United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Iran is preparing to restart legal cultivation of opium poppies for the first time in more than four decades, as the country faces a growing shortage of raw materials for essential medicines,
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For the first time in its 32-year history, neither Oxford nor Cambridge occupies a spot in the top three of The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, according to the 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump has advised Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to consider using military force to stop illegal migration into Britain, warning that unchecked crossings could destroy the country “from within,”
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is reportedly moving forward with a plan to establish an international authority to govern Gaza after the end of Israeli military occupation, with backing from former
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China’s push into brain-computer interface technology is gaining momentum, challenging the long-standing leadership of US companies like Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp., Bloomberg reports. While Neuralink has pioneered implanting chips into patients’ brains
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Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest planned austerity measures, sending a clear message to President Emmanuel Macron and his newly appointed Prime Minister
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China’s defense minister on Thursday highlighted Beijing’s efforts to reshape global governance, warning against an increasingly divided world “defined by the rule of the jungle,” while asserting that the country’s robust military
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Congo’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are strengthening military positions along the volatile eastern border, blaming each other for breaches of peace agreements in an escalation that experts warn could reignite the
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Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan formalized a mutual defense agreement on Wednesday, significantly strengthening a decades-long security partnership amid growing regional tensions. The move comes as Gulf Arab states increasingly question the
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to Britain began on Wednesday with a historic stop at Windsor Castle, where his informal greeting of Princess Catherine caught the attention of observers, CBC
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he was open to “refining” America’s trade deal with Britain just hours before arriving in London for his second state visit, during which he unveiled a sweeping
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Prosecutors are facing mounting pressure to explain why a high-profile spying case against two men accused of working for China collapsed, with MPs questioning whether the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) dropped the
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Deep beneath a hillside in Guangdong, China, a new underground observatory is at the forefront of particle physics research, aiming to reveal the secrets of neutrinos — elusive subatomic particles often called
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Microsoft has made its largest-ever investment in the United Kingdom, pledging £22 billion over four years to construct Britain’s largest AI supercomputer and expand its data-centre network, according to reporting by The
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged on Monday that Israel is experiencing a “type of isolation” nearly two years into its ongoing conflict in Gaza, urging the country to adapt through self-reliance
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