Two people were killed Thursday and four wounded outside a Manchester synagogue packed with worshippers on a Jewish holiday, UK...
Tony Blair, Britain's former prime minister whose legacy was heavily tarnished by the 2003 war in Iraq, has long been...
Beirut, Lebanon - Gunmen thought to be linked to the Islamic State group in Syria killed 18 people searching for truffles...The gunmen attacked the group with machine guns, said the Britain-based monitoring group with a network of sources inside Syria
More than 50 people remained missing after the attack that saw heavy clashes with pro-government forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
"The 2023 death toll represents a tragic increase of 20 percent compared to 2022, highlighting the urgent need for action...The IOM said that because safe and regular migration pathways remain limited, hundreds of thousands of people attempt to migrate via irregular routes in unsafe conditions.
The Mediterranean ocean crossing continues to be the deadliest route for migrants, with at least 3,129 deaths and disappearances registered last year.
- Moscow, Russia – BRICS will work to create an independent payment system based on digital currencies and blockchain, Kremlin aide...
Ushakov said that the specific task for this year is to increase the role of BRICS in the international monetary and financial system
The BRICS group of emerging economies has welcomed 2024 by officially adding five developing nations
Southeast Asia is home to about 40 percent of the world's Muslim population, and ASEAN heavyweights Indonesia and Malaysia are...The critical situation in Gaza was a topic of fierce debate as leaders from the 10-nation ASEAN bloc convened in Melbourne for a three-day summit
The group also backed the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, despite Australia pausing the group's funding over allegations some of its staff were members of Hamas
- The fighting began with an attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in about 1,160 deaths, most...
Trump voiced support for the war in his most explicit comments yet on the fighting
US protest movements have urged voters to punish Biden at the polls over his support for Israel
- The former president, bidding for a sensational White House comeback after being unseated by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, hopes...
Trump's longshot challenger, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, narrowly won the northeast state of Vermont
Polling averages from RealClearPolitics show Trump two points ahead of Biden in a one-on-one match-up in the November election
- The US military command said that its forces shot down one anti-ship ballistic missile and three one-way attack unmanned aerial...
US military said there were no injuries or damage to the warship
Houthis said their forces had targeted two US destroyers in the Red Sea
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan has emphasized the unanimous rejection of the...
Prince Faisal was speaking at the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Jeddah on Tuesday
The session has been convened to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinians and to voice the OIC's opposition to the displacement of Palestine
The surge of three GCC nations in the Global Soft Power Index, with UAE leading with a perfect economy score,...The surge of three GCC nations in the Global Soft Power Index, with UAE leading with a perfect economy score, highlights their global influence and reputation enhancements.
Nation branding, diplomacy, and global events bolster GCC's global standing, emphasizing their commitment to dialogue, innovation, and fostering cooperative global ties.
- PARIS, FRANCE – Heatwaves and floods inflict greater economic pain on rural women than men because climate change intensifies existing inequalities,...
The report said rural, women-led households in low- and middle-income nations already face more financial burdens than men when disaster strikes.
It estimated that if average temperatures increase one degree Celsius, women would face a 34 percent greater loss in total income compared to men.
