Beatrice Bianchi
Beatrice Bianchi, 78, is a veteran Italian journalist with decades of experience covering politics, policy and corporate accountability. Their reporting aims to be clear, sourced and accountable to readers.
NATO Holds Drone Warfare Exercise at London Underground Station
NATO Conducts Operation Arcade Strike Amid Rising Tensions with Russia
NATO has conducted Operation Arcade Strike, a drone warfare exercise, at an unused platfo
Iran Bus Crash in Bushehr Province Kills Eight, Injures Fifteen on...
Iran Bus Crash Puts Road Safety Failures in Spotlight as International Scrutiny Intensifies
SIRAF, Iran — The bus lay on its side, wheels still spinning, near
Wes Streeting Resigns as UK Health Secretary Mid-2026
Wes Streeting is out as Health Secretary. The man who ran the NHS and social care for England since 2024 handed in his resignation on May 15, 2026. That much is
Russia Occupies 20% of Ukraine
On May 15, 2026, the Russo-Ukrainian war continues to rage, a devastating conflict sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This major...
Trump and Xi agree to keep Strait of Hormuz open, White...
Date: 2026-05-14, The Executive Office of the President of the United States announced that China and the U.S. have agreed to maintain the openness of the Strai
UK Bars Seven Foreign Far-Right Figures From Attending London Rally
For nearly a decade, the United Kingdom has been wrestling with a question that cuts to the core of its democracy: How do you stop hate speech before it turns i
HSBC Pays $600M for Decade-Long Forex Rigging
Ten years ago this month, Bloomberg News broke a story that would shatter public trust in the global currency markets. The report, published in June 2013, descr
Wikimedia Foundation complies with Indonesia’s electronic system registration rules agreement
Date: 2026-04-25, Category: Technology - The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, has reached an agreement with the Indonesian co
Americans in Beirut Weigh Risks After Embassy Urges Departure
The situation on the ground in Beirut on Friday was not one of panic, but of calculation. American citizens were weighing what the U.S. embassy’s warning to dep
Mexico Finds Remains in Search for 10 Missing Miners
Mexican authorities have discovered human remains in the area where search and rescue teams have been scouring for ten missing workers who were kidnapped from a
11 Killed in Pakistan Oil Tanker Collision
A devastating collision between a pickup truck and an oil tanker near Nok Kundi, Balochistan, Pakistan, has resulted in the loss of 11 lives and left 9 others i
NGCP Restores Power to Five Philippine Islands
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has announced that power has been restored to five islands in the central Philippines, including Cebu, shortly
Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 for Software Engineering
Anthropic has just released Claude Sonnet 4.5, the latest iteration of its large language model series, with a specific focus on long-running agents and softwar
Turkey Coast Guard Collision Kills 5, Leaves 1 Missing
The missing person is still missing.
That fact sits at the center of the September 7 collision off Badavut, Ayvalık, in Balıkesir Province. Five people are dea
Massachusetts Fire Kills 9 at Assisted Living Facility
A devastating fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, has claimed the lives of nine people and left more than 30 others injured, inclu
Air India Crash Kills 279 Including 38 on Ground Near Ahmedabad
The crash of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner near Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, has left a scar that extends far beyond the tarmac. With the death toll now at
Ukraine Blasts Crimean Bridge Underwater Supports
A powerful explosion rocked the Crimean Bridge on June 3, 2025, targeting the underwater supports that connect the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland. The...
Cardinals Elect Pope Leo XIV in Two-Day Conclave
They came to Rome, 133 of them. Two seats sat empty in the Sistine Chapel. That near-total attendance—133 out of 135 eligible cardinal electors—was the first re
Myanmar Shan State Bus Crash Kills 5, Injures 25
Five bodies pulled from a ravine. Twenty-five more injured. A bus, crashed. The numbers from Shan State on March 2, 2025, are grim. But the real story is not ju
US State Department Ends Ukraine Grid Support
The U.S. State Department has terminated its support for Ukraine's energy grid restoration, a move that comes amid an ongoing energy crisis in the Eastern Europ
US-Puntland Airstrike Kills 3 IS-Somalia Fighters
A joint airstrike conducted by the Puntland armed forces and the U.S. Africa Command has resulted in the deaths of at least three IS–Somalia fighters in the Cal
Polish Police Inspect SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Debris
On February 19, 2025, a remarkable scene unfolded in Poland as local police inspected several tanks from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had crashed in the countr
Clean Slate Premieres as Mainstream Trans Comedy
Prime Video's 'Clean Slate' Marks a Shift in Hollywood's Approach to Transgender Stories
The television landscape shifted on February 6, 2025. That was the day
96 Experts Publish International AI Safety Report
The International AI Safety Report, a groundbreaking assessment of the risks posed by general-purpose AI, is set to be published on January 29, 2025, just...
