BELGRADE, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Student protesters in Serbia have called for a one-day general strike on Friday in an effort to increase pressure on the government, as demonstrations continue over the fatal collapse of a train station roof. The accident, which took place in November, claimed the lives of fifteen people shortly after […]

DAMASCUS, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Syria’s new authorities have launched a large-scale security operation following violent clashes with fighters loyal to former president Bashar al-Assad, which have left at least 71 people dead, according to a war monitor. The latest violence represents the most significant challenge to the new leadership since Assad was ousted […]

BERLIN, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Significant disruptions are expected at German airports on Monday as a major services union has announced strike action in a bid to secure better pay for ground staff. The industrial action will affect airports in Frankfurt and Berlin, along with key hubs in Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, […]

VATICAN CITY, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Pope Francis spent a “calm night” as he marked three weeks in hospital due to pneumonia, the Vatican announced on Friday, a day after the 88-year-old pontiff released his first audio message since his admission. On Thursday evening, the Holy See confirmed that the Pope’s condition remained “stable” […]

SIDI ZID, Tunisia, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Aquila, a rescued golden eagle, was left grounded after poachers in Tunisia cruelly clipped his wings. However, following months of rehabilitation, he has now regained his freedom—a rare conservation success in a country where wildlife faces increasing threats from climate change and human activity. The rescue was […]

JAKARTA, 7 March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Severe flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Java have claimed the life of a child and left seven others missing, following days of torrential rain that submerged more than a dozen towns, an official confirmed on Friday. Heavy downpours this week have battered the capital Jakarta and […]

PARIS, 7 March 2025 (AFP) – Thousands of passengers in Paris and London were left stranded on Friday following the discovery of a World War II bomb on railway tracks leading to Gare du Nord, forcing the suspension of all traffic at France’s busiest train station. The unexploded device was found approximately 2.5 kilometres (1.5 […]

DELÉMONT, Switzerland, 7 March 2025 – The Moutier-Grandval Bible, a ninth-century illustrated manuscript of extraordinary historical and artistic significance, has returned to Switzerland for a rare public display. This mediaeval masterpiece, which miraculously survived the trials of history, is now on loan from the British Library to the Jura Museum of Art and History in […]

TOKYO, 4th March 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Shares of Seven & I, the parent company of 7-Eleven, plummeted on Tuesday following reports that the Japanese retailer intends to reject a multibillion-dollar takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT). Seven & I, which operates around 85,000 convenience stores globally, had previously turned down ACT’s initial offer of […]