Despite pop-culture portrayals, certain nerds have no intention of making the world better for anyone but themselves.

The EU has pledged $2.7 billion in aid to Syria to help the country rebuild after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

The border protection agency Frontex says irregular crossings into the EU over the Mediterranean rose last year.

The US president has threatened Iran, while the Pentagon vows ‘overwhelming lethal force’ against the Houthis in Yemen.

The Trump administration is upping threats against Tehran, saying it has full responsibility for the Houthis in Yemen.

Thousands of Yemeni demonstrators marched in the streets of Sanaa to protest the deadly US military strikes.

Eyewitnesses recall an Israeli strike and quadcopter attack that killed three young Palestinian men and injured others.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for a vote to fire his internal security chief.

The Trump administration has sparked fury by deporting alleged “Venezuelan gang members” to El Salvador.

Experts warn that the sudden lack of funds may spur further migration of Venezuelans beyond neighbouring Colombia.