An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people and sentenced them to a combined 2,100 years in prison on charges related to their membership in Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta organised crime syndicate, one of the world’s...
South Korean military faces troop shortage
The South Korean military faces a dire shortage of personnel due to the country’s low birthrate. The problem has prompted officials to consider recruiting women, orphans and North Korean defectors, as well as...
Cricket World Cup: Heartbreak for hosts India as Australia win in final
Australia have won the Cricket World Cup by six wickets after a Travis Head century took them to victory over India.
‘I wasn’t deemed sick enough’: The crisis in children’s mental health services
Mia was just 10 years old when she and her family knew she needed mental health support.
World-first programme specialises in health of female rowers – BBC News
“With this project, we’ve realised the importance of eating, looking after yourself, recovery and making our body strong for performance, not just to look at.”
Getting humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea? Cyprus has a plan | DW News
Cyprus is preparing to become a hub for a humanitarian aid operation for Gaza. The government of Cyprus has told DW that preparations have now taken a big step forward. Cyprus says it’s now working on technical, not...
Israel-Lebanon tensions: Hezbollah and Israel trade strikes at border • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24’s James André reporting from Nahariya in northern Israel says that there is a “slow-motion escalation” along the border with Lebanon, given the number of cross-border strikes from Hezbollah...