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6 days ago | 
theclick.news | Maya Mehrara
(LONDON, England) — A popular Mexican restaurant in Fulham, London has had to make some changes in order to survive rising food prices in the last five years. The cost of price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 25% from January 2022 to 2024, according to the U.K.’s Office For National Statistics. For restaurants, this has caused food inflation, which has led institutions including Tacos MX Fulham to make changes to their produce acquisition and raise menu prices.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
Asia has been hit by over 20 earthquakes above a 2.5 magnitude in the last 24 hours, with four powerful ones in central and southeast Asia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Newsweek's map below illustrates the earthquakes that took place across central and southeast Asia within the last day. Why It MattersThe earthquakes in Myanmar will have the most significant impacts, as they were the highest in magnitude and caused hundreds of deaths and injuries.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched Moscow's new nuclear-powered submarine on Thursday in Murmansk, according to the Kremlin's press release. Newsweek reached out to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for comment via email. Why It MattersPutin's launch of the new nuclear-powered submarine comes swiftly after Moscow and Kyiv agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea following peace negotiations with the U.S. in Saudi Arabia this week.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
A passerby has been hailed as a "heroic citizen" after he restrained an attacker with a knife who assaulted five people, including two Americans in Amsterdam on Thursday, according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. Newsweek reached out to the Dutch National Police for comment via email. Why It MattersAmsterdam had several instances of stabbings in 2024 due to mental illness, according to The Associated Press.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
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4 weeks ago | 
heraldonline.com | Maya Mehrara
Denmark announced that it is speeding up its plans to draft women into the military on March 25 amid tensions with Russia and the U.S. over Greenland, according to Copenhagen's Ministry of Defense. Newsweek reached out to the Danish Ministry of Defense for comment via email. Why It MattersDenmark will be the third country in NATO to draft women into the armed forces alongside Norway and Sweden.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
North Korea unveiled its airborne early-warning and control aircraft (AEW&C) for the first time, according to Reuters. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in the U.K. for comment via email. Why It MattersPyongyang's new AEW&C aircraft will be a step up from its aging air defense systems, and its creation suggests that the country may be preparing for potential conflict amid increasing geopolitical tensions.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara |John Feng
CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Russia's defense ministry has denied claims that Ukraine advanced into its Belgorod Oblast after launching a cross-border incursion, according to independent media outlet ASTRA. But subsequent reports this week paint a different picture. Newsweek reached out to Ukraine's defense ministry for comment via email.
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4 weeks ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Ukraine has hit its fifth North Korean-supplied artillery system in a month, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, by Kyiv's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF).
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1 month ago | 
newsweek.com | Maya Mehrara
CLOSE X news article Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Oryol oblast in central Russia has made an amendment to an existing government program and will allow schoolgirls to receive payment for becoming pregnant in an effort to boost the country's birth rate, according to a decree signed by Andrei Klychkov, the governor of the region, on March 20.
