Summer 2024 was the Earth’s warmest on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. It was also the warmest across Europe at 1.54C above the 1991-2020 long term average,
Father of suspect in Georgia school shooting arrested
The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at his high school in the US state of Georgia has been arrested. Colin Gray, 54, is facing four
‘Our future is over’: Forced to flee by a year of war
On the side of a dirt road in Adré, a key crossing on the Sudan-Chad border, 38-year-old Buthaina sits on the ground, surrounded by other women. Each of them has
At least 17 pupils killed in Kenya school fire – police
At least 17 pupils have died after a school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, police said. There are fears that the death toll could rise as more
New Māori queen crowned as her father is buried
A new queen was crowned as the eighth Māori monarch in New Zealand as her father, Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, was laid to rest. Twenty-seven-year-old Ngā Wai hono
A rare behind the scenes look at the Pacific power tussle
Tonga’s sleepy capital Nuku’alofa was buzzing last week as leaders from across the Pacific region descended upon it for the annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting. Every so often, a
Girl ‘killed inside home’ as Israeli West Bank operation continues
A funeral has been held for a 16-year-old Palestinian girl reportedly killed by Israeli forces in the north of the occupied West Bank on the seventh day of a wide-scale
FBI alerted last year to Georgia school attack suspect
A boy accused of killing four people at his high school in Georgia was interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats, the FBI has said. Colt Gray, 14,
Sony takes Concord game offline two weeks after release
Sony has announced that it is pulling online shooter Concord from sale just two weeks after its launch. The multiplayer title was released exclusively for PlayStation 5 and PC on
A rusty smudge: What will happen as the Titanic wreck disintegrates
The wreck of the Titanic is showing clear signs of decay on the sea floor at its resting place miles below the surface. What will its final fate be? The