Fuel rations and free buses: How countries are responding to rising oil prices
Governments around the world have introduced measures to limit the impact of price increases.
Category: World
Three killed as unfinished building collapses on church service in Ghana
Locals say the structure, in a school complex, was in use despite lying unfinished for a number of years.
Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by Australian police after seven months in hiding
Freeman has been wanted since the fatal shooting of two police officers in Porepunkah in August.
How Australia’s seven-month-long manhunt came to an end
Fugitive Dezi Freeman has been wanted since he shot dead two police officers on his rural property in August last year.
Did Israel miscalculate in launching the war on Iran?
Like in other conflicts, Israel launched the war on Iran together with the US without a realistic political plan.
Displaced families in Sudan struggle as aid falls short
WFP aid disruption in Sudan’s White Nile State leaves thousands of displaced families cut off.
‘Light also exists’: Some Cubans see hope in the darkness of the moment
The U.S. oil blockade has pushed Cuba into a third month of energy crisis, deepening daily hardship in a country already strained by crumbling infrastructure.
US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 31 of attacks
While Trump has talked about diplomacy, fears of a ground invasion in Iran loom as US troops arrive in the region.
Fuel tax halved and free public transport offered as war pushes up prices in Australia
Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist
The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.
Trump says Iran’s ‘had regime change’ as he describes ‘boatloads of oil’
US President Tweety McTreason says the US-Israeli war on Iran has effectively brought ‘regime change’.
Fakhar Zaman charged with ball‑tampering by Pakistan board in PSL
Pakistan Super League has been jolted by ball-tampering accusation against Zaman, which allegedly occurred on Sunday.
Australia to halve fuel tax as global energy crisis deepens
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.
Trump says his ‘preference’ would be to ‘take the oil in Iran’
President Tweety McTreason said Sunday that he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing the export hub of Kharg Island