Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected. Anak Krakatau, meaning “child of Krakatau” in Indonesian, has erupted intermittently for almost a hundred years. This volcano arose from the devastation caused when its predecessor, Krakatau … Read more
UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements, prompting furious Israeli response. The British Foreign Secretary accuses settlers of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, as Israel responds by closing the UK consulate in East Jerusalem. 50 minutes ago
Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest point in decades BBCIsraeli allies ban settlement trade as UK cites ‘ethnic cleansing’ The New York TimesChris Mason: Burnham seeks to show she will go further than Starmer with West Bank sanctions BBCIsrael to close British consulate in East Jerusalem after UK, France and Canada ban settlement imports ReutersUK … Read more
Ukraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major corruption scandal that threatens to embarrass Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from his position on Monday after accusations that some of his officials were involved in large-scale money laundering. It was claimed they received cash to protect … Read more
Ukraine kills four people in Russia’s Bryansk and Kursk, as well as the annexed Crimean peninsula. Published September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 Russia attacked kyiv after a three-day pause in attacks on the capitals of Ukraine and Russia expired, following a visit by two US envoys that yielded no tangible progress toward ending a more … Read more
Thousands of Germans have staged protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the party’s historic victory in a state election, warning it posed a danger in two more elections this month. Protesters at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate held a peaceful pro-democracy demonstration denouncing the anti-immigrant, pro-Russian AfD, which has called for mass deportations of … Read more
France, Britain and Canada are among 12 countries that have backed restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. “Today, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom confirm their intention to introduce national or European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements that … Read more
It is difficult to imagine what it is like to have nearly unlimited money. What it might be like to arrive at a Mediterranean island on a yacht and to think that the next logical step is that this island should belong to you. So you can develop it into your next real estate project, … Read more
The operating company that manages the Paris monument said a Hindu religious delegation had requested that “interactions with women” be limited during their visit. Posted on September 8, 2026 September 8, 2026 The Eiffel Tower reopened after staff walked out due to the elimination of female staff during a weekend visit by a Hindu religious … Read more
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have launched counterattacks against Houthi rebels, and officials say their goal is to recapture the capital, Sanaa, from the Iran-backed group. Fighting intensified on Monday in the provinces of Taiz, al-Bayda and al-Jawf, which is considered the main gateway to the capital. Government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, … Read more