London: The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid - with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year - would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis
Santiago, Chile: A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela. The mostly Venezuelan migrants are seeking to cross into Peru to
London: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he had breached public appointment rules by not disclosing a potential conflict of interest in his role in securing a $1 million loan for the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson. His exit comes at
London: Short-selling Viceroy Research has come under intense scrutiny after a Labour MP known for his human rights work accused the firm of having Russian state links and the controversy has grown further with the involvement of another parliamentarian. The issue came to surface when Labour
Cairo: Heavy explosions and gunfire rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman early Friday, residents said, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county’s two top generals whose power struggle has killed hundreds. After two weeks of fighting that has turned
Taipei: A new type of Chinese combat drone that China's state media says can carry a heavy weapons payload has flown around Taiwan, the island's defence ministry said on Friday, in the latest uptick in military tensions. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own
Worcester Massachusetts: A US Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents has a history of making violent threats, using his government computer to research mass shootings, and trying to destroy evidence of his crimes, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. In a 48-page filing, the
New Delhi: India's defence minister told his Chinese counterpart that improved relations depend on "peace and tranquillity" returning to their frontier disturbed by military tensions, an Indian government statement said. Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have deteriorated since mid-2020, when Chinese and Indian troops clashed
Vienna: One of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, will primarily move online, after a decision Thursday by the country's parliament. The development marks the final step in a years-long dispute between the Austrian government and the newspaper about the future of
Beijing: All-weather friends — Pakistan and China — on Thursday reiterated their resolve to enhance bilateral cooperation in all spheres so as to realise shared objectives of benefiting the people of their countries, while also contributing to regional peace, prosperity and stability. The development came during