• The End of an Era

    As the last piece of confetti fell to the ground, as the last chords of music cascaded around the stadium, and as the singers and dancers took their final bow, The Eras Tour finally came to an end.

    On the 8th of December in Vancouver, Canada, Taylor Swift graced fans...
  • Syrian president Bashar al-Assad overthrown by rebels

    Following 13 years of civil war, Syria has been liberated from the Assad family’s 50-year authoritarian regime. Within a mere 11 days, Syria’s capital, Damascus, fell to the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group, ultimately forcing the Syrian government to withdraw and the Assad family to seek asylum within...
  • Australia passes a law to ban children under 16 accessing social media platforms from 2025

    Australia has passed a law to ban children under 16 from using any social media site- what is a social media site has yet to be defined. The new law contains no details about how the ban will work, only that the companies will be expected to take reasonable...
  • Tourist boat sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast

    On Sunday the 24th of November, a boat named The Sea Story left port for a five-day diving trip. The boat would then proceed to sink off the coast of Egypt in the Red Sea on the 25th of November. Their distress call went out at approximately 5:30am. The...
  • Protests in New Zealand erupt over threats to Maori Rights

    On Tuesday 19 November, more than 40,000 people gathered in protest outside New Zealand’s Parliament in the country’s capital city of Wellington. This protest intended to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, which effectively proposes to remove the rights of all Maori people in New Zealand by reinterpreting the country’s...
  • UK Government announces the end of NCS

    The UK Government plans to phase out the NCS scheme as it initiates a consultation on a
    new youth strategy. NCS (National Citizen Service) is a UK youth volunteering service and
    social development program that provides 16 to 17-year-olds volunteering opportunities to
    gain relevant skills and build their confidence....
  • Hezbollah’s media chief Mohammed Afif has been killed in an Israeli strike in central Beirut, the Lebanese group militant has confirmed

    On Sunday, Hezbollah officially announced the killing of its head of media relations, Mohammed Afif. The attack was conducted by the Israeli military in a strike that targeted the headquarters of the Baath political party situated in the Ras al-Naba neighbourhood, central Beirut. A neighbourhood that, prior to the...