The United States has blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have paved the way for full United Nations...

Deadly bacteria have a taste for human blood, a new study has said. A team at Washington State University (WSU) found the phenomenon...

Islamabad: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Pakistan "very soon", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, as the Muslim...

The European Space Agency (ESA) regularly shares stunning images of our universe, leaving space lovers mesmerised. The social media...

London: A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of...

The Hague: Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her...

Dubai, the Middle East's financial centre, has been paralysed by heavy rain and storm that has caused widespread flooding around the...

New Delhi: Dubai, known for its arid climate and blistering temperatures, was battered by torrential rain on Tuesday, triggering...

Dubai: Dubai International (DXB) is advising passengers not to come to the airport, unless absolutely necessary due to the unprecedented...

Johannesburg, South Africa – On a chilly afternoon in Soweto, Mlindelwa Mtungwa, 61, cooks in his tiny, dimly lit room at the Diepkloof...

London: Former Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) employee Emma Reilly has levelled serious accusations against the...

Paris: Even though the United Nations voted last year to observe the Olympic Truce, the Paris Games will still be held under the shadow...

Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that three Hezbollah fighters, including two commanders, were killed in its airstrikes in...

Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), dumping more than a year and a half’s rain on the desert city-state of...

Myanmar’s jailed former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure amid a...

A drought fuelled by the El Niño weather phenomenon has forced Colombia to cut the export of electricity to its neighbour Ecuador, where...

The UN’s special envoy for Libya says he is his resigning as the world body cannot successfully support the country’s political...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules as Ukraine seeks to address acute...

Two Latin American countries — Venezuela and Honduras — announced diplomatic actions to signal displeasure at a recent police raid at...

The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to halt its support of attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank. The...