Partner Bears, booze, and bogus embassies: The week in weird news Bears in ice cream shops, wine-loving train staff and fake embassies – a roundup of the week’s strangest stories AFP Aug 22, 2025 Aug 22, 2025
Partner US State Department begins mass layoffs Trump fires over 1,300 State Department employees, sparking warnings of damage to U.S. foreign policy AFP Jul 12, 2025 Jul 12, 2025
Partner China accuses Trump of ‘pouring oil’ on Iran, Israel conflict China says fueling tensions, making threats, and exerting pressure will only escalate and expand the conflict, not help de-escalate it AFP Jun 17, 2025 Jun 17, 2025
Partner Israel shuts global embassies after attack on Iran Israel has suspended consular services and urged its citizens to cooperate with local security forces amid any hostile activity Reuters Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025
Israel shuts global embassies after attack on Iran
Israel has suspended consular services and urged its citizens to cooperate with local security forces amid any hostile activity