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UN Expert Questions Legality of US Boat Strikes, Warns of Possible Crimes Against Humanity

adminSeptember 21, 2026

A United Nations human rights expert has raised serious legal concerns over a US military campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels, saying the attacks could amount to crimes against humanity. Sahara Reporters, citing BBC News, reported that UN Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said there were reasonable grounds to believe that the reported strikes in the Caribbean...

Lime E-Bike Rider Fined, Banned After Fleet Street Pavement Incident

adminSeptember 21, 2026

A Lime e-bike rider has been fined and permanently barred from the platform after his careless cycling in central London led to a pedestrian complaint and a police investigation. The Independent reported that the incident occurred on Fleet Street on July 31, when the cyclist was seen riding on the wrong side of the road...

Climate Crisis: West Africa Faces Heat, Floods, Displacement, Insecurity

adminSeptember 21, 2026

West Africa could be heading towards a deeper crisis as rising temperatures, worsening floods, prolonged droughts and rising sea levels threaten to drive more people from their homes, disrupt food production and damage critical infrastructure across the region, climate experts have warned. The experts said the growing climate emergency was already exposing communities to extreme...

Diesel Crisis Puts Ukraine-Russia Strikes At Centre Of Trump-Zelensky Talks

adminSeptember 21, 2026

The worsening global diesel supply crunch has emerged as a key issue ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York this week. Trump has urged Zelensky to scale back Ukraine’s long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries, arguing that the strikes are aggravating shortages and contributing...

White House Press Ban Lands Trump In Court As Three Outlets Fight Back

adminSeptember 21, 2026

Three major US news organisations have taken President Donald Trump and senior White House officials to federal court over the denial of access to their journalists. According to The Independent, CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO filed the lawsuit after reporters from the outlets were blocked from entering the White House and had their press credentials...

Trump Weighs Next Move As Iran Threatens Wider Retaliation

adminSeptember 21, 2026

US President Donald Trump has signalled that his administration is weighing a major escalation in its confrontation with Iran, warning that “very big things” could happen if Tehran refuses to meet Washington’s demands. Trump’s latest warning came as Iran threatened painful retaliation against the United States and countries in the Middle East that it believes...

Iran Sets Conditions for Fresh US Talks as Saudi Capital Comes Under Alert

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Iran has set out three conditions for reopening negotiations with the United States as fighting continues into its sixth month, while fresh attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels brought renewed security concerns to Saudi Arabia. Iran’s national security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, said Tehran wants an end to the war on all fronts, the unfreezing of...

US, Denmark Agree To Expand American Military Footprint In Greenland

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The United States is set to significantly expand its military presence in Greenland under a new security agreement reached with Denmark and the autonomous territory, shifting Washington’s long-running push for control of the Arctic island toward a permanent defence arrangement. President Donald Trump announced the agreement on Friday, saying it would give the US enduring...

France’s Africa Return Faces New Push For Resource Control — Minns

adminSeptember 18, 2026

France’s renewed economic push into Africa is confronting a continent increasingly seeking greater control over the extraction, processing and commercialisation of its natural resources, Executive Director of Pan-Africa podcast, Panel 54, Martin Minns, has said. Minns said African countries were no longer content to play a passive role in foreign investment deals, but were increasingly...

UN Warns World Is Drawing Down Its Water ‘Savings Account’

adminSeptember 17, 2026

The world is rapidly drawing down the natural water reserves that have traditionally protected communities against drought and water shortages, with the United Nations warning that groundwater and glaciers are being depleted at an alarming rate. The warning was contained in the latest State of Global Water Resources report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),...