Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from neighbouring Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. ...
Month: August 2026
Thai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shootingThai PM vows to introduce stricter gun laws after eight killed in shooting
Eight people were killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at his home and school before shooting himself dead. ...
I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil saysI was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says
The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers. ...
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pactSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East. ...
Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of ‘one of largest’ smuggling networksSpanish police arrest 78 people in bust of ‘one of largest’ smuggling networks
The group moved synthetic drugs from Spain to Algeria, then used the return journey to smuggle migrants and weapons. ...
Police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two womenPolice officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women
Simon Levy was a serial sex offender who was being monitored by police when he killed two women. ...
The secret ingredients powering AI chatbotsThe secret ingredients powering AI chatbots
The News Pinterest’s CEO was eager this week to tell investors and analysts how much the company has saved using open-source AI models. “Any CEO that’s not taking advantage of open-source models is almost certainly wasting a lot of their shareholders’ money,” Bill Ready said on the company’s earnings call ...
Cameroon president’s absence stirs health speculationCameroon president’s absence stirs health speculation
President Paul Biya’s shuffle of key army positions during a two-month absence from Cameroon has stoked fresh speculation about political stability in the cocoa and oil-producing nation. The absence of Biya, who at 93 is the world’s oldest president, has prompted renewed questions about his health. Opposition figures in Cameroon ...
Immigration stokes economic anxiety, survey showsImmigration stokes economic anxiety, survey shows
The prospect of allowing Africans to move freely across the continent’s borders is a common source of economic anxiety, a survey by Afrobarometer found. Nearly two-thirds of respondents preferred to see fewer or no job seekers admitted into their country, the Ghana-based polling company found. Xenophobic unrest in South Africa, ...
US shed 23,000 jobs in JulyUS shed 23,000 jobs in July
US employment took an unexpected nosedive in July, with new Labor Department data today showing the economy lost 23,000 jobs instead of picking up 83,000 jobs, as economists had predicted. Government job losses drove the negative trend, but private-sector hiring was weak, adding 30,000 jobs, mostly in healthcare and education. ...