A human smuggler has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the United Kingdom for organizing boat trips across the Mediterranean, reports BBC. In total, he has risked nearly 3,800 people's lives.
WorldRapid and unplanned urban growth allows scorpions to thrive. In Brazil, the number of reported stings has increased by 250 percent in just over a decade.
WorldThe regime in Tunisia has significantly increased the number of politically motivated arrests.
WorldOne million Syrians may return home during the first half of 2025, after President Bashar al-Assad's regime has collapsed, according to the UN.
WorldIt is rumored that Russia's previously powerful forces are fleeing, more or less head over heels, during the latest dramatic week in Syria. But even if the development is a major setback for Vladimir Putin, the final word has not been said. Russia has a history of coming back from adversity, says expert Anna Borshchevskaya.
WorldA machine-written original manuscript for the children's book classic and bestseller "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is to be sold at auction in Abu Dhabi.
EntertainmentThe wish list is clear for tougher measures on asylum and migration in the EU. The far-right is rejoicing over "new winds in Europe".
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