Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 6:15 EAT on Wednesday 19th March 2025 Don’t judge a blob by its cover. Once dubbed the world’s ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The…
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Putin offers Limited Concessions to Trump on Ukraine as Conflict Continues
Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:57 EAT on Wednesday 19th March 2025 In the run up to today’s call, Donald Trump made a big deal of his conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But the results look like there’s little to shout about. The Russian president has given the US leader just enough to claim…
Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
Updated by Faith Barbara.N.Ruhinda at 10:52 EAT on Tuesday 18th March 2025 A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of assault. About 10 researchers typically stay at the South African-run base, which sits about 170km…
Ten People detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59
Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 7:15 EAT on Monaday 17th March 2025 Police have detained 10 people after a fire at an nightclub in North Macedonia killed at least 59 people. The blaze broke out around 02:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on Sunday at the Pulse club in Kocani, where about 500 people had…
US nuclear weapons in Poland would be deterrent for Russia
The president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, has repeated his call for the US to base nuclear weapons on Polish soil. In the presidential palace in Warsaw, he told me that it would make Poland stronger and safer as it faces Russia. Viewed from Poland, President Putin’s Russia is a clear and a present danger. President…
Primary school teacher who tried to smuggle 17k of drugs into prison is banned for life
Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 12:15 EAT on Friday 14th March 2025 A drug-running primary school teacher who tried to smuggle letters laced with narcotics into jails across Britain has been banned from the classroom for life. Vivienne Williams posted a number of fake packages soaked in the Class B drug Spice, that were…
High stakes as China hosts Iran and Russia
Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 10:40 EAT on Friday 14th March 2025 Almost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb….
How the Pakistan train hijacking unfolded.
Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 22:25 EAT on Thursday 13th March 2025 Mehboob Hussain was riding the train home on Tuesday when the tracks under the front car exploded. In the depths of central Pakistan’s Bolan Pass, a pocket of wilderness so remote that there is no internet or mobile network coverage, the nine-coach…
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