Rachel Morgan News Editor 
Ozioma Sarah Eze, a chemistry graduate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced on LinkedIn in September 2026 that she won a fully funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarship. Despite holding a second-class lower degree and facing two years of rejections, Ozioma secured one of only 15 merit-based spots out of nearly 1,000 global applicants … Read more
New York officials sued the prediction market Polymarket on Thursday, alleging the platform operates as an unlicensed gambling venture and seeking a judicial block on its state operations. Filed in state court, the legal action demands financial penalties and restitution for users because the platform lacked a required state gaming license. The move marks the … Read more
Eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a mass shooting in KwaMakhutha, a township south of Durban, South Africa, after gunmen stormed a home, according to local authorities. Three survivors remain hospitalized. Investigators noted some victims had ties to Crime Intelligence, though police have not confirmed a motive, citing a potential gang feud. … Read more
A 66-year-old Olympia man fell over 800 feet to his death on Washington state’s Sauk Mountain on Saturday, marking the second fatal hiking accident on the same North Cascade…
New Zealanders heading into the school holidays face a weekend of unsettled weather, with MetService forecasting a cocktail of heavy rain, strong winds, and snow across various regions. While Thursday provided a window of mostly clear skies, a sequence of cold fronts is set to move in starting Friday, peaking with the most severe conditions … Read more
New Zealand First has pledged to slash the company tax rate for small and medium-sized businesses from 28% to 20% for firms with a turnover below $30 million. The policy carries an estimated initial annual cost of $1 billion, which the party argues will be more than covered in the medium term through broader economic … Read more
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s documentary NAZA premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, where it received a festival-record 25-minute standing ovation and won the special jury prize. The 80-minute film reveals the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, drawing on secret nighttime interviews shot on the rooftops … Read more
An Indonesian appeals court cut the prison sentence of Gojek founder and former education minister Nadiem Makarim to nine years from 10 years on Thursday, September 24, 2026, following a graft conviction tied to improper laptop procurement. Judges rejected his appeal to dismiss all charges, maintaining that the previous ruling aligned with established trial facts, … Read more
French and British authorities are managing tense diplomatic and operational disputes over Channel migration policies, as recent data shows French units preventing thousands of…
On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved amendments to the Law on Limiting Price Increases for Petroleum Products at its final reading. The legislation mandates a temporary reduction in excise duty rates for diesel fuel and unleaded petrol across Latvia, taking effect on October 1 and running through the end of the year. Excise Tax … Read more