China closing cyber gap with West, Britain’s spy chief warns
The head of Britain’s GCHQ describes China as “now a science and tech superpower”. Read More
German police arrest Syrian suspected of helping attack at Holocaust memorial
BERLIN, May 27 – German police arrested a Syrian citizen on Wednesday suspected of aiding and abetting attempted murder and grievous bodily harm in an attack on a tourist at…
Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, May 27 – Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas’s newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in…
Errant Ukrainian drones fuel tensions on NATO’s eastern flank
VILNIUS/STOCKHOLM/LONDON, May 27 – Ukrainian drones have strayed into Baltic countries’ airspace in recent weeks, sowing confusion and raising tensions with Russia at a time when U.S. commitment to NATO’s…
Sevastopol governor says Ukraine used Storm Shadow missiles in attack
May 27 – Air defence units in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea downed over 20 Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday, with Ukraine also using Storm Shadow missiles, the…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
Brazil lost 985,000ha of native vegetation in 2025, down 20.6 percent from 2024. Read More
US drawing up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at ‘sanctuary city’ airports
WASHINGTON, May 26 – Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers and cargo at major U.S. airports in “sanctuary…
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi makes veiled jabs at Trump from UN
He criticise the US war on Iran and the administration’s approach to the global organisation. Read More
Why is Europe the world’s fastest warming continent?
Europe is around 2.4 deg C hotter than the preindustrial era. Read More
Russia allows central bank, top bank Sberbank to directly down drones
May 27 – Russia has passed a law allowing its central bank and other financial institutions to operate defence systems and arm staff to ward off drone attacks without special…