Tensions rise at disputed South China Sea shoal
Chinese-Philippine tensions were raised over China’s recent placement of some type of floating platform near the Scarborough Shoal, a resource-rich islet claimed by both Beijing and Manila.
Day: June 25, 2026
Earthquakes Are Latest Challenge for Venezuelan Leader
President Delcy RodrÃguez, in power only for a few months, has been trying to balance the demands of President Trump and her own domestic political needs.
Disaster for Putin as major oil refinery offline until 2027 after huge Ukraine strikes
The facility is expected to be out of action for at least six months.
Evacuation of sailors stuck in Gulf likely to take weeks
A new scheme by the International Maritime Organisation to evacuate some 11,000 commercial sailors stuck in the Gulf has got underway. But with mines still not totally cleared and a bottleneck created by the past few months, it will be a complex, inte…
Why is Europe the fastest-warming continent?
Extreme heat has been smashing temperature records across Europe: in Spain, the United Kingdom and in France. A persistent high pressure system known as a heat dome has settled above the continent for the second time in a month, trapping hot air in li…
BlackLine enhances Agentic Financial Operations Platform with CFO-focused AI oversight tools
BlackLine has announced new governance and observability capabilities within its Agentic Financial Operations Platform, further advancing the trust infrastructure finance organizations need to deploy, govern, and scale AI across the Office of the CFO. …
UK swelters in hottest June day on record
The UK recorded its hottest ever June temperature on Wednesday with the mercury rising to 36.1C in southern England, breaking the previous record of 35.6C set in 1976. It is the second month in a row that Britain has broken historical temperature reco…
South Africa write history while Neymar makes first appearance
After a disastrous start at the World Cup, Bafana Bafana have qualified for the knockout stage for the first-ever time. The squad beat South Korea 1-0 in their last group stage game to reach the Round of 32. Meanwhile superstar Neymar came in as a sub…
People flee as building collapses on Caracas outskirts
The capital and its surrounding areas have seen some of the worst damage from the 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which hit a minute apart.
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori celebrates election win as opponent alleges fraud
Apparent Peruvian election winner Keiko Fujimori on Wednesday said her victory was all but “irreversible” while acknowledging her country’s political splinters. The conservative presidential candidate is poised to win the tightly fought leadership con…