USA US national security scandal deepens as new Signal messages revealed The Democrats have increased their calls for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign for sending Yemen war plans via a messaging app. 26/03/2025
Haiti Kenyan police officer missing in Haiti after suspected gang kidnapping The incident comes a month after another Kenyan policeman was killed in the Caribbean country while working for the same international security force. 26/03/2025
Japan Court in Japan revokes legal status of controversial ‘Moonies’ church The country's education ministry requested the dissolution of the religious group for the harm it is alleged to have caused to its followers and their families. 25/03/2025
USA American genetic testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy The company announced the decision late on Sunday amid concerns about the security of millions of customers' genetic data. 24/03/2025
Europe News Greenland's PM slams US officials' visit as 'demonstration of power' Múte B Egede sees the move as deliberately provocative, following Donald Trump's threats to take control of the island. 24/03/2025
USA Trump's cuts to US-funded media labelled 'gift to autocracies' Repressive regimes will fill the information void left by defunded news outlets like Voice of America, say media experts. 21/03/2025
Turkey Dozens arrested over online posts in Turkey amid wider crackdown Istanbul mayor and opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained on Wednesday on charges of corruption and bribery. 20/03/2025
France French man returns home after nearly 900 days in Iranian prison Olivier Grondeau, who had been held in Iran since October 2022, said earlier this year that Tehran was using him as a bargaining chip. 20/03/2025
Italy Six bodies recovered after migrant boat sinks in the Mediterranean The Italian coast guard said on Wednesday that it was still searching for 40 missing people. 19/03/2025
Peru Peru declares state of emergency after killing of popular singer Paul Flores was shot dead in Lima on Sunday morning amid a recent surge in violence. 18/03/2025
USA Trump administration threatens to cut Columbia University's funding The US government says the Ivy League institution must cede control of one of its academic departments if it wants federal funding in the future. 14/03/2025
South Africa At least 16 dead after bus crashes on motorway in South Africa The accident happened near Johannesburg’s O.R.Tambo International Airport on Tuesday. The cause remains unknown. 11/03/2025
USA Pro-Palestinian activist's arrest will be 'first of many,' vows Trump Mahmoud Khalil, a former graduate student at Columbia University, is challenging efforts to deport him over his role in student protests. 11/03/2025
United Kingdom Infighting grips Reform UK party over lawmaker's suspension Rupert Lowe, the now independent MP for Great Yarmouth, denies any wrongdoing, saying he is being targeted because of political differences with party leader Nigel Farage. 10/03/2025
USA US arrests and seeks to deport pro-Palestinian student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, an Algerian of Palestinian ancestry, served as a student negotiator during talks with university staff. 10/03/2025
United Kingdom UK court convicts three Bulgarians of spying for Russia Vanya Gaberova, Katrin Ivanova and Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev were alleged to have carried out surveillance across Europe between 2020 and 2023. 07/03/2025
Australia Plane passengers in Australia disarm teenager armed with shotgun The suspect has been charged with numerous offences including taking illegal control of an aircraft. 07/03/2025
World News New Zealand sacks its top UK envoy over Trump comments Auckland says Phil Goff's position was made 'untenable' by his remarks at an event in London this week. 06/03/2025
South Korea Fifteen hurt after South Korean fighter jets accidentally bomb village The incident happened shortly before the US and South Korea are due to start joint military drills. 06/03/2025
Belarus Lukashenko offers to host 'hassle-free' Ukraine peace talks The long-serving authoritarian leader is a close ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin. 05/03/2025