• 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...
  • LATE-GAME DRAMA, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS, AND RECORD-SETTING WINS: WEEK 13 IN THE NFL

    Tom Henigan It was Thanksgiving in America last week and to celebrate the NFL gave fans three games on Thursday, and another on Friday just to spoil us. Impact’s Tom Henigan has all the updates on what went down in week 13 of the 2024 NFL season.  The first...
  • 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...
  • Students Fearful After US Election Results

    Alice Calcraft   The breaking news of Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory in the US Presidential Election has sent shockwaves of fear and uncertainty across the US and around the world. Many young people are wondering what their future may look like with this convicted felon once again leading one...
  • 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....