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  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 07:40 UTC

    Haiti: 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control

    MSF's mission has been deemed untenable. Photo: MSF

    According to the latest reports from Haiti, 90% of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of the criminal gangs operating in the area. In addition, the severe humanitarian and security crisis amid escalating violence, mass displacement, and the near collapse of the healthcare system was found to be worsening.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 13:11 UTC

    Lula meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

    Lula highlighted that Brazil had been removed from the Hunger Map

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Janja da Silva met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday. During the encounter, they reviewed religious issues, as well as the situation in the South American country amid global challenges.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Boric welcomed at Holy See by Leo XIV

    Boric told Leo XIV he did not have the “gift of faith”

    Pope Leo XIV welcomed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font at the Vatican Apostolic Palace on Monday. Following the private meeting, the South American leader met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 04:25 UTC

    How Work Apps Are Transforming Remote Jobs in Latin America

    Managing projects digitally has turned into a must, not a luxury

    Remote jobs in Latin America are not what they used to be. Just a few years ago, working from home meant unstable connections, endless email threads, and projects scattered across too many tools. Now? Work apps for remote jobs have reshaped the region’s professional landscape, turning once-chaotic workflows into organized, productive systems. From Mexico City to Buenos Aires, digital collaboration is not just a trend — it’s becoming the foundation of modern work.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 21:09 UTC

    Venezuela shuts down embassy in Oslo just days after Machado's Nobel Prize

    Maduro never admitted the measure was linked to Machado's winning the Nobel Peace Prize

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that the Bolivarian regime was shutting down its embassies in Norway and Australia as part of a diplomatic restructuring program. The Chavista Government denied that the measure was linked to Norway's granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to opposition leader María Corina Machado three days prior.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 20:50 UTC

    Nobel Prize in Economics split into one and two winners respectively

    Mokyr was awarded half the prize, while Aghion and Howitt shared the rest (Photo: Royal Swedish Academy)

    The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to three researchers for their work on innovation-driven growth: Joel Mokyr (economic historian, Dutch/Israeli/US citizen, working in the US), Philippe Aghion (French, working in France and London), and Peter Howitt (Canadian, working in the US), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Monday afternoon, local time, marking the end of this year's Nobel Prize season.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 20:22 UTC

    Gaza: World leaders gather at Sharm el-Sheik to sign ceasefire deal

    During a summit at the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, co-chaired by Presidents Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and Donald Trump, bringing together leaders and dignitaries from over 30 nations and organizations, a ceasefire was signed on Monday to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 18:55 UTC

    Falklands, prestigious awards for the design of Tussac House

    Craig Walding, Director at ONE and their Client Lead for the Falkland Islands, commented: “This has been an incredible project working with a fantastic team on the Islands”.

    Tussac House, the first purpose-built extra care facility for the Falkland Islands, has recently won two prestigious awards and is shortlisted for another. The building was awarded the national Structural Timber Awards Healthcare Project of the Year and is shortlisted for Healthcare Estates’ New Build of the Year award, which will be judged later this month (October 2025).

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 18:44 UTC

    Meeting with world leaders at Sharm El-Sheikh

    French president Macron, Palestinian leader Abbas and PM Keir Starmer in Egypt (Pic EPA)

    The Prime Minister Keir Starmer held meetings with leaders from Qatar, Turkiye, and France at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit. With the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani PM Starmer paid tribute to the Amir for his personal leadership, alongside Turkiye, Egypt and the United States, in bringing us to this historic day. 

  • Monday, October 13th 2025 - 18:36 UTC

    Starmer pledges UK leadership in Gaza’s reconstruction at historic Egyptian Peace summit

    The Prime Minister said he expects that UK will play a leading role in the next phase of the peace plan, as back home the UK hosts a three-day conference on Gaza’s recovery

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is attending this Monday the landmark peace summit in Egypt, for the signing ceremony of the Gaza Peace Plan, marking a historic turning point for the region following two years of conflict and bloodshed in Gaza.