
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
- Italy ministers agree to ban burqa and niqab in school and cap foreigners in classon September 24, 2026
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the measures as "common-sense tools that do not divide but really help to integrate".
- Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbeyon September 24, 2026
A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.
- Four civilians killed in Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan, Taliban sayson September 24, 2026
Pakistan says it struck 10 targets, adding the strikes were "strictly limited to identified military objectives".
- Watch: UN delegates walk out of Netanyahu speechon September 24, 2026
The Israeli delegation could be be seen cheering in support during Netanyahu's speech.
- Why Australia chose the world's biggest political stage to reveal OpenAI hackon September 24, 2026
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
- Rapper Macklemore announces 'Free Palestine' tour after Ed Sheeran fallouton September 24, 2026
Proceeds from the tour, which begins in Dublin next month, will go to organisations supporting Palestinians, he says.
- White House restores access to media outlets banned by Trump after judge's orderon September 24, 2026
CNN, Politico and MS NOW were allowed back into the White House after some of their staff were earlier turned away.
- Greek PM urges UK PM to return Elgin Marbles permanentlyon September 24, 2026
Andy Burnham said in 2023 the sculptures should be returned to Greece with "no strings attached".
- Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threaton September 24, 2026
The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
- Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world firston September 24, 2026
Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
- Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks in first comment on fresh fightingon September 24, 2026
The military says its soldiers inflicted casualties as fears grow of a resumption of a full-blown civil war.
- 105-year-old investigated for crimes at Nazi PoW camp in Germanyon September 24, 2026
The suspect is alleged to have been an accessory to murder at the Stalag 326 camp, where tens of thousands of Soviet PoWs died.
- Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?on September 24, 2026
News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.
- Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn Gaza recovery planon September 24, 2026
The figure was announced during a meeting of the group's board at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
- Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - againon September 24, 2026
India's polling monitor is facing yet another crisis of credibility with fresh allegations against its chief.
- Teen rocker Nene Royal becomes first Thai to win America's Got Talenton September 24, 2026
Her heavy metal performance trumped nine other finalists, including magicians and even a robot crew.
- They were labelled 'pervert glasses'. Will a camera-free version transform their image?on September 24, 2026
Meta has unveiled audio-only smart glasses, with some questioning whether it is a response to the backlash over privacy.
- In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measleson September 24, 2026
With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.
- Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and wateron September 23, 2026
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
- 'Make women feel seen': Why the Dutch have a new word for labiaon September 23, 2026
Campaigners hope the new words will lead to less body shaming and more sex positivity.
- Indians are discovering the thrill of shopping without payingon September 23, 2026
Dopamine sites mimic shopping’s thrill without the spending, turning the ritual of consumption into a digital game.
- A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xion September 23, 2026
The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.
- Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI raceon September 23, 2026
The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.
- Watch: The arms race in space and how the UK is defending itselfon September 23, 2026
The UK has jammed satellites to defend itself from hostile threats, the BBC has been told.
- UK survivor of Canadian poison seller says he exploited her despairon September 23, 2026
Elisabeth Belien tells Kenneth Law's sentencing hearing she took the poison when she was just 23 years old.
- Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assaulton September 23, 2026
Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the "devastating effect on my life and sense of security that may never go away".
- Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'on September 23, 2026
Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
- Watch: How toxic smog from wildfires is making Indonesians sickon September 23, 2026
Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August.
- Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspaceon September 23, 2026
Poland says the aircraft stayed in its skies for 42 seconds, forcing the Nato member to scramble its fighter jets.
- Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortageon September 23, 2026
The tenant of the flat in Madrid, Maricarmen, was unable to pay the rent set by the firm which recently bought it.






























