Two people have died and hundreds were evacuated after two wildfires erupted almost simultaneously on the Greek island of Salamina, just west of Athens. The first blaze broke out in the southern area of Peristeria at about 14:40 local time. It spread quickly through a forested residential zone as strong winds fanned the flames. Just
Nearly seven years after the Morandi bridge disaster shocked Italy, has justice finally begun to catch up? For many families of the 43 victims, Thursday’s verdict is an important first step—but not the final chapter. Giovanni Castellucci, the former chief executive of motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The
What exactly is in the newly announced US-Iran peace agreement? That was the question puzzling world leaders gathered on the shores of Lake Geneva this week. Despite a lengthy discussion at a G7 dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, many leaders reportedly left with more questions than answers. Why? The agreement signed by the
When was the last time a war changed the colour of a snack packet? That’s exactly what’s happening in Japan right now. Calbee, one of the country’s biggest snack makers, says it will temporarily switch to black-and-white packaging. For some of its popular crisps and prawn crackers. The reason isn’t design choice — it’s supply
Is social media really doing enough to protect children online—or just saying it is? That’s the question now hanging over Meta. After European regulators accused it of breaking major EU digital rules with Facebook and Instagram. In Brussels, the European Commission says the platforms are failing to stop children under 13 from accessing their services.
A wolf on the loose—sounds like something out of a movie, right? But for residents of Daejeon, it’s a very real situation. It all began when a young male wolf, barely a year old and weighing around 30 kilograms, managed to escape from a zoo inside a local theme park. How? Officials say it dug
What’s next in the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict? Thousands of elite paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division have begun landing in the Middle East. They are adding to the 2,500 Marines who arrived over the weekend. But where exactly are they headed—and why now? Officials, speaking anonymously, say no final decision has been made to send
What happens when global powers clash and the world order starts to crack? Smaller—but influential—nations start sticking closer together. That’s exactly the message Mark Carney brought as he landed in Australia, calling this moment a “rupture” in global stability. With tensions rising in the Middle East, he’s betting on stronger alliances between so-called “middle powers”
What happens when rising tensions meet advanced weapons? That’s the question hanging over the Middle East as Iran edges closer to a deal with China for powerful anti-ship cruise missiles. Just as the United States ramps up its naval presence near Iranian waters. At the center of it all? The CM-302. Fast. Low-flying. Hard to
France has seized a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Mediterranean that it says was part of Moscow’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet.” It was a high-profile operation aimed at choking off revenue for Russia’s war in Ukraine. President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday that the French navy intercepted the tanker Grinch on the high seas between Spain
Frank Gehry, the trailblazing architect whose designs seemed to defy gravity and convention, has died at 96. Known for turning buildings into sculptural art, Gehry shot to international fame with his titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, in 1997. Who could forget those twisting, gleaming curves that transformed a city and its economy overnight? Born
The Philippines is bracing for yet another hammering from nature as Typhoon Fung-wong barrels in. It has prompted the evacuation of more than 900,000 people. Are residents ever truly ready for storms like this? Fung-wong, or Uwan locally, has been upgraded to a super typhoon. It is packing winds of 185 km/h (115 mph) and
