash […]

LONDON, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Sixteen British climate activists, imprisoned for their high-profile protests, will learn on Friday whether their appeal against lengthy sentences has been successful. During a hearing in January at London’s Court of Appeal, lawyer Danny Friedman argued that the prison terms—ranging from 15 months to five years—were “the most severe […]

BOCA CHICA, United States, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX has suffered another setback with its ambitious Starship programme as the upper stage of its colossal rocket was once again lost in a fiery explosion. However, the booster was successfully recovered in a near-repeat of the previous test. Minutes after liftoff and booster […]

TOKYO, 6 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – A powerful explosion at an auto parts manufacturing plant in central Japan on Thursday resulted in the death of one person and left two others injured, according to local media reports. The blast occurred at Chuo Spring Co’s facility in Toyota City, a major hub for Japan’s automotive industry. […]

LONDON, 6 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed that Ireland will not deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a “deterrent force,” though he expressed willingness to contribute to a peacekeeping mission should a ceasefire be established. Speaking at an Irish-British summit in Liverpool on Wednesday, Martin clarified Ireland’s stance, […]

WASHINGTON, 6 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as Thursday, instructing his newly appointed Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, to begin dismantling the department she now leads, according to US media reports. A draft of the executive order, cited by The Wall Street Journal, directs McMahon […]

KYIV, Ukraine, 6 March 2025 (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the international community to maintain relentless pressure on Russia, following a missile strike on a hotel that had been sheltering foreign aid workers. Zelensky revealed that just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organisation—including citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and […]

MOSCOW, 6 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Russia on Thursday criticised French President Emmanuel Macron over his recent address in which he suggested the possibility of extending France’s nuclear umbrella to European allies. In his speech to the French nation on Wednesday, Macron described Russia as a “threat to France and Europe” and warned of growing […]