Qatar, which has been a key mediator in efforts to broker a truce in Gaza, said Israeli strikes targeted the...
Volker Turk said "shocking and dehumanizing language" has been used by a number of high-level officials, stressing that "this is...
Paris, France - Silicon Valley's favorite philosophy, longtermism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of...Silicon Valley's favorite philosophy, longtermism, has helped to frame the debate on artificial intelligence around the idea of human extinction.
But increasingly vocal critics are warning that the philosophy is dangerous, and the obsession with extinction distracts from real problems associated with AI like data theft.
Villagers and environmental activists have been locked in clashes with the police in the southwestern Mugla province since their plant...An AFP tour of five Turkish coal-fired power plant villages witnessed the high human cost of relying on the outdated, highly polluting energy source.
Turkey was the last among the G20 economies to ratify the Paris Climate Accords, doing so only after the environment became a top issue in the wake of deadly wildfires.
The BRICS summit, which held in Johannesburg from Aug 22-24 agreed to admit Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and...Lavrov said BRICS leaders deal with real issues while Western politicians and reporters "tend to mostly wag their tongues".
The expanded BRICS’ positions in the Group of Twenty will strengthen because both Saudi Arabia and Argentina are its members, he said.
Tehran, Iran -- Iran has expressed its readiness to finalize the provisions of a strategic document on comprehensive cooperation with...Iran's foreign minister Amir Abdollahian also appreciated the efforts by the Sultan of Oman and talked about Iran’s stances on the trend of talks aimed at lifting the sanctions.
Abdollahian appreciated Qatar for its role in the release of Iranian assets blocked in foreign countries.
ABU DHABI, UAE – Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU) Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak launched the National Strategy for...This strategy comes in line with Sheikha Fatima’s vision to achieve fair and comprehensive women's participation in all fields.
The plan provides a general framework and guidance for decision makers in federal, local government institutions, private sector and civil society.
- Former culture minister Nadine Dorries announced her intention to resign 11 weeks ago but had remained as member of parliament...
In her resignation letter, Dorries accused PM Rishi Sunak of abandoning the fundamental principles of Conservatism and said "history will not judge you kindly"
Former culture minister Nadine Dorries was unexpectedly not awarded a seat in the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, in Johnson's resignation honors list
- Rescue efforts were complicated by the location of the crash -- the remote and sparsely populated Melville Island about 60...
Five Marines had been rescued from the crash site and flown to a hospital in Darwin in a "serious condition", the United States officials said
PM Anthony Albanese described the incident as "tragic" and "regrettable" but stressed that authorities were still trying to piece together what happened
- Tehran, Iran--Iran and Russia are independent countries whose military cooperation is not subject to the dictates of the United States...
The Russian minister said that Iran and Russia were independent countries and not subject to the dictates of the US and its allies
He termed the military cooperation with Iran as completely legal and fully consistent with the international obligations of Russia and Iran
- The rebels "detonated tunnels they had dug beneath army positions and simultaneously launched an assault from other tunnels", said Rami...
The attack involving jihadists from the Ansar al-Tawhid group and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) took place in Idlib
Two children were killed and five other civilians wounded when their home was hit in the village of Kansafra
- Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Dr. Rania Al Mashat, said the 28th Conference of the Parties to...
noted that international reports indicate that the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are most vulnerable to climate change risks
Al Mashat added that COP28 will see presentations on the most important results and joint action taken over a year within the National Platform for Green Projects
