A dramatic plume of black smoke over Havana turned out to be a fire at the Ñico López oil refinery. Cuban authorities say it was brought under control without injuries. The blaze began in a warehouse near the refinery, and firefighters extinguished it before it spread to fuel storage or processing areas. Officials have launched
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been arrested again, just days before a major trial in Oslo. He faces 38 charges, including the alleged rape of four women. Police say the latest arrest involves accusations of assault with a knife and breaching a restraining order. They warn there is a
China’s military top brass is in chaos. Seriously. When the country’s most senior general and another high-ranking officer are suddenly purged, you can’t help but ask: what’s really going on? Over the weekend, General Zhang Youxia, 75, and General Liu Zhenli were placed under investigation, accused of “serious violations of discipline and law”. A phrase
A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a large shark attacked him while he was swimming with friends in Sydney Harbour. They were jumping off a six-metre rock ledge at Shark Beach in Vaucluse when the attack struck on Sunday. Turning a fun day into a nightmare in seconds. He suffered critical injuries
South-east Australia is burning — and the worst may still lie ahead. One person has died, more than 300 homes are gone, and bushfires have scorched land almost twice the size of Greater London. The hardest hit is Victoria, where a state of emergency is in force. Around 30 active fires are still burning, with
What began as a normal workday at a landfill in the central Philippines turned into a nightmare in seconds. A towering pile of rubbish collapsed in Cebu City on Thursday, killing a 22-year-old woman and leaving more than 30 people missing. Rescue teams managed to pull 12 injured sanitation workers from the debris, rushing them
China is moving to put some firm guardrails around artificial intelligence. And this time, the focus is clear: children’s safety and harmful chatbot advice. With AI chatbots popping up everywhere, regulators are asking a simple question. What happens when machines start influencing emotions, decisions, and mental health? Under draft rules released by the Cyberspace Administration
Where’s the best place to pop the big question? Paris? A sunset beach? Maybe your favourite cosy café? How about… live on Russian television, in front of Vladimir Putin? That’s exactly the route regional journalist Kirill Bazhanov chose — and against all odds, it worked. Midway through President Putin’s marathon end-of-year press conference, Bazhanov stood
Bristol Museum has been left reeling after more than 600 priceless artefacts were stolen in a daring raid. Staff are shocked and the city is mourning a cultural loss. Apparently, with bags, baseball caps, and a well-timed break-in. The raid hit the museum’s archive in Cumberland Basin early on 25 September. It targeted items from
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Narendra Modi kicked off summit talks in New Delhi on Friday — and India didn’t hold back on the warm welcome. Red carpet, hugs on the tarmac, even a 21-gun salute. But beneath the ceremony lies a complicated story. Putin is in India for the first time in four years,
A deadly attack shook Peshawar on Monday after three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of Pakistan’s Federal Constabulary. Three security personnel were killed and several others wounded. The assault, claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar — a breakaway faction of the TTP — immediately raised alarms in a city already on edge. According to Peshawar’s police chief Mian
At long last, a glimmer of hope in Washington. After 40 days of political gridlock, the US Senate has finally passed a deal aimed at ending the record-breaking government shutdown. While it’s only a first step, it’s the clearest sign yet that the impasse may soon be over. The agreement was hammered out over the
