Refinery closed for about two days after fighting near the facility 40km west of Tripoli. Published On 10 May 202610 May 2026 Libya’s largest functioning oil refinery has resumed full operations after fighting over the past two days forced a shutdown of the facility, according to a statement by theContinue Reading
Israel continues to violate a ‘ceasefire’ agreed to in October with hundreds more killed across the Strip. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 A Palestinian man has been killed, and several others injured, after an Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle west of the Jabalia refugee camp in northernContinue Reading
Football has gained a foothold in the US, and the country seems ready to host the World Cup this summer – which was not clear in 1994. Back then, when the US last hosted the World Cup, the country had no professional league and the national team was cobbled togetherContinue Reading
Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores. She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a BuddhistContinue Reading
The CPJ says the ‘lack of concrete progress’ in the FBI investigation represents a failure by the US government. Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on the FBI probe into the Israeli military’sContinue Reading
Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 6-5 Champions League semifinal win over Bayern Munich, but it erupted in domestic trouble. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 Nearly 130 people were arrested around Paris overnight as fans clashed with police following Paris Saint-Germain reaching the Champions League final, Interior Minister Laurent NunezContinue Reading
Seoul appeals court cuts ex-prime minister’s prison sentence from 23 years to 15. Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026 A South Korean appeals court has reduced the sentence of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo by eight years for crimes relating to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martialContinue Reading
Eye-watering prices reflect demand to watch the World Cup in the US, Infantino says, amid increasing criticism from fans. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended World Cup ticket pricesinsisting that football’s global governing body was obliged to take advantage of laws in theContinue Reading
A new map featuring two red lines stretching beyond the Strait of Hormuz has become the latest symbol of the escalating war of attrition between Iran and the US. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday released a map marking an expanded maritime area of control to include lengthy sectionsContinue Reading
ISIS-linked group has tortured, killed and abducted civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including children. Amnesty International has accused a rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of mass war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a damning new report published Monday, the rights group said theContinue Reading
