
BlueWorld.org is a world geography web site for people who want to know more about the regions and countries that make up our world. It was designed to help researchers, students, and laypersons find information and news from the many nations of our world, quickly, easily, and in one place. Use the menus above to get started.
The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Spain records hottest June ever as heatwave grips Europeon July 1, 2025
A number of European regions recorded their highest temperatures on the final day of June.
- US Senate holds marathon overnight vote on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'on July 1, 2025
Senators are debating a nearly 1,000-page bill that is pivotal to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
- Danish women to face conscription by lotteryon July 1, 2025
The 18 year olds will join males in a lottery that could require them undergo a period of service.
- Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone callon July 1, 2025
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as the constitutional court considers a petition for her removal.
- Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report sayson July 1, 2025
The figure from the Lancet, a leading medical journal, includes 700,000 child deaths globally a year.
- Israeli strike on Gaza seafront cafe kills at least 20 Palestinians, witnesses and rescuers sayon July 1, 2025
The outdoor cafe was frequently used by journalists, activists and local residents.
- Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in football job scam rescued in Nigeriaon July 1, 2025
The victims, mostly young men, were lured with promises of football contracts or other jobs abroad.
- Millions of 'lovebugs' swarm hikers in South Koreaon July 1, 2025
A hiker who filmed the infestation told local media the bugs at Gyeyangsan mountain were like a "thick carpet".
- Is the 'big, beautiful' India-US trade deal in trouble?on July 1, 2025
With days to go before 9 July, when the tariff pause ends, hopes persist but negotiations are tough.
- US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charitieson July 1, 2025
The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.
- 'I lost a baby and then rescued a child dodging air strikes in Sudan's civil war'on July 1, 2025
A 19-year-old tells the BBC how she miscarried as she fled attacks in the western Darfur region.
- Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammadon July 1, 2025
Clashes broke out outside the Istanbul office of the satirical magazine LeMan.
- Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape chargeon July 1, 2025
An Australian man has been charged with 70 offences, which police allege relate to eight children.
- Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboardon July 1, 2025
Crew members were able to quickly rescue the pair, who were on the last day of a Disney cruise to the Bahamas.
- Guilty plea expected in 2022 murders of four Idaho studentson July 1, 2025
Relatives of one victim posted on Facebook that the state had failed them by allowing a plea deal.
- Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had 'idolised' firefighterson June 30, 2025
The suspect deliberately lit a fire to lure first responders to a mountainous area near Coeur d'Alene.
- Trans troops in US military 'in survival mode' as ban on serving kicks inon June 30, 2025
Two transgender officers say they fear their military careers are over due to Trump’s ban on trans service members.
- Is RFK Jr's divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary?on June 30, 2025
The most powerful public health official in the US is reviled by some medics - but even some of his critics accept that he is bringing drive to healthcare areas that have long been neglected
- As Squid Game ends, South Koreans return to the reality that inspired iton June 30, 2025
The show's themes of unemployment and inequality are all too relatable for Korean viewers.
- When you think you've won £280k, but it's £28on June 30, 2025
A couple have told the BBC about considering getting married after believing they had won a small fortune.
- BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crushon June 30, 2025
The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths.
- 'A little bit melting': Intense heat across Europeon June 30, 2025
A new heat record for June of 46C was set in Spain this weekend as Europe experiences an intense heatwave.
- Prada acknowledges footwear design's Indian roots after backlashon June 30, 2025
Prada described the Kolhapuri sandals as "leather footwear" but did not mention its origins, prompting backlash.
- I lost half my weight in jail, but I'm not broken, says freed Belarus opposition leaderon June 30, 2025
Sergei Tikhanovsky was kept isolated in bare, tiny cells and tells the BBC that Belarus must free other political prisoners.
- Jury retires in mushroom murder trial in Australiaon June 30, 2025
They will decide whether Erin Patterson murdered relatives with beef Wellingtons laced with toxic mushrooms.
- Boeing's 787 Dreamliner was deemed the 'safest' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sureon June 29, 2025
Long before the Air India tragedy, the cause of which is still to be determined, people who had worked on the 787 had raised concerns about the production standards
- 'Every word has come back to haunt me': China cracks down on women who write gay eroticaon June 29, 2025
At least 30 writers have been arrested across the country since February, a lawyer tells the BBC.
- Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget billon June 29, 2025
The spending plan could also add nearly $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in debt, according to non-partisan analysis.
- Crowds celebrate Pride in New York City, India, Mexico and moreon June 29, 2025
Crowds have gathered at Pride celebrations around the world, including the Pride Parade NYC.
- 'Mariupol is diseased': Residents deny Russian claims occupied city returning to normalon June 29, 2025
Russian shattered Mariupol with a months-long siege in 2022. Now, it says it's rebuilding it.