BERLIN: The German government will carry out a series of additional aid measures to support the civilian population in and from Gaza, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding…
A lot of what happens at a United Nations climate summit is just hot air: voluntary pledges, non-binding agreements, PR opportunities and showboating from those who want to talk the…
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday held his first in-person meeting with the families of some of the eight Americans still unaccounted for and presumed taken captive by Hamas during…
The latest UN climate change conference in Dubai has seen almost 200 countries commit to “transitioning away from fossil fuels” for the first time. COP28 negotiators have described it as…
GAZA STRIP: Israel declared on Wednesday its determination to continue its Gaza war “with or without international support”, after it came under mounting pressure even from key backer the United…
In a rented apartment in a Moscow suburb, Paulina is playing with her baby daughter Aurora. Just 20 years old, motherhood suits her and Aurora is a happy, giggling child….
The United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday imposed a fourth round of sanctions on individuals in Turkey and elsewhere linked to the Palestinian Hamas militant group, the US…
Two men have been arrested after jumping from the visitor’s gallery into the lower house of India’s parliament and setting off canisters of “foul-smelling” smoke. The major security breach at…
MAUNA KEA: Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea,…
The last-minute deal agreed at the COP28 summit in Dubai to move away from fossil fuels is being heralded as a major breakthrough. But while it’s first the time these…