Getty Images Shop owners in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, are caught between a rock and a hard place over a government directive that they install CCTV cameras outside their businesses to intensify surveillance of Islamist insurgents who have a strong presence in the city. The businessmen say if they put up the cameras they risk being…
BBC Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse. Each morning, the queues began forming before dawn. Groups of women – always women – stood in the autumn chill on a pavement beside a busy ring road, outside Avignon’s glass and concrete courthouse. They came, day after day. Some brought flowers. All wanted to be…
AAKA Space Studio India’s first ‘analog’ space mission Hab-1 was tested in the mountains of Ladakh Could this egg-shaped structure be what the future home of Indian astronauts in space looks like? The Hab-1 – short for Habitat-1 – is Indian space agency Isro’s first-ever “analog mission” which means simulation of space conditions to prepare…
Getty Images White Helmets teams have recovered human remains from a mass grave close to Baghdad Bridge, near Adra Less than 10km (six miles) from the busy city centre of Damascus, in the north-western suburb of Adra, an arid stretch of land is sealed off with cement walls. As you drive in, on the left-hand…
Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been named the men’s player of the year at the Fifa Best Awards. The 24-year-old and his club boycotted the recent Ballon d’Or ceremony after missing out to Manchester City’s Rodri – but he picked up this prize in Doha. Vinicius played a key role in Real’s…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently shared their Archewell holiday card for 2024, offering a rare glimpse of their children, despite their typically reserved approach to family privacy.The internet community swiftly raised concerns, suggesting the possibility of the image being artificially created.The greeting card displayed a collection of 6 photographs, including one showing Archie, aged…
A man who was arrested over the murder of Kyran Durnin has been found dead just days after reportedly telling neighbours that he was not involved in the child’s disappearance. The unnamed man, in his 30s, was detained at a Garda station in the east of the country last week in relation to the disappearance…
The head of the Russian military’s biological and chemical weapons unit, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, was killed along with his deputy early Tuesday in an explosion in Moscow, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. Ukrainian security sources told CBS News the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) killed Kirillov in a special operation. The claim couldn’t be independently…
A beautiful European seaside town is undergoing a major multi-million-pound revamp which will transform the waterfront. Balbriggan, a coastal town in Fingal, County Dublin, is known for being one of the youngest towns in Ireland. According to a recent census, the average age of the residents is 33.6. The €15million (£12.4m) promises to make the…
Pacemaker Barristers outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast during previous industrial action Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to withdraw from all legally aided Crown Court cases for a four-week period in January in a dispute over legal aid. The Criminal Bar Association During said a majority of members indicated their support for…
