Category: News
Sweden, EU say Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year
The announcement comes after The New York Times reported on the detention of an employee of the EU diplomatic corps.
Feeding big agribusiness, starving Africans
Industrial agriculture has failed to eliminate food insecurity in Africa. It is time for a radically different approach.
India’s moon rover completes walk, put into ‘sleep mode’
The rover's payloads are turned off and data it collected has been transmitted to Earth, India's space agency says.
Roads turned into rivers as torrential rains lash Spain
Record rainfall caused heavy flooding in central Spain, shutting roads, subway lines and high-speed train connections.
At least two dead as heavy rainfall triggers flash floods in Spain
Two people die in the Toledo province as flash floods force the closure of Madrid metro lines and high-speed rail links.
Gabon coup leader Nguema sworn in as transitional head of state
Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in Gabon’s capital Libreville and promised credible elections.
Erdogan visits Putin in Russia’s Sochi in bid to revive Ukraine grain deal
Turkey seeks to persuade Russia to rejoin agreement, which allowed Ukraine to export farm goods across the Black Sea.
What is Pirola – the newest BA.2.86 coronavirus variant spreading?
US health agency recommends keeping up to date with COVID vaccines and booster shots annually along with flu jabs.
What is Burning Man? All you need to know about the festival and floods
About 70,000 people remain stuck in mud as rare desert rain poured down in parts of the US's northwest state of Nevada.
Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s next defence minister?
The multilingual Crimean Tatar boasts a successful career in finance and is known for being a skilled negotiator.