Geneva: Global sea levels are rising at more than double the pace they did in the first decade of measurements in 1993-2002 and hit a new record high last year, the World Meteorological Organisation said, warning that the trend would continue for millennia. Extreme glacier melt
London: Climate change campaigners gathered outside Britain's parliament building ahead of Earth Day to urge action on global warming, while volunteers worldwide geared up to plant trees and clear trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment. Earth Day this year, officially on April
New Delhi: Indian police have arrested Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh after searching for him for more than a month, a state police official said, a move against the revival of an independent homeland in the state of Punjab bordering Pakistan. The rise of Singh, a preacher
London: British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday following an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied colleagues, the latest scandal to force out one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top ministers. The loss of the third senior minister over their
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New York: American healthcare real estate company Medical Properties Trust (MPT) has started a defamation lawsuit in a US federal court against short-selling Viceroy Research and its three members over what it says are bogus, fake, and fraudulent financial analysis reports linking it to medical
Washington: China and Iran are becoming increasingly brazen in their attempts to silence dissidents on American soil and influence U.S. policy, the FBI warned on Thursday. In a news briefing with reporters about transnational repression, FBI counterintelligence officials urged victims to come forward, saying the bureau
Karachi: Amidst rising inflation in Pakistan, the number of people donating money to charity has declined radically creating difficulty for philanthropists like Edhi who rely on these donations, especially on festivals like Eid ul Fitr — which marks the holy month of Ramadan. Eid ul Fitr
Moscow: The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to fight in Ukraine which challenges those interested to show they are "a real man" and swap what it casts as hum-drum civilian life for the battlefield. The ad, set to stirring
Aden: At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as hundreds gathered in a school to receive aid, witnesses and Houthi media said on Thursday. Several people were injured including 13 who were in critical conditions, Al Masirah TV television