55+ min ago   (615+ words) Two people were killed in Russia's Tatarstan, according to local officials, while Ukrainian authorities reported Russian drone attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and a fire near a border crossing with Poland. Russia has ramped up its air…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (258+ words) Moldova has intensified timber supply chain inspections as rising firewood demand ahead of winter pushes retail prices up to €80 per pallet, prompting warnings against black-market logging. Price disparities drive consumers to state forestry depots Government cracks down on illicit logging…...

8+ min ago   (24+ words) An Iranian commercial ship suffered an accident near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one person dead and three injured, amid a UKMTO projectile report....

2+ min ago   (22+ words) PM Shehbaz Sharif announces Rs100 per litre petrol relief for motorcycles, rickshaws, Qingqis and vehicles up to 800cc under a special scheme....

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1062+ words) Wednesday, 12 August 2026 07:00 By Toby Paine, Local Democracy Reporter Portsmouth Water has advised residents on how to reduce their water usage while confirming there are no plans for a hosepipe ban. After the Environment Agency declared a drought for Hampshire and…...

7+ min ago   (319+ words) Another tragic maritime disaster happened as a passenger ferry lost contact and sank off the Java sea coast in Indonesia in the early hours of Sunday. Unfortunately, six people have died and dozens are still missing as rescuers managed to…...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (325+ words) 13 September 2026, 14:20 On September 12 and during the night of September 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian occupiers. In particular, ground-based relay stations used to control the “Geran” and “Gerbera” attack drones were…...

21+ min ago   (477+ words) Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called for an urgent overhaul of global governance structures and international financial institutions to make them more representative, equitable and responsive to contemporary economic and demographic realities. He made the call at the 2026 BRICS…...

1+ hour ago   (615+ words) In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran still fill the stalls, as if the two shores of the Gulf were not separated by war. Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced the suspension of…...

47+ min ago   (437+ words) A Hampshire MP has demanded action after the latest air traffic control failure caused chaos for travellers. Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Hamble Valley MP Paul Holmes called for full transparency over the investigation into last week's…...