Global health authorities are responding to two major public health challenges as the Democratic Republic of Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola treatment while Europe grapples with a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first patients have been enrolled in a World Health Organization-backed clinical…
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended earning more than $1 billion from cryptocurrency-related ventures after newly released financial disclosures revealed the scale of his family’s digital asset empire during his first year back in office. The disclosures show crypto has become the single largest source of Trump’s reported income in 2025. According to the filings,…
The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump a major legal setback, ruling 6-3 against his attempt to limit birthright citizenship in the United States. The landmark decision struck down Trump’s executive order, reaffirming that children born on U.S. soil to parents who are undocumented or in the country temporarily remain American citizens under…
Fresh military tensions in the Persian Gulf are sending shockwaves through global shipping markets, with maritime industry groups warning that war-risk insurance premiums have jumped by around 15% following the latest escalation between the United States and Iran. The increase comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it carried out overnight drone and…
The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela continues to deepen after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, with the official death toll rising to 1,430 as thousands of emergency workers from around the world intensify rescue operations. Authorities say the powerful 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, which struck just seconds apart earlier this week, have left widespread destruction…
A fresh Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon has killed three people, raising new concerns about the durability of the fragile ceasefire that has remained technically in place following recent regional diplomacy. Lebanese state media reported that the strike targeted a vehicle near Kfardajal in the Nabatieh governorate early Tuesday morning, killing all three occupants….
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning over ongoing Swiss-mediated negotiations with Iran, cautioning that the fragile diplomatic process could collapse if key conditions are not met. Speaking as technical discussions continue following last week’s high-level talks in Switzerland, Trump rejected claims that the United States had secretly provided funds or financial concessions…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down as both Prime Minister and Labour Party leader after facing mounting pressure from within his party. Starmer’s resignation comes less than two years after Labour’s historic 2024 election victory, which ended 14 years of Conservative rule. However, his leadership faced growing criticism over…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a rapidly worsening Ebola outbreak with health authorities reporting that deaths have crossed the 200 mark as confirmed infections continue to rise. The outbreak has triggered fresh humanitarian concerns, with medical teams struggling to contain transmission in already fragile communities. The latest figures show that the DRC has…
