JERUSALEM: Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women rallied in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank, calling for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We want peace,” chanted the demonstrators, many dressed in white and holding placards that read “Stop killing our children”. “Our
OSLO: Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian rights campaigner, was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 on Friday at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi for her
DAMASCUS: An attack on a military academy in Syria resulted in up to 100 deaths, according to a war monitor and an official, as weaponised drones bombed the location shortly after Syria's defence minister left a graduation ceremony there. In a nation that has endured a
NEW YORK: Weather disasters fueled by climate change -- from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires -- sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the UN Children's Fund warned Thursday, slamming the lack of attention paid to victims. In a sweeping report on the
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have called on political leaders to urgently establish new international rules on autonomous weapon systems, also known as killer robots, to protect humanity. “We call on world leaders to launch negotiations
LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revealed his ambitious vision to transform post-16 education in England, announcing the introduction of a groundbreaking qualification called the "Advanced British Standard" (ABS). The new qualification aims to amalgamate A-levels and T-levels, revolutionising the education landscape. In his address at
LONDON: The UK faces a fresh crisis in its asylum system, with 50,000 refugees facing homelessness by the end of the year. The government has pledged to reduce a backlog of “legacy” asylum applications by the end of 2023, but is reducing support for refugees whose
NEW DELHI: At least 10 people have died after flash floods ravaged the northern state of Sikkim with the toll of missing people rising to 102, including 22, Indian authorities revealed on Thursday. As a result of the massive cloudburst-triggered floods, 14 people died while over
PARIS: The world's largest multilateral climate fund will aim to boost cash flow in a donor conference on Thursday, with all eyes on what the United States will provide for vulnerable nations. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set up as part of the landmark 2015
STOCKHOLM: Research into light, new materials and cosmic exploration are seen as possible contenders for Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, though experts warn it is difficult to predict a winner in the vast field. The award, to be announced at 11:45 am (0945 GMT) in Stockholm, is