How did thieves enter and flee the Louvre in seven minutes?
Last week, professional thieves pulled a van up to the Louvre, propped up a ladder against a wall, and broke in through a window. They stole eight pieces of priceless French jewellery before fleeing on scooters in broad daylight. How was this possible? Last week, eight pieces of priceless jewellery...
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The US revokes visas over comments made about Charlie Kirk
The government has cancelled the visas of several foreign nationals over their public comments about Charlie Kirk’s murder. ‘The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans’ wrote the US Department of State on X this week. The post was in reference to the government’s...
Is France approaching financial crisis?
With the nation being highly in-debt, French politicians are finding it hard to come together in parliament to settle a budget. Their indifference with President Emmanuel Macron has made it difficult to pass any legislation. The past year has seen France constantly in the news, from leading Europe in the...
The realities of living as a foreigner in Britain’s far-right resurgence
The Unite the Kingdom rally with 110,000 showing up in support of Tommy Robinson’s call for mobilisation is one of the largest political rallies in recent times. Far-right sentiment is undoubtedly growing, and the reality of the foreigner is scarcely considered. The clashes and the violence against the police all...
Report says right to protest is under attack in the west
A study by the International Federation for Human Rights states that right to protest is under sustained attack in the west. Specifically, it highlights an uptick in counter-terror laws being tenuously ‘weaponised’ against pro-Palestine groups. Freedom of speech is a seriously contentious topic in the UK at the moment, and...
New study finds gender bias starts young
Children as young as six are influenced by gender stereotypes over what jobs they want to do, new research has found. When I was six, I wanted to be an archaeologist. I didn’t necessarily understand what that would entail, but I knew I loved the ancient Egyptians. I was fascinated...
Can Africa’s 10-year education plan deliver for Gen Z?
The African Union (AU) has launched a new ten-year educational plan. It covers the whole continent from 2025 to 2034 with the aim of rebuilding and transforming learning by means of innovation. The AU plan aims to produce more qualified teachers, improving technology in the classrooms, closing gender divides, and equipping the youth with the skills that are in demand and suitable for the future jobs. As exciting as it sounds,...
The UK’s queer nightlife is in crisis
As iconic LGBTQIA+ nightclub G-A-Y shuts down, the landscape of queer nightlife in Britain looks bleak. ‘When I opened the G-A-Y on Old Compton Street, it was the gayest street in London,’ says Jeremy Joseph, the owner of one of London’s most famous queer nightclubs. Now, decades on, the venue is closing its doors – a decision Joseph puts down to rising rents, mounting pressures and a sense that the...
Renewables overtake coal as biggest source of global electricity
Renewable energy overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in the first half of 2025, according to global energy think tank Ember. The headline doesn’t tell the full story, however.
We’ve just hit a global environmental milestone. Well, sort of.
For the first time in history, renewable energy has reportedly produced more of the world’s electricity than coal, according to recent figures from global energy think tank 
Madagascar’s Gen Z protests signal broader global youth revolt
Madagascar is under the shadow of its largest youth-led demonstrations in decades. The protests, driven by a frustrated Gen Zers, show no signs of slowing down despite President Andry Rajoelina’s recent move to dissolve his government in an attempt to restore calm. What began as peaceful rallies in the capital, Antananarivo, over persistent power outages and water shortages has now spread to at least eight cities across the country. But...
