Spain: Looting on the increase as anger grows over slow response to floods

The Valencian government said looting was increasing insecurity in the region and warned those who are guilty will be brought to justice. Shop owner Emilia, 74, also said she felt…

India: New Delhi slams Canada for linking minister Amit Shah to Sikh separatist plot

India has denied that Home Minister Amit Shah plotted to target Sikh activists on Canadian soil as it criticised Canada over the “absurd and baseless” allegations. Shah, 60, oversees India’s internal security…

Moldova: President Maia Sandu wins a second term

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has won a second term in office after defeating her rival. With nearly 98% of votes counted in the second round of the presidential race held…

South Africa: Chris Brown concert shines spotlight on violence against women

Chris Brown’s forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country’s shocking levels of violence against women, with campaigners saying it sends the wrong message given…

Russia: Dmitry Medvedev warns US to take Moscow’s nuclear warnings seriously to avoid third world war

As the war in Ukraine nears the three year mark in March 2025, the United Nations warned that the risk of nuclear weapons use was the highest it had been since…

S Korea: Seoul considers arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment

South Korea’s conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol is weighing directly providing arms to Ukraine, a potentially consequential shift in the conflict, in response to North Korea’s deployment of troops to…

UK: Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney grow Wrexham empire with brewery

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have grown their Wrexham empire by adding a brewery to their ownership of the booming football club. The famous pair have taken co-ownership…

Spain: Angry crowds confront King Felipe VI in flood-hit Valencia

Hundreds of people have heckled Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia, as well as the prime minister and the regional leader of Valencia – throwing mud and shouting “murderers” – as…

USA: Arizona attorney general investigating Donald Trump’s ‘nine barrels’ comment about Liz Cheney

Arizona’s top prosecutor is investigating whether Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump violated state laws for suggesting that one of his most prominent critics should face “gunfire” in combat. Trump has been widely criticised for comments…

Uganda: Lightning kills 14 and injures 34 at refugee camp

A lighting strike at a refugee camp in Uganda had killed 14 people, police say. The strike, in northern Uganda’s Lamwo district, injured 34 others, police said in a Sunday…