
UN backs call for maps that show Africa’s relative size more accurately
African states sponsored a resolution supporting a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator projection, without selecting a single replacement map.
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African states sponsored a resolution supporting a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator projection, without selecting a single replacement map.

Israel says its forces have removed Hezbollah fighters from tunnels beneath Ali al-Taher ridge, a claim that has not been independently verified.

US Central Command says the reported strikes followed alleged attacks on US warships, but the claims have not been independently verified.

FIFDA is screening 15 fiction and non-fiction films from 13 countries as it examines how societies confront wounds from the past.

The company says it will immediately leave both countries after losing significant ground to competitors.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has condemned attacks on Iran while stopping short of offering the military guarantees associated with formal alliances.

US Central Command says two tankers were disabled and a third destroyed after ballistic missiles were fired towards two US Navy vessels. The claims have not been independently verified.

Potential candidates have begun campaigning ahead of the April and May 2027 vote, while the government announces more than €1 billion for farmers hit by heat and wildfires.

US Central Command says ballistic missiles were launched towards an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer. The claims have not been independently verified.

Protesters opposing Channel migrant crossings blocked roads around Britain’s largest international ferry port before traffic resumed around noon.

About 50 Joint Staff personnel were reportedly tested in August as officials investigated alleged disclosures about weapons stocks in the Middle East.

Arsenal and Chelsea take unbeaten starts into a fixture shaped by managerial history, squad changes and fitness concerns.

Al Jazeera Global News reports that demonstrators associated with the slogan “Stop the boats” blocked major roads around the port on Saturday.

A Chinese national was pulled from a tunnel and a local woman from a partially submerged home as teams continued searching for thousands reported missing.

The reported attack came as fighting intensified across Taiz and Hodeidah, displacing nearly 1,800 families in less than 48 hours.

The General Assembly reportedly voted 164–1 to encourage wider use of a projection that represents continental land areas more proportionately.

Mike Huckabee urged Israel to act against violent settlers in Turmus Ayya, while Palestinian Americans called for stronger US pressure and disputed his account of the scale of the violence.

Teams working to safely bury Ebola victims are confronting community threats and ongoing rebel conflict as the outbreak spreads.

US venues are combining pickleball with food, drinks, memberships and events, but operators face rising costs and uncertainty over whether the sport’s boom will last.

The Group A match is scheduled to take place in Dubai, with no result, score or match incidents reported in the supplied material.

The strikes continued as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow with a US proposal aimed at ending the conflict.

A mudslide reportedly triggered by days of heavy rain in eastern China has killed one person and left 11 missing.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to discuss a US proposal in Moscow before a planned visit to Kyiv, as disagreements over territory and security guarantees persist.

Matteo Guendouzi receives a four-match suspension and €50,000 fine, while Mason Greenwood is handed a suspended one-match ban.

A flash flood in remote Rasuwa district swept away villages, forcing about 200 people into a temporary school shelter as aid deliveries and rescue operations continue.

The far-right party is polling at 40 per cent or more before Sunday’s regional vote, but polling does not determine whether it can secure an absolute majority.

Conflicting accounts of the deal’s duration, taxation and legal status have raised questions about how resource access will shape Venezuela’s planned presidential elections.

A mother orangutan and her infant have been rescued from a shrinking patch of Indonesian forest threatened by wildfires.

Monaco recorded a third consecutive win by defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the club’s first home match of the season, according to France 24.

Children displaced by flash floods are attending a temporary education centre in Nuwakot as aid organisations support affected communities.

Shahed Saleem’s three-tapestry exhibition at the V&A East Storehouse examines belonging, European Islamic history and the pressures facing Muslim communities.

Niger says France encouraged mutinous soldiers to attack a key military airbase last week. The allegation has not been independently confirmed.

A court verdict against Bashar Assad and senior regime figures has been welcomed as a signal against impunity, but survivors say Syria’s transitional justice process must address the missing, reparations and crimes by all warring parties.

The defending singles champions reached the last 16, while Serena and Venus Williams were beaten in a three-hour doubles contest.

The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment recorded a single interaction resembling a hypothetical dark matter signal, but researchers say it is not a confirmed detection.

The Sudan Doctors Network attributed the attack in South Kordofan to SPLM-N forces, but the casualties and responsibility have not been independently verified.

Golden Global Bank denies US Treasury allegations and says it will pursue legal action against sanctions restricting its access to the US financial system.

Dozens were injured in the blast at a military barracks in Viacha, while the cause and identities of those affected remain unreported.

James Orr and Dan Jukes stepped down after a Channel 4 investigation alleged discussions over foreign funding for party polls and a possible US donation.

Strikes reportedly hit five locations in the Tyre, Nabatieh and Beqaa regions, according to Lebanon’s health ministry.

Iran-backed forces have launched a ground offensive to secure high ground and ports in Yemen’s southwest, aiming to tighten control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The verdict has intensified scrutiny of Malta’s justice system and press freedom, while trial evidence is referred for possible further proceedings.

Negotiators are set to hold separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian leaders this weekend, carrying a specific proposal to end the conflict amid ongoing hostilities.

A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether a former nurse should be held criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.

Critics argue the administration is prioritising digital entertainment over the economic fallout from the Iran conflict and rising domestic costs.

A unanimous ruling restores previous districts for November’s elections, overturning a partisan redistricting effort and setting up an immediate appeal to the US Supreme Court.

OpenAI’s release of its most advanced model coincides with new US legislation seeking to pause development, underscoring the tension between rapid innovation and regulatory oversight.

South Korea is preparing to seek parliamentary approval to send military assets to the Strait of Hormuz, aiming for a dispatch before the end of the year amid rising oil prices and renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran.