Category: 2. World

The Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a “reading crisis”.

The tax is is one of the highest in the world. Culture Minister Jacob Engel-Schmidt says he hopes scrapping it will lead to…

A controversy has broken out in Germany about whether a trans right-wing extremist should serve a prison sentence in a women’s or a men’s facility.

In July 2023, Marla-Svenja Liebich was sentenced by the Halle District Court in Saxon-Anhalt to a…

A leading conservationist in South Africa, charged with smuggling rhino horns worth $14m (£10m), has insisted he has “nothing to hide”.

In a statement, John Hume, the former owner of what is thought to be the world’s largest rhino farm, denied…

The trip follows the Chinese top diplomat’s visit to India, during which he met his counterpart as well as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,  Xinhua News Agency reported. 

Although Beijing had not yet released its own detailed account of…

TEHRAN – Israel has approved a plan to seize control of Gaza City, despite mounting domestic and international backlash and renewed calls for a ceasefire.

Defense Minister Israel Katz authorized the takeover, which includes calling up 60,000…

A busy Italian airport has been partially evacuated after a man set fire to a check-in area. Footage shared on social media showed the blaze engulf a check-in desk as passengers fled the area.

A man appeared to use a hammer to bang an…

The Trump administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former US officials, accusing them of politicising intelligence for partisan or personal gain.

In a memo posted on social media, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…

TEHRAN – Palestinian resistance forces have destroyed Israeli military vehicles in Gaza City, inflicting casualties among the occupation regime’s soldiers. 

A majority of the latest resistance operations have taken place in the Zeitoun…