Thursday, September 3, 2026

World

May 22, 2026

EU, UK, other nations call for abolition of death penalty over human rights concerns

They argued that the death penalty was degrading and served no deterrence to executed persons.

LEGISLATIVE GAVEL
May 22, 2026

1.2 billion people living with mental health disorders worldwide: Report

Anxiety and depression emerged as the most prevalent conditions among the 12 major recurring mental illnesses affecting people worldwide.

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May 22, 2026

World Health Assembly approves new global TB strategy beyond 2030

The 79th World Health Assembly has approved development of a post-2030 tuberculosis strategy

World Health Organisation (WHO) and Tedros Ghebreyesus
May 22, 2026

Canada’s Jacob Butler arrested by international authorities, charged with KimWolf DDoS botnet attacks

A criminal complaint has been unsealed charging a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf Distributed Denial of Service Internet of Things botnet.

hacker attack
May 22, 2026

Greenlanders protest as U.S. opens new consulate in Nuuk

Protesters converged in Greenland on Thursday to demonstrate against the opening of a new U.S. consulate in the federal capital, Nuuk, which is bigger than the previous building.

Protesting Greenlanders
May 22, 2026

Trump to speak with Taiwanese president risking China’s anger

“I’ll speak to him,” Mr Trump said on Wednesday while fielding questions from journalists. “I speak to everybody…..We’ll work on that, the Taiwan problem.”

Trump with Xi shaking hands
May 22, 2026

UN chief welcomes adoption of ICJ climate crisis ruling

UN secretary general has welcomed the adoption by the General Assembly of a resolution following up on the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change.

International Court of Justice
May 21, 2026

Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

The black box was found after months of deep-sea searches in 2011.

Air France, Airbus
May 21, 2026

Fear mounts over fresh discovery of three Black sisters’ bodies in UK waters

The circumstances behind the deaths of the siblings remained unclear as of press time.

Jane Adetoro, Christina Walter and Rebecca Walter