Sudan refugees face soaring rent prices in Cairo
Sudanese refugee Mohannad had only been in Cairo a few weeks when his landlady told him he would have to...
Month: July 2023
Ukraine claims deadly blast on Crimea bridge
Waterborne drones struck the sole bridge connecting Russia to the annexed Crimea peninsula on Monday, in a deadly attack on...
Ukraine claims deadly blast on Crimea bridge
Waterborne drones struck the sole bridge connecting Russia to the annexed Crimea peninsula on Monday, in a deadly attack on...
US climate envoy Kerry holds talks in China
US climate envoy John Kerry held four hours of talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, reviving stalled...
Global debt dominates as G20 finance chiefs meet
G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs opened talks Monday on debt restructuring deals, multilateral bank reform and finance to...
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures
Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences...
London exhibition spotlights migrant business owners
From the co-founder of retail giant Marks & Spencer to the owners of a family-run Chinese takeaway, a new exhibition...
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam
Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated in southern China and Vietnam on Monday, and dozens of flights cancelled...
S. Korea president vows ‘complete overhaul’ of approach to extreme weather
South Korea's president vowed Monday to "completely overhaul" the country's approach to extreme weather from climate change, after at least...
Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another day
A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped...
Kenyan court acquits ‘miracle baby’ pastor in trafficking case
A Kenyan court on Monday acquitted a controversial self-styled preacher who claimed he could help infertile couples conceive "miracle babies"...
Tunisia, EU sign landmark agreement to address migration challenges
Tunisia and the European Union (EU) have officially ratified a memorandum of understanding, solidifying a "strategic and comprehensive partnership" aimed...
Air Quality Health Advisory issued across NY as wildfire smoke from Canada impacts region
New York state has issued an air quality alert for Monday as the ongoing wildfires in Canada continue to affect...
China’s economy misses forecasts as youth joblessness reaches record high
China's economy fell short of expectations in the second quarter, with youth unemployment hitting an all-time high. According to official...
Flooding claims lives, disrupts Northeast as heavy rains persist
The Northeastern region of the United States was hit with another round of torrential rains on Sunday, exacerbating the already...
Senegal opposition leader stages noisy but peaceful protest
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko led a peaceful protest banging pots and pans after authorities blocked a rally to publicly...
Israel’s Netanyahu discharged after night in hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from hospital Sunday in "excellent condition", a day after being admitted for dehydration,...
Fears over Syria’s proposed control on aid to rebel-held areas
The Syrian government recently announced it would allow aid to cross into rebel-held areas after a United Nations mechanism expired,...
De Silva, Mathews help Sri Lanka fight back in Galle Test
Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Mathews hit half-centuries as Sri Lanka fought back from 54-4 before lunch to 185-5 at...
Yemen’s stricken oil tanker: defusing a ‘ticking time bomb’
A rusting tanker containing more than a million barrels of oil has lain abandoned off the coast of war-torn Yemen...
Jane Birkin, British-French celebrity and style icon, dies at 76
Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a close...
‘It felt like we were chasing ghosts,’ says Springbok Kitshoff
Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff told the South African media on Sunday that "it felt like we were chasing ghosts for...
Sudan army returns to talks in Saudi as war enters fourth month
Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, a government source said...
Israelis continue protests as judicial reform advances
Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv and elsewhere Saturday protesting reforms advanced by...
Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South Korea
Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have...
Airlines grapple with rise in turbulent passengers
Viral videos of vulgar, intoxicated and violent airplane passengers have become common, but it is not just a social media...
US envoy Kerry heads to China to restart climate talks
US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua and restart...
Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and drought
An oppressive heat beats down on the central Iraqi province of Babylon, where drought and rising temperatures are hitting bees...
Record heatwaves sweep the world, from US to Europe and Asia
Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday as record heat forecasts hung...
Turkey quake survivors’ latest menace — dust
The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud...
Yellen says Ukraine aid is the best boost for global economy
Redoubling support for war-stricken Ukraine is the "single best" way to aid the global economy, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen...
Zelenskyy: Russia devoting all resources to halt Ukrainian army’s advancement
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine cautioned that Russia was utilising every available resource in its military campaign to impede Kyiv's...
