Sebastian Smith

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an intergovernmental cartel that enables the cooperation of leading oil-producing and oil-dependent countries to collectively influence...

The International Criminal Court has handed down a significant verdict, sentencing Malian Islamist militant and Ansar Dine member al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz to 10

The United States held its presidential election on November 5, 2024, resulting in the Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator...

Tesla has taken a significant step forward in the development of artificial intelligence with the unveiling of its Cybercab robotaxi and a demonstration of its

Hurricane John made landfall in southern Mexico on September 24, bringing with it powerful winds and record rainfall that would go on to cause deadly...

One hundred forty-five people are still missing. That number, as of September 11, 2024, may rise. The death toll from Typhoon Yagi already stands at 179 in nort

On September 9, 2024, the American television game show Wheel of Fortune marked a new chapter in its nearly five-decade history, as Ryan Seacrest and...

Brasília was built from nothing. In 1956, President Juscelino Kubitschek ordered a capital carved out of the dry central plateau. Lúcio Costa drew the airplane-

Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is facing allegations that it paid social media influencers to create fake supportive content. Reports from July 2024 claim…

Houston is still hot. In the days after Hurricane Beryl tore through Texas on July 8, 2024, the sun returned. So did the humidity. What did not return, for more

Anglo American plc, a British multinational mining company, has established itself as a dominant player in the global mining industry, with a diverse portfolio of...

Anthropic's latest model release didn't just arrive out of thin air. The company has been building toward this moment since March 2023, when its Claude chatbot

Sergei Shoigu is no longer Russia's defence minister. After nearly twelve years in the post, he has been shifted to secretary of the Security Council. The Kreml

If the $61 billion aid package for Ukraine fails to clear the U.S. Congress, the consequences will ripple far beyond Kyiv. That was the core of Prime Minister D

The Crisis Text Line, a global nonprofit organization, has been providing free and confidential text-based mental health support and crisis intervention since its launch in...

A devastating incident occurred on February 21, 2024, in Lochem, the Netherlands, where a bridge under construction suddenly collapsed, resulting in the loss of

Sonora state police ambulances were still on the highway when the body count came in. Twelve dead gunmen. Two wounded officers. A failed rescue attempt that tel

As of November 28, 2023, individuals in the United States can continue to access critical mental health support through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline,...

On November 26, 2023, the cryptocurrency industry is abuzz with the news of Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, resigning as the CEO of Binance....

Iceland has declared a state of emergency following a series of earthquakes near the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Southern Peninsula, prompting concerns of a p

The avian flu virus now has a foothold in a new host along the Brazilian coast. Five hundred and twenty-two seals are dead in Rio Grande do Sul. The cause, conf

Argentina's general elections, held on October 22, 2023, have set the stage for a runoff between two presidential candidates, Javier Milei and Sergio Massa. The...

A groundbreaking discovery has been made at the Kalambo Falls in Zambia, with the unearthing of the oldest known wooden structure, a staggering 476,000-year-old

Apple has just unveiled the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, the seventeenth generation of iPhones, at the Apple Event held at Apple Park in...