London: The UK Home Office has refuted allegations of harassment, humiliation and abuse of asylum-seekers staying at hotels in and around Liverpool. Earlier, accusations were made against staff of Home Office subcontractor Serco of creating a culture of “institutional abuse” at five hotels in the Merseyside
Geneva: The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the human toll, the UN weather agency said Monday. The World Meteorological Organization, in an updated report, tallied nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related
Cape Canaveral, Florida: A private mission organized by Axiom Space successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). This second-ever private mission to the ISS marks a significant milestone in space exploration. Rayyanah Barnawi, a
Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Four men with machetes were hard on their heels as a group of women raced through the dense forest surrounding east Congo's city of Goma, desperate to reach a displacement camp they had left to collect firewood. One tripped on a
Belgrade: Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Serbian capital Belgrade, amid growing concern at rising levels of violence following two mass shootings that killed 18 people this month. The rally marked the third major “Serbia against violence” protest in recent weeks, which has brought
Taipei: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island. Taiwan will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure,
New Delhi: As the stalemate between Islamabad and New Delhi continues over bilateral relations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the sole responsibility for the normalisation of ties on Pakistan. India wants "normal and neighbourly relations", Modi said in an interview with a Japanese media
Shanghai: The 2023 Shanghai Coffee Culture Week opened on May 13, with a variety of activities integrating industry, culture and lifestyle scheduled. Shanghai, home to more than 8,000 coffee houses, has hosted the event since 2021. This year's Coffee Culture Week is organized by the Shanghai
San Francisco: A United States (US) court found that the FBI improperly searched for information in a U.S. database of foreign intelligence 278,000 times over several years, including on Americans suspected of crimes, according to a ruling released on Friday. The decision by the Foreign Intelligence
New Delhi: China has said that it is opposed to a G20 tourism meeting next week in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir in India and will not attend. India, which holds the chair of G20 this year, has organised a series of meetings across the