Democracy
Minnesota ICE shooting puts new twist on gun rights debate
President Donald Trump's administration and law enforcement agencies under him have justified the fatal shooting on the grounds that Pretti was carrying a…
Disaster Management
Historic winter storm kills at least 10 across US
As the storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the wide expanse, officials cautioned that an Arctic air mass behind the system would see temperatures fall dangerously low for days, prolonging disruptions to daily life.
Democracy
Myanmar junta wraps election with ally set to seal victory
The Southeast Asian nation has a long history of military rule, but the generals took a back seat for a decade of civilian-led reforms.
Froth And Bubble
Microplastics in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
War Report
India fetes EU at Republic Day parade ahead of trade deal
Military bands and horse and camel cavalry units paraded through capital New Delhi, while fighter jets buzzed overhead and India's latest military hardware was put on display.
Terror Wars
Syria thwarts weapons smuggling attempt to Lebanon: state media
The official SANA news agency said security forces intercepted the shipment in a car in the Bureij area, near the border with Lebanon.
War Report
Cuba defends military drills as deterrent against US aggression; Lebanon PM says international force needed after Unifil
US President Donald Trump this month warned that Cuba "is ready to fall" and told Havana to "make a deal" or pay a price similar to Venezuela, whose ousted…
Superpowers
Britain’s Starmer ends China trip aimed at reset despite Trump warning
Starmer's visit was the first to China by a British prime minister in eight years, following in the footsteps of other Western leaders looking to counter an increasingly volatile United States.
Oil And Gas
Trump says he welcomes Chinese investment in Venezuelan oil
Venezuela sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves and reformed laws this week to open the sector up to private and foreign investment.
Water World
South Africa embraces water tastings as Washington reels from sewage leak
In a tasting room lined with elegant glass bottles from across the globe, water sommelier Nico Pieterse extolled the qualities and even "emotional connection" of a resource many South Africans take straight from the tap.
Wood Pile
Indigenous Brazilians protest Amazon river dredging for grain exports
Brazil's Indigenous communities have raised the alarm for months about port expansion on rivers they see as vital to their way of life, a grievance they protested at COP30 climate talks last November.
Africa News
US military working with Nigeria as part of wider Islamic State pivot
The Pentagon has also kept open lines of communication with militaries in the junta-led Sahel countries of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, Lieutenant General John Brennan said.
Ice World
Greenland dispute is ‘wake-up call’ for Europe: Macron
European powers have sought to join forces after US President Donald Trump roiled the transatlantic alliance by threatening to seize strategically-located and mineral-rich Greenland.
Ice World
Denmark hails ‘very constructive’ meeting with US over Greenland
"We have had the very first meeting at senior official level in Washington yesterday regarding the Greenlandic issue," Lars Lokke Rasmussen told journalists at an EU meeting in Brussels.
War Report
Trump praises UK troops as row over his NATO comments grows
But Trump's claim in a Fox News interview that NATO sent "some troops" but "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines" brought fresh condemnation Saturday.
Ice World
Norway says Russia, China seek to up presence on Svalbard
In its annual threat assessment, the Norwegian Intelligence Service said that "from Moscow's perspective, Svalbard's strategic location makes it necessary to…