Abbas, who addressed UN General Assembly by video after the US took the unusual step of denying him a visa...
Crowds of people rallied in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, waving flags and holding posters of president Mahmud Abbas...
Von der Leyen said the proposed AI group should be similar to the UN's IPCC panel, whose reports establish scientific...Von der Leyen said the proposed AI group should be similar to the UN's IPCC panel, whose reports establish scientific consensus on climate change.
The EU is leading the charge on regulating AI, and aims to green light what would be the world's first law covering the technology by the end of the year.
"We are confident that the Russian army and people will win a great victory in the just fight to punish...Putin meanwhile praised "the future strengthening of cooperation and friendship between our countries," while hosting Kim at a Far East spaceport.
Experts say Russia may seek artillery shells and antitank missiles from North Korea, which wants advanced satellite and nuclear-powered submarine technology in return.
- Supporters of the powerful Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr set the Swedish embassy in Baghdad alight on the night of...
Eight police received three-year jail terms, seven got two years and three months and three others were sentenced to 18 months in prison
Some of the Iraqi police involved in the case were permanently disbarred from the force, according to the court's verdict
Ankara, Turkey - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that India-Middle East trade corridor proposed during the G20 summit...Turkish president highlighted Turkey's significance as a strategic location bridging the gap between the Middle East and Europe
Turkey already supports another proposed corridor that connects the Gulf region to Turkey and Europe through a comprehensive transportation network
According to some activists at least 800 inmates joined the strike, the biggest in Bahrain's history. But Bahraini authorities said...The strike was suspended on Monday, after a meeting between jail officials and a group of prisoners
The prisoners can now have extra family visits and some inmates have been released from solitary confinement
- The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the...
World Health Organization spokeswoman Margaret Harris meanwhile described the situation in Libya as "a calamity of epic proportions".
In eastern Libya, the storm hit the coastal town of Jabal al-Akhdar especially hard, as well as Benghazi, where a curfew was declared.
- Geneva, Switzerland - The de-globalization of international trade is far from being a reality, but "the first signs of fragmentation" are...
After this phase of slowing globalization, the question is "whether we are moving towards a phase of deglobalization", said WTO official Ralph Ossa.
"We're quite far away from deglobalizing, but at the same time, you start seeing... the first cracks in the system," the WTO official said.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Baghdad has asked Sweden to extradite Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who stoked international outrage by desecrating the Quran,...The Swedish government has condemned the desecrations of the Quran but upheld the country's laws regarding freedom of speech and assembly.
The accused in the Quran burning incident said that Iraq was seeking his extradition to try him according to Islamic law.
Despite Israel's strong determination and increasing US mediation efforts, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tel Aviv-Riyadh still face serious...The Chinese-mediated restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran served as a catalyst for US efforts to advance Tel Aviv-Riyadh ties.
For Israel, the normalization of relations with Arab countries has remained an important strategic goal for years.
- Around 100 million more people are able to access the internet since last year's census by the International Telecommunication Union...
That means 67 percent of the world's population, or 5.4 billion people, are now online. However, the other 2.6 billion people are still without access.
With the developed world already online, the biggest growth areas for connectivity are in low-income countries.
