Thick smog blankets New Delhi after Diwali fireworks
Diwali celebrations push air pollution to hazardous levels, impacting health and visibility.
Day: October 21, 2025
EU Weighs Ban On Ethanol Used In Hand Sanitisers Over Cancer Fears: Report
The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Greek shipowner George Delaportas says older bulkers the best buy after IMO climate vote failure
Executive says clarity on fuel choices for newbuildings is sadly lacking
Prince Murat: The royal jewels represent the ‘heritage of the French monarchy, the nation of France’
As French police, including 60 investigators, step up the hunt for the perpetrators behind the unprecedented theft of the Louvre museum’s priceless royal jewels, François Picard welcomes Prince Joachim Charles Napoléon Murat, descendant of Caroline Bo…
Trump gives new verdict on Ukraine war in big U-turn after branding Russia a ‘paper tiger’
Donald Trump appears to have dramatically changed his mind on the fate faced by Ukraine after Friday’s White House meeting “descended into a shouting match”.
Trump tells Australian envoy ‘I don’t like you either’
During talks at the White House with Australia’s prime minister, US President Donald Trump told Australian Ambassador Ke
Air pollution hits ‘severe’ level in New Delhi after festival celebrations
Millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks.
Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network
A European telecommunications organization is said to have been targeted by a threat actor that aligns with a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon.
The organization, per Darktrace, was targeted in the first week of July 2025, with th…
News24 | French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy heads to jail ‘with my head held high’
France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is heading to jail after being found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run.
Ex-French pres Sarkozy kisses tearful wife Carla Bruni goodbye as he begins 5yr prison sentence over Gaddafi conspiracy
FORMER French president Nicolas Sarkozy kissed his tearful wife Carla Bruni goodbye as he headed to prison to begin his five-year sentence. The ex-politician was found guilty of a “criminal conspiracy” plot to launder millions of dollars of cash from r…