Paris, France -- French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top...
The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus -- with 16 more countries affiliated...
We cannot shut down the energy system of today before we build the new energy system of tomorrow that is...The phase down of fossil fuels is both "inevitable" and "essential", he said, mindful of calls by some countries for a decision at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels.
But "I don't have a magic (wand)" as to when that will happen, he told AFP in Brussels, after outlining his action plan and goals for the year-end summit.
The Israeli army said in a statement that "a number of suspects approached the northern security fence with Lebanon and...The incident comes amid tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border area, a stronghold of the Shiite movement and the site of sporadic skirmishes
Sources said Hezbollah members had been wounded. One said a sound grenade was fired and that three members were "lightly" hurt
The Egyptian presidency said the meeting in Cairo will be attended by representatives of "Sudan's neighboring countries", but has not...Egyptian President and Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed "discussed ways to settle the crisis in Sudan", Sisi's spokesman announced late Wednesday
The talks aim to "stop the bloodshed of the Sudanese people" and the "negative repercussions on neighbouring countries", Cairo said
Dubai, UAE - Indian officials are concerned about China's growing influence in the Middle East and how it will impact...India until now has allowed it to maintain robust relations wit all three poles of power - Israel, Iran, and Saudi Arabia - while countering China's influence.
New Delhi's strategy involves building new institutions, such as the I2U2 grouping, with a focus on geoeconomics and high technology.
The parliament's biggest political grouping, the conservative European People's Party (EPP), had sought to shoot down the text, arguing that...The text endorsing the Nature Restoration Law passed with 336 votes in favor, 300 against and 13 abstentions.
The Nature Restoration Act, initiated by the European Commission, aims to resuscitate degraded ecosystems.
- Nearly 140 countries have taken a first step towards reaching agreement on a fairer distribution of tax revenues from multinational...
Multinationals, especially tech firms, are currently able to easily shift profits to countries with low tax rates.
In 2021, in talks led by the OECD, an agreement was reached on a minimum tax rate of 15 percent on multinationals.
- Despite overwhelming condemnation of the Muslim holy book being desecrated, the vote brought more division than unity as Western nations...
The United Nations' top rights body backed the resolution by 28 votes in favor, with 12 against and seven abstentions.
The wording of the resolution condemns all manifestations of religious hatred, including "public and premeditated acts of desecration of the Holy Quran"
- The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a wide network of sources on the ground in Syria,...
The first responder was killed "while conducting inspections in areas that had been targeted by artillery shelling from regime forces", the group said
The Observatory said that since the beginning of the year, 243 people including 16 civilians have been killed in the region despite a ceasefire
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - Sudan's warring sides must face "accountability" for the "crimes" committed in their conflict, which risks spiraling into a...
The fighting, which began in mid-April, risks morphing into a tribalized and ideologized conflict, head of UN mission in Sudan said.
Around 3,000 people have been killed, and the UN has warned of possible crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur.
Vancouver, Canada - The United Arab Emirates has become the first Aarb country to be granted observer status at the...A part of the global network of similar Financial Action Task Force-style Regional Bodies (FSRBs), the APG is the largest in terms of membership numbers and geographical size
The APG plenary is also attended by key international organisations such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, OECD, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, etc
