All news for 2025-02-16

The trade union of a company in Yinan county, East China’s Shandong Province recently issued a notice requiring single employees aged 28-58 to marry by September 30 or face a review and potential dismissal...

This was the devastating aftermath of a pile-up caused by intense snowstorms in Sweden in what has been described as a like a ‘dystopian film scene’.

The parents of a young boy who died while receiving oxygen therapy have said they are ‘absolutely devastated’.

Promising young jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died from injuries suffered in a fall at Thurles racetrack earlier this month.

One of Europe’s most wanted drug kingpins has been gunned down in Mexico after years of evading arrest.

The official Kirill Dmitriev, little known to the general public, became a key player, secretly managing state funds.

In 2024, cryptocurrency scams were responsible for receiving at least $9.9 billion on-chain, a figure that is expected to rise as we continue to identify more illicit addresses linked to fraud and scams in the upcoming months.

This is the moment police arrested a masked man who had raped two women he met on an escort website at gunpoint.

A jail home to murderers and sex offenders has seen a dramatic rise in violence after chips were removed from the menu.

Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy is being sued for race discrimination by a Jewish chauffeur who worked for them at their UK High Commission.

A 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed on Pretoria Road in Bordesley Green yesterday afternoon, prior to a disturbance occurring at a Birmingham hospital.

Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Rescuers are still searching for victims at the illegally operated mine in the western part of the country.

Lee Jae-myung expresses his willingness to support President Donald Trump’s initiatives to resume discussions with North Korea — and might even contemplate nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Police say the motive for the killing of Hendricks, who operated a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown.

As thousands travel for India’s Maha Kumbh festival, a train collision has left at least 15 dead.

Reports indicate that even though US President Donald Trump stated he wouldn’t deport Prince Harry amidst the controversy over his visa, he might still endorse legal action if it’s discovered that Prince Harry was untruthful about his drug use on the application.

Sir Keir Starmer is poised to join European leaders at an emergency summit on Monday, after Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy suggested they could be left out of peace talks.

A knifeman killed a boy, 14, and wounded at least five others in Villach, a city in southern Austria.

An investigation has revealed the tech firm’s collaboration with authoritarian regimes to eliminate unfavorable content.