India: Ten newborns killed in a hospital fire

A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the authorities said. Emergency responders rescued 38 newborns from the ward,…

Azerbaijan: Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gases that feed climate change, according to new data, as delegates at United Nations climate talks decide how much…

Netherlands: Clashes in Amsterdam open old wounds

More than a week after clashes in Amsterdam, Tori Egherman, a Jewish writer and researcher who has lived in the Dutch capital for 20 years, still feels angry. As she sits in…

Germany: Flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short

One of the innovations at this year’s Paris Olympics was supposed to be an electric flying taxi service. Germany’s Volocopter promised its electric-powered, two-seater aircraft, the VoloCity, would be ferrying passengers…

UK: Volunteers offered £600 per month to take in Ukrainian refugees

New volunteers hosting Ukrainian families can receive £600 per month as a “thank you” payment. Elmbridge Borough Council is offering money for people opening up their homes to Ukrainians in…

South Africa: Beauty queen Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant

Mia le Roux who was set to represent South Africa at the Miss Universe finals this weekend in Mexico has pulled out of the competition, organisers have announced, citing health…

Georgia: Electoral Commission confirms ruling party’s disputed win amid protests

 Thousands of people are protesting in Georgia after the election commission confirmed the governing party as the winner of last month’s disputed parliamentary polls. The Caucasus nation’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC)…

Spain: Fire at care home leaves ten dead

At least 10 people have been killed and others hurt in a fire that broke out at a care home near Zaragoza in north-eastern Spain, emergency services say. The fire…

USA: Trump meets Argentina’s Milei ahead of conservative summit

Donald Trump has said it was an “honour” to meet Argentina’s President Javier Milei in Florida ahead of a conservative investment summit. The right-wing leader is the first foreign leader…

New Zealand: Thousands march in capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul

Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the British and the Indigenous Maori people. New…