Celebrated Kenyan author and dissident Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87
Widely regarded as east Africa’s most influential writer, Ngũgĩ’s fiction and nonfiction books traced his country’s history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told…
Labubu: Has the TikTok-led obsession over these ‘creepy’ dolls gone too far?
Fluffy, small, and a little bit scary: Labubu bag charms are the latest collecting craze on TikTok — so why are sales being paused in the UK? Read More
Fact check: Could an ‘experiment’ with renewables have triggered the Iberian Peninsula blackout?
Uncorroborated claims that Spanish authorities experimented with the electricity grid just before the April blackout are circulating online. Euroverify fact checks. Read More
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Markets jump after court rules against Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs
Asian shares have advanced and US futures jumped after a federal court blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. Read more at Read…
Swiss glacier collapse buries the majority of the village of Blatten
A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, resulting in a torrent of ice, mud, and rock that has submerged the majority of a village…
Tesla boss Elon Musk announces he’s leaving the Trump administration
Musk says he hopes the DOGE mission will only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announces his stepping back from the cost-cutting…
US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs
The New York-based US Court of International Trade delivered the ruling dealing a crucial blow to President Trump’s signature set of economic policies which have rattled global markets, frustrated trade…
Russia proposes second round of peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul
US President Donald Trump says it will be clear in two weeks whether or not Russia is sincere in its desire for peace with Ukraine, warning that Washington’s approach to…
EU removes most sanctions on Syria but slaps new ones on alleged culprits of attacks on Alawites
The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced plans to remove sanctions last week, but said the move was “conditional” and that sanctions could be resumed if the new government…