The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province has seen... Read more »
Outdoor brand Arc’teryx partnered with Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang to set off a fireworks display in Shigatse City, located at the northern foot of the Himalayas. The potential environmental impact of the... Read more »
The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe”, meaning an attack is “highly likely” in the next six months. Two Jewish men – Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76... Read more »
The Lebanese health ministry says at least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon. Elsewhere, President Trump says he’s not happy... Read more »
Germany’s Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said US troops in his country was in the interest of both Germany and the US. Speaking to the DPA news agency, Pistorius stressed “the presence... Read more »
The Settle-Carlisle railway in the north of England is now 150-years-old. Yet while the line travels through some of Britain’s most magnificent countryside, it was once threatened with closure. In the 1980s,... Read more »
Airlines will be able to cancel flights weeks in advance, without losing valuable take off and landing slots at busy airports, if they face fuel shortages this summer. New plans drawn up... Read more »
Iranian state media reports that Tehran has put forward a 14 point peace plan to end the war with the US. Donald Trump says he’ll consider it, but doubts it goes far... Read more »
President Trump has said the US is to help free up ships out of the Persian Gulf, through the strait of Hormuz. It’s understood that the plan is for US warships to... Read more »
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde. This includes a 70 and 69-year-old Dutch husband and wife who became ill... Read more »