January2024

Asian stocks ticked lower Tuesday as Middle East concerns overshadowed hopes for an early Federal Reserve interest rate cut, with traders now awaiting the release of key data out of China and the United States later...

Following a series of attacks in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Huthi rebels, a maritime risk management organization reported on Tuesday that a cargo ship owned by Greeks was struck by a missile off the coast...

The UN demanded on Tuesday that the US state of Alabama renounce its intentions to kill a man by nitrogen gas suffocation, citing it as a “untested” practice that may be tantamount to torture. January 25...

Low visibility due to intense fog has been causing significant travel disruptions in Delhi and its adjoining areas during the last couple of days forcing thousands of travelers to wait for hours at the airports and...

The first refugee to be elected to New Zealand’s parliament resigned Tuesday over alleged shoplifting, which she said was related to personal stress and trauma. Golriz Ghahraman, an MP for the centre-left Green Party and its...

The UN health agency on Monday said it needed $1.5 billion in 2024 for life-saving aid to tens of millions of people trapped in health emergencies, including in Ukraine and Gaza. The World Health Organization warned...

Paolo Gentiloni, the EU’s economic commissioner, issued a warning on Monday, stating that rising energy costs and inflation within the bloc could result from turmoil in the Red Sea caused by Huthi attacks on shipping. “We...

The cholera epidemic that affected multiple countries in Eastern and Southern Africa in 2023 persists and continues to impact the region, placing additional strain on communities and healthcare facilities. Since 2023, 13 countries in the region...

100 days after earthquakes struck western Afghanistan, UNICEF is calling for greater support for over 96,000 children affected in the aftermath, as a crippling winter grips the country. Over 1,000 people, most of whom were women...

At least 770 child and adolescent homicides were recorded in Ecuador in 2023, a drastic increase of 640 percent from 104 cases in 2019, according to the latest estimates by the local Ministry of Interior. This...