Jerusalem, Undefined - Israel said the remains it received on Sunday from Hamas were those of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, an...
Beijing, China -- A Chinese research vessel docked in the Cook Islands Saturday as it probed the Pacific nation's deep-sea...
Washington, United States -- The United States unveiled sanctions Tuesday on individuals and companies based in China, Turkey, the United Arab...The latest actions take aim at people and entities accused of supplying Russia’s industry and furthering its ability to wage war against Ukraine.
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on more than 150 parties, while the State Department did so on over 100, including those engaged in sanctions invasion in third countries.
DUBAI, UAE - With global attention on the COP28 climate summit, UNCTAD’s eWeek 2023 highlighted digitalization’s potential to accelerate climate...Data-driven technologies like the Internet of Things, robotics and artificial intelligence can enhance climate change monitoring.
The digital transformation has left its mark on the planet through raw material depletion, energy and water use, pollution and waste.
- At the annual Doha Forum that ended Monday, Qatar reiterated that no Arab country would send in forces to stabilize...
Jordan's Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh warned that failure to deal with "the day after" the war would mean "uglier scenes in a year or two".
However, concrete policies were lacking at the forum, which did not include high-level representatives from Saudi, Lebanon and Egypt.
- The chief of WHO said the convoy was stopped twice at the Wadi Gaza checkpoint on the way to northern Gaza...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus did not say in his message who carried out the checks, but a WHO spokesman told AFP they took place at an Israeli army checkpoint.
The UN estimates 1.9 million of the territory's 2.4 million people have been displaced by the war, half of them children.
DUBAI, UAE - The outlook for 2024 remains “highly uncertain and generally pessimistic,” UNCTAD says in the Global Trade Update,...Other elements affecting trade include lower demand in developed countries, less trade in East Asia and an uptick in trade-restrictive measures.
The elements also include an uptick in trade-restrictive measures and lengthening supply chains, particularly between China and the US.
- Israel's military response to Hamas's October 7 attacks has resulted in "an incredible number of civilian casualties", Borrell said after...
"The destruction of buildings in Gaza... is more or less or even greater than the destruction suffered by the German cities during the World War II," taken proportionally, he said.
He said he had presented a discussion paper to the EU foreign ministers looking at "imposing sanctions against extremist settlers in West Bank".
- International aid organizations have struggled to get supplies to desperate Gazans under Israeli bombardment, with only the Rafah crossing in...
Israel said on Monday that no new direct crossings will be opened
The additional checkpoint will screen "trucks containing water, food, medical supplies"
- The ministry did not provide further details on the fatalities, while the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said they were killed...
Israeli forces "continue to storm Jenin camp and ambulance crews are prevented from entering to deal with medical cases," the Red Crescent said
There was no immediate comment on the killings from the Israeli military, which has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War
US warships patrolling the Red Sea have shot down Houthi missiles and drones several times since the militants began the...The night-time attack occurred as the chemical tanker passed through the Bab-el-Mandeb, the strait between Yemen and northeast Africa
The attack is the latest escalation from the Houthis in Yemen, who have increasingly targeted ships off the coast with missiles and drone attacks
With calls for a ceasefire multiplying, "it is safe to assume that the majority will be greater" this time, Richard...The US, one of only five permanent members of the Security Council, used its veto on Friday to halt a draft text calling for a ceasefire, the latest sign of impasse
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming "complete breakdown of public order" in the besieged Gaza Strip
