World News Trump suspends visas for Harvard's new international students Trump says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a decision on whether or not Harvard’s almost seven thousand currently enrolled foreign students will be able to keep their visas. 05/06/2025
India Stampede at cricket stadium in India kills 11 and injures dozens Officials say most of those injured were transferred to nearby hospitals to receive medical attention but are in stable condition. 05/06/2025
World News Man charged with supplying chemicals to bomber of fertility clinic The FBI says Daniel Park has been stockpiling a chemical that can be used to create makeshift explosive devices, with a purchase history going back as far as October 2022, and as recently as a few days prior to the explosion. 05/06/2025
Korea Opposition Lee Jae-myung wins South Korea's presidential election The liberal opposition candidate has secured more than 49% of the votes in an election that has seen one of the country’s highest voter turnout, with approximately 80% of the 44 million eligible voters taking to the ballot boxes. 04/06/2025
Europe News Berlin court rules rejection of asylum seekers at borders unlawful The court says the rejections of asylum seekers violates German law and is not in line with the EU’s Dublin system which demands that every member state conduct a thorough investigation to determine which EU country is responsible for processing the application. 03/06/2025
Europe News Mount Etna erupts after parts of its southeastern crater collapsed Italy's Mount Etna has erupted again after parts of its southeastern crater collapsed sending plumes of smoke and ash several kilometres above Europe's largest active volcano. 03/06/2025
Europe News Several areas hit by flooding in Romania after two days of heavy rain The Praid Salt mine is not only of economic importance to Romania, it is also a major tourism magnet, attracting approximately half-a-million tourists annually. 30/05/2025
Syria US reopens ambassador's residence in bid to warm relations with Syria Washington has yet to formally reopen its embassy in Syria, which closed in 2012 after protests the government of strongman President Bashar al-Assad was met with brutal crackdown, kickstarting the country’s civil war. 30/05/2025
Europe News Massive glacier collapse devastates Swiss village of Blatten A large section of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off, resulting in a torrent of ice, mud, and rock that has submerged the majority of a village evacuated earlier this month as a security precaution. 29/05/2025
USA Elon Musk leaves Trump administration and DOGE cost-cutting agency Musk said on X he hoped the DOGE mission would only “strengthen over time” and become a “way of life in the government” as he announced his stepping back from the cost-cutting agency created under the Trump administration. 29/05/2025
USA US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping global tariffs The New York-based US Court of International Trade delivered the ruling dealing a crucial blow to President Trump’s signature set of economic policies which have rattled global markets, frustrated trade partners and raised fears of growing inflation. 29/05/2025
Europe News Turkey says it's ready to host another round of Russia-Ukraine talks US President Donald Trump warns his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he’s “playing with fire” as the Kremlin intensifies its attacks on Ukraine and peace efforts appear to stall. 28/05/2025
USA Trump honours veterans and fallen soldiers in Memorial Day ceremony US President Donald Trump honoured US soldiers who died in combat in a ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “America’s best and bravest”. 27/05/2025
USA Trump administration bars Harvard from admitting foreign students The Trump administration has intensified its battle with Harvard University, revoking their license to host international students for the upcoming academic year as it looks to crackdown on “left wing activism, liberalism”. 23/05/2025
World News At least 107 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Palestinians say one of the two remaining hospitals in northern Gaza was struck on Thursday, causing extensive damage. Meanwhile, the UN says 90 aid trucks have been distributed, but says much more aid is needed to satisfy the needs of Gazans. 23/05/2025
USA Two Israeli embassy staff members shot and killed in Washington Two Israeli embassy staff, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed in Washington near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, shouted “Free, free Palestine” when arrested. 22/05/2025
Europe News Protesters demand end of war in Gaza in front of Italian parliament Protesters gathered in the capital, Rome, to demand an end to the war in Gaza and the suffering of the Palestinian people. 22/05/2025
Israel Netanyahu says Israel will control all of Gaza at end of offensive Speaking about the current military offensive, codenamed Operation Gideon's Chariots, Netanyahu said "at the end of this campaign, all of the territories of the Gaza Strip will be under Israel's security control." 22/05/2025
USA Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa in White House meeting Trump accused South Africa’s government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa of not addressing what his administration believe is a genocide on white minorities in a tense meeting in the Oval Office. 22/05/2025
Europe News Belgium requests lifting of MEP immunity in alleged corruption case Belgian authorities have requested the European Parliament to revoke the immunity of five MEPs in a corruption probe linked to Huawei, involving alleged money laundering and active corruption. 21/05/2025