Alleged Russian iIntelligence officer pleads not guilty to smuggling US tech, arms
Vadim Konoshchenok, an alleged Russian intelligence officer, has pleaded not guilty to charges of violating sanctions, US export controls, and...
US deploys F-16 fighter jets to gulf amid heightened Iran shipping tensions
In response to escalating tensions surrounding Iran's attempts to seize oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the United...
US deploys F-16 fighter jets to gulf amid heightened Iran shipping tensions
In response to escalating tensions surrounding Iran's attempts to seize oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the United...
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan despite Janat hat-trick
Afghanistan's Karim Janat grabbed a hat-trick in the final over but Bangladesh held their nerve to sneak a two-wicket win...
US takes custody of Russian agent from Estonia
The United States took custody Friday of an alleged Russian intelligence agent extradited from Estonia, as the Biden administration pursues...
Erdogan confident of extension to Ukraine grain deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed confidence Friday on the prospects of an extension to the deal that allows Ukraine...
UN Security Council appeals for support for Haiti police
The UN Security Council on Friday urged the international community to support Haiti's police, but stopped short of any concrete...
Tunisia rights groups urge aid, shelter for stranded migrants
Tunisian rights groups called on Friday for emergency aid and shelters for migrants expelled from Sfax last week, as dozens...
Senegal opposition leader calls for protests after nomination rally banned
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for a peaceful protest on Saturday after authorities blocked a planned rally to publicly...
‘Would have been at sea’: migrant rescue ship stuck at Italian port
The Ocean Viking should have been on the water Friday, searching for migrants needing rescue in the Mediterranean. Instead, the...
UN says Damascus conditions for cross-border aid ‘unacceptable’
The United Nations is concerned about "unacceptable conditions" set by Damascus for allowing aid to flow through its Bab al-Hawa...
S.Africa’s leftist EFF opens to coalition to oust ANC
South Africa's radical leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Friday said it was open to forming a grand coalition with...
‘You have to kill’: The new battle for Bakhmut
Yuriy Korpan is 39 years old but looks a decade older, his face worn as he returns from a week...
All aboard: grocery bus caters to isolated German villages
In the western German village of Lohne, where the only grocery store closed its doors earlier this year, residents now...
US, EU assail Russia in rare meeting in Southeast Asia
The US and European Union's top diplomats on Friday assailed Russia's foreign minister as being negative and unconstructive in a...
Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark fins
Police in Panama seized more than six tons of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday, arresting five people in...
Myanmar junta hints at extending state of emergency
Myanmar's junta chief hinted the military may further extend a state of emergency and delay promised elections in comments published...
Thailand’s next PM: if not Pita, then who?
The Thai parliament's rejection of reformist democrat Pita Limjaroenrat's bid for prime minister has sparked a flurry of behind-the-scenes jostling...
Delhi river reaches record high in monsoon floods
The river running through India's capital New Delhi has reached a record high due to monsoon floods, authorities said Friday...
Senegal: Would-be migrants dream of Europe
The rumor spread through Mbour like an Atlantic wave unfurling on a beach. Two boats laden with migrants that had...
Russian lawmakers approve bill banning gender reassignment
Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favor of new legislation that would make...
First firefighter death in Canada wildfires
A firefighter in western Canada has died battling one of the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the country for weeks,...
Ons Jabeur, the Tunisian battling her way into tennis history
Ons Jabeur hopes Saturday's Wimbledon final will be a game-changer: at the third time of asking she is bidding to...
Communication cuts, disease outbreak in Sudan as fighting rages
War-torn Sudan's capital experienced a communications blackout for several hours on Friday, residents said, as the army and paramilitary forces...
Iraqis beat summer heat by swimming in shrinking Tigris river
With scorching temperatures and power cuts, Wissam Abed cools off from Baghdad's brutal summer by swimming in the Tigris river,...
Protest march in C.Africa over constitutional change
Hundreds of people on Friday braved a ban to join a protest against plans for a constitutional change that will...
MTA conducts testing of platform decals to enhance conductor safety
New York City Transit Authority (MTA) and union representatives have initiated a trial of platform decals near conductor windows at...
Tunisian judge orders release of President Saied’s leading opponents
A Tunisian judge has ordered the release of two prominent political opponents of President Kais Saied, Chaima Issa and Lazhar...
