In 2012, the Leo Messi Foundation contributed funding to the Sports for Peace programme in Colombia, which used sport to support young people living in communities affected by violence. For all the stadiums, trophies and record books associated with Lionel Messi, some of the most lasting chapters of his Barcelona story were written far from…

Second such incident in weeks: UAE rescues 22 after cargo ship fire The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Coast Guard rescued 22 crew members of Arab nationality after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. All those rescued were reported to be in stable condition.According to the UAE National Guard,…

Germany’s Nuremberg Airport suspends flights as police investigate suspected air emergency (representative image) Germany’s Nuremberg Airport temporarily suspended flight operations on Tuesday after police received a report of a suspected aviation emergency shortly before a flight from the Greek island of Corfu was due to land.The aircraft landed safely, but operations remained suspended as police…

In 2024, California removed an 18-foot dam from Neefus Gulch and restored 1,600 feet of stream, reopening habitat that salmon had been unable to reach for more than seven decades. By January 2026, surveys recorded eight spawning nests, known as redds, in the newly accessible reaches above the former barrier, a sign that endangered Central…