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Photo credit: Helping Hands Jamaica In February 2016, Serena Williams traded the tennis court for a construction site in Jamaica, joining charity partners, local workers and volunteers to help build the Salt Marsh Basic School in Trelawny. The project was created to give young children access to free early education in a community where such…

Supporters of US President Donald Trump listen as he speaks during a rally. US President Donald Trump sought to clarify his controversial remarks about Iran attacking Los Angeles and San Diego at a Texas campaign rally on Wednesday, saying the US would “not let that happen” as he campaigned for Republican candidates ahead of the…

Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is built on on a 2025 Saudi-Pakistani pact under which Pakistan had sent about 8,000 troops to the kingdom by May (Photo: Agencies). Pakistan defence forces chief Asim Munir agreed to quickly deploy more Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia, despite the Pakistani Parliament voting to stay out of the Houthi conflict…

Guns, gold and tolls How Congo’s militias and guerrillas profit from the M23 war In a remote mining village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, teenagers carrying Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine while claiming to fight for their country. But behind the language of patriotism lies another reality: a growing militia economy fuelled by war,…

A view of the British consulate with signage removed, on the deadline set by Israel for its closure. (Reuters photo) The diplomatic relationship between Britain and Israel has suffered a fresh setback after Israel said the British Consulate in east Jerusalem would no longer function as a consulate, with 20 British diplomats, including the consul…

A person claiming to be Daniel Robson has been writing for Canadian media for two years until Turkiye Today claimed that the person is not a real person but a fake AI persona. Two years after Daniel Robson emerged in the Canadian media scene as an expert in extremism, terrorism, and cybercrime, several Canadian outlets…

The reform could nevertheless create an opportunity for the centre-left if its parties can overcome their differences and form a broad alliance. Recent polls put Meloni’s Brothers of Italy at about 28%, followed by the Democratic Party at around 20% and Five Star at 12.5%. Italy’s parliament on Thursday gave final approval to an electoral…

Image credit: Texas Parks and Wildlife For four decades, Texas rancher and physician Paul Burns worked to restore land that had been part of his family’s history since the 19th century. What began as a severely degraded ranch in Brown County, Texas, gradually recovered through brush removal, native-grass reseeding, protection of springs and changes in…

The customer decided to go to the location and began recording as he approached the scene A DoorDash delivery driver in Maryland has become a hero after he delivered food to the customer despite being involved in a serious car accident. The driver’s brakes failed and his car got completely damaged, but he still contacted…

A protester holds a French flag behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris. Across Europe, a protest movement that began with French high-school students is increasingly finding echoes in neighbouring countries, as young people complain about overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, ageing school buildings, rising education…