When US federal workers were missing paychecks and the partial government shutdown entered its seventh week, Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator from South Carolina, was doing what any responsible lawmaker would do: riding Space Mountain and carrying a bubble wand at Disney World in Florida. Naturally, TMZ had photos of the vacationing senator on…
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0 claims checkedThe conflict now engulfing the Middle East is no longer merely a regional conflagration. It is the most rapidly escalating and volatile front in the broader contest between the incumbent superpower…
Senegal enacts law doubling jail time for same-sex relations March 31, 2026Senegal's official journal on Tuesday showed that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye had formally signed into law new…
One month of war on Iran cost Arab countries up to $194bn: UNDP Even if conflict is ‘short but intense’, countries like Sudan, Yemen and Lebanon will see significant increases in poverty rates. The…
The UK will pay France an extra £16.2m to keep police patrolling Channel beaches and prevent a surge in small-boat crossings after negotiators failed to agree a permanent deal before a midnight…
Ahmed al-Sharaa has managed to build relations with Western governments and made several overseas trips, including to the United States, France and Germany. Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa…
In Mexico City, Palm Sunday still brings colour to the streets. Pajareros, vendors who sell birds and their cages, line the route to the basilica with flowers, tinsel, and images of the Virgin of…
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said that the next days of the Iran war will be "decisive" while refusing to rule out US ground forces playing a role in the conflict. Iranian President Masoud…
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a Vice-President (V-P) by the lower house on Tuesday (March 31, 2026), parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the…