The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
18 May 2026
Kate Middleton: message of hope to all those fighting cancer

Kate Middleton: message of hope to all those fighting cancer

The Princess of Wales wishes to send a message of hope to all those battling cancer, as she has been in remission for just over a year.

Largest air traffic disruption since COVID-19 pandemic

Largest air traffic disruption since COVID-19 pandemic

More than five thousand flights were canceled in just over twenty-four hours, thousands of planes rerouted, hubs wiped out. After the United States and Israel's attacks on Iran and Tehran's response, global air traffic is experiencing the biggest disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic.

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

129 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025

These journalists were killed because they were doing their job: documenting. Real journalists. Disturbing, invasive, nosy. In 2025 alone, 129 of them were murdered and, according to the annual report of the Committee to Protect Journalists, this is the highest figure ever recorded since CPJ began monitoring the situation thirty years ago.

Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2026: this teacher created hundreds of schools in slums

Winner of Global Teacher Prize 2026: this teacher created hundreds of schools in slums

There are moments that change the course of life: for Rouble Nagi, it was meeting a child who had never held a pencil in his life.

'I Swear': hard-hitting film that breaks taboo on Tourette syndrome

'I Swear': hard-hitting film that breaks taboo on Tourette syndrome

At the 79th BAFTA Awards held in London's iconic Royal Festival Hall, predictions crumbled one after the other.

Cuba plunges into darkness: energy crisis becomes a humanitarian crisis

Cuba plunges into darkness: energy crisis becomes a humanitarian crisis

Cuba is plunging into darkness. Not only because of the increasingly frequent power cuts, but also due to uncertainty in a country used to resilience, yet now more fragile than ever.

Alarming analysis of mineral water in France

Alarming analysis of mineral water in France

PFAS chemicals—used for decades in food packaging, waterproof textiles, and hundreds of other industrial and consumer products—have accumulated in water, soil, and air.

Tripadvisor's most beautiful beaches in the world in 2026: number one is a (private) tropical paradise

Tripadvisor's most beautiful beaches in the world in 2026: number one is a (private) tropical paradise

The rankings for 2026 have been officially published. Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel platform with more than a billion reviews, has published the 'Travellers' Choice Awards Best of the Best Beaches 2026', the annual selection of the most extraordinary beaches on the planet. The verdict is based on an analysis of the quality and quantity of reviews left by travelers between November 30, 2024, and December 1, 2025: millions of reviews outlining a map of the best the global coastline has to offer.

Anti-loneliness benches: British parks to make 'bonding benches' to create contacts and friendships

Anti-loneliness benches: British parks to make 'bonding benches' to create contacts and friendships

An innovative initiative is gaining ground in the United Kingdom: the so-called 'bonding benches' are designed to encourage socialization between strangers and combat loneliness, especially among parents and families with young children. The project is an initiative of English Heritage, an organization that manages monuments and historic sites in England, with the aim of revitalizing the social - in addition to cultural - function of public spaces.

5-year-old chokes on piece of frankfurters at home and dies

5-year-old chokes on piece of frankfurters at home and dies

A 5-year-old boy has died after choking on a bite of food while having dinner with his parents at home in Sestu, Italy, in the city of Cagliari. The tragedy occurred on Sunday evening, February 22, during what should have been an ordinary, quiet family meal.