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Category: World
Lebanon to name a prime minister as new phase begins
Lebanese President consults on premier, close race between Mikati and Salam, steps to revive government institutions
IOC to replace swimmer Hall's Olympic medals lost in Lo...
Former swimmer Gary Hall Jr. to receive replicas of 10 Olympic medals lost in wildfires, IOC President confirms
Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for provoc...
The controversial ad photographer was battling a rare disease known as amyloidosis which made him lose 40 kg in a year
Streaming ahead | The K-pop calendar of 2025
Exciting things are happening in the world of Korean pop in 2025. Here’s a rundown
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel’s r...
But a temporary injunction barring the immediate release of the report remains in effect until January 14, 2025, and it's unlikely...
U.K. and Mauritius say good progress made in Chagos Isl...
Britain struck a deal in October to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while retaining control of the military b...
U.S. proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provokin...
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial ...
Iranian Army takes delivery of 1,000 new drones
The drones were delivered to various locations throughout Iran and are said to have high stealth and anti-fortification abilities,...
King Charles III to attend 80th anniversary of Auschwit...
Ahead of the January 27 commemoration, King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will also meet with community leaders...
‘Big Brother is watching you’: Collector’s coin marks G...
Coinage artist Henry Gray said the theme of totalitarianism was central to his design
Bangladesh files graft cases against Sheikh Hasina’s fa...
The cases are linked to an alleged large-scale land grab of lucrative plots in a suburb of the densely populated capital Dhaka.
Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hos...
Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and...
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major ...
Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office
China rolls out plan to tackle growing issue of dementi...
Fifteen Chinese government departments, including the National Health Commission, contributed to the plan to tackle dementia
Canada’s Trudeau announces decision to resign as Libera...
Trudeau came to power in 2015 after 10 years of Conservative Party rule, and had initially been hailed for returning the country t...
Austrian far right gets mandate to try to lead Govt for...
The Freedom Party, led by Herbert Kickl, won Austria’s parliamentary election in September 2024
China says its world's biggest dam over Brahmaputra wil...
China reiterates plan to build world’s biggest dam on Brahmaputra River, ensuring no negative impact on downstream countries
Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resigning ...
Archbishop Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, will lay down his bisho...
U.K.'s Starmer criticises those 'spreading lies and mis...
Starmer was responding to a question about Elon Musk’s recent attacks on his handling of child rape cases although he did not crit...
U.S. taking steps to clear hurdles for civil nuclear pa...
Jake Sullivan said, the United States is finalising steps to remove roadblocks to the civil nuclear partnership with Indian compan...
Shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occup...
A shooting attack on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank has killed at least three people
Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposes sectio...
The decision to impose section 144, banning the display of arms and assembly of five people or more, was taken at a high-level mee...
Afghans arrive in the Philippines to complete visa proc...
The Afghan nationals seeking resettlement primarily worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan or were deemed eligible for U.S....
Blinken says Ukraine position in Kursk ‘important’ for ...
U.S. officials have said that they do not expect major shifts in the battle lines in eastern Ukraine, whose leadership last year i...
Israel helps former soldier leave Brazil over investiga...
Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war c...
Verdict in 190 mn pounds Al-Qadir case against Imran Kh...
Noting that Judge Rana was on leave on Monday (Jan. 6), the court staff said that the decision would now be announced on January 1...
Blinken 'confident' Gaza ceasefire to come, either unde...
President-elect Donald Trump, who takes over on January 20, has vowed even stronger support for Israel and has warned Hamas of ‘he...
Rare win for Malaysia’s former PM Najib Razak as court ...
In a two to one decision, the Court of Appeal granted Najib's appeal to overturn the lower court's dismissal of his previous reque...
Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years be...
Nearly a half-century later, environmental advocates are remembering the former U.S. president for elevating environmental steward...
Xi, Biden attend Asia-Pacific summit, prepare to meet
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are due to hold talks on Saturday, in what a U.S. administration official said will probably be the last ...
Japan election: Record number of women win seats
Women had won 73 of 465 lower house seats up for grabs, figures expected to be confirmed in official results later in the day, acc...
Saudi Arabia opens resort island at futuristic mega-cit...
NEOM is best known for The Line, twin mirror-encased 170-kilometre-long skyscrapers meant to extend inland from the coast
What if Donald Trump loses?
2024 U.S. election fears of post-election violence and unrest if Trump loses, with concerns over his refusal to concede
PM Modi, Spain PM Sanchez inaugurate India’s first priv...
Modi and Sanchez inaugurate Tata-Airbus facility to manufacture C-295 military aircraft in India, boosting ‘Make in India’ mission...
China-India pact on border positive development in bila...
On the Modi-Xi meeting, the Russian envoy said, "We have not played any role in it but we are happy that it took place in Kazan."
Polio in Pakistan: Another vaccination campaign begins ...
Pakistan regularly launches such campaigns, but violence targeting the health workers and police assigned to escort them is common
Philippine town in the shadow of a volcano is hit by la...
Tropical Storm Trami triggers landslides in the Philippines, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to climate change-induced di...
From abortion to bobcat hunting: U.S. vote not just for...
U.S. voters in November 2024 will decide on Congress, state officials, referendums, and more beyond Kamala Harris and Donald Trump