On July 8, at about 11:10 GMT, about 99 percent of the world experiences sunlight at the same time. Published On 8 Jul 20268 Jul 2026 Because of Earth’s tilt and the timing of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, about 99 percent of the world’s population – some 8.2 billion peopleContinue Reading
Ethiopia will head to the polls on June 1 for its first nationwide elections since the formal end of the Tigray war, a devastating two-year conflict from 2020 to 2022 that concluded with a peace agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). With aContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump has issued a direct ultimatum to Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8pm Eastern Time in the United States on Tuesday, April 7 (midnight GMT on April 8), or face the destruction of national power plants and bridges. This echoes an earlier March 21 ultimatumContinue Reading
EXPLAINER The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 11.5 to 15.5 hours, depending on where in the world you are. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 15 Feb 202615 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Muslim holy month of Ramadan isContinue Reading
December 8 marks one year since the al-Assad dynasty, which lasted 54 years, was removed from power by a rebel offensive. The 14-year-long war led to one of the world’s largest migration crises, with some 6.8 million Syrians, about a third of the population, fleeing the country at the war’sContinue Reading
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be announced on Friday, October 10, at 11:00 am local time in Oslo, Norway (09:00 GMT). The announcement comes from the Norwegian Nobel Institute on behalf of the all-Norwegian, five-member Nobel Committee, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and responsible for selecting andContinue Reading
Israel and Iran Are Locked in An climing Exchange of Missiles, Targeting Each Other’s Security and Economic Infrastructure While Also Striking Population Center. The Current Escalation Began after Israel Launched Strikes on Friday Morning Involve 200 Fighter Jets That Hit Dozens of Nuclear, Military and Infrastructure Targets Across Iran, IncludingContinue Reading
Half A Million People in the Gaza Strip, Or One In Five Palestinians, Are Facing Starvation. The Entire Rest of the Population is Sufferingr from High Levels of Acotte Food Insecurity, According to a Recent Report by the Un’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). “The Risk of Famine inContinue Reading
The United States Buys $ 235.6bn More in Goods Than It Sells to The 27 Countries that up the European Union (EU). That $ 236bn Gap, Known as the Trade Deficit, is submissive US President Donald Trump Wants To Reduces. In an effort to close the gap, on April 2Continue Reading
Africa you have the Most Countries of Any Continent With A Total of 54. Rather than following Natural Terrains or Historical Boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly Straight in Subgo Areas and Jagged in Others, Cutting Through Mountains, Rivers and Even Communities. Most of Artificial Borders Trace Back toContinue Reading
