World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). However beef continued to rise because of a very firm global
A two-minute silence will be observed this Tuesday, 11 November 2025, to mark Armistice Day. The silence began at 11am and will be signaled by the firing of the saluting guns on Victory Green.
Despite having worked with sharks for 30 years, Mexican Mauricio Hoyos never thought he would encounter one so close up.
Uruguay has secured a seat on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a four-year term, following an election held during the organization's 43rd General Conference in Uzbekistan. The South American country
US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state since the 1940s and signifying a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the new Middle Eastern leader.
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially kicked off in the city of Belém (Brazil), marking the first time the global climate summit has been held in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The meeting, set to
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday upheld its landmark 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide by rejecting an attempt by a former Kentucky county clerk to overturn the ruling. The justices, operating with a 6-3 conservative majority,
Six new criminal charges were filed on Monday against Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, stemming from an alleged corruption scheme during his tenure as a deputy in the Atlántico Departmental Assembly.
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the partnership between Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and private miner SQM to develop lithium resources in the Salar de Atacama, prompting Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams to hail the
The Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department has issued a regulatory Direction to the pilots of small unmanned aircraft (SUA), otherwise known as drones. The Direction has been issued by the Director of Civil Aviation in accordance with Article 68(1) of the Air Navigation
Last Thursday, Alexia Davies, a student from the Falkland Islands, was among students from across the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies representing the voices of young British people across the globe at the UK Youth Parliament Sitting in the House of Commons.
Quark Expeditions announced that by using two twin-engine helicopters from the Ultramarine, it brought guests to the remote Snow Hill Island Emperor penguin colony. “After months of in-depth preparation, the expedition team took to the skies at dawn with our two twin-engine