South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that Seoul would not deploy military assets to the Middle East in a way that could draw the country into war, while acknowledging
Syria’s largest oil refinery, the Baniyas refinery, has ceased operations after it stopped receiving crude oil from Iran, its primary supplier for nearly a decade. Ibrahim Mousallem, the general manager of the
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Older adults in England are enjoying unprecedented levels of physical and mental health, with many 70-year-olds today experiencing the vitality of someone a decade younger, according to a study published in Nature
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by Our Correspondent in Doha The Syrian conflict is an evolving struggle marked by shifting allegiances, competing vested interests, and a tangled web of ideological battles. At its core, Syria has become
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has filed criminal complaints against subsidiaries of Apple in France and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using minerals allegedly “looted” from conflict regions in
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A previously unidentified disease that has claimed 143 lives in southwestern DR Congo has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The outbreak, which began
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Argentina’s economy has officially emerged from recession, with GDP expanding by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, marking a critical milestone for President Javier Milei’s administration.
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Nigerian anti-corruption officials have arrested 792 people, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipinos, in a raid on a luxury office building in Lagos that investigators say was a hub for romance and
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The United States is significantly strengthening its military presence on Guam and other unincorporated territories, pouring billions of dollars into strategic upgrades and deployments as part of its broader security strategy in
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As a result of the explosion in Moscow, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence of the Russian armed forces and his assistant were
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The BJP, India’s ruling party, has reignited interest in the decades-old relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, and Edwina Mountbatten, the wife of the last viceroy of India, Louis Mountbatten.
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Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday that she is going to resign, citing differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over major spending decisions. “On Friday, you told me you no
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The India-Sri Lanka Joint Statement, titled “Fostering Partnerships for a Shared Future,” highlights the strengthening ties between the two nations as they work together toward mutual growth and regional stability. Emphasizing a
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In a recent exchange, the spokesperson for Germany’s Foreign Office, Sebastian Fischer, addressed questions raised by a German journalist concerning two very different election-related events: the cancellation of the first round of
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Standing shivering outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver recounts his journey into—and out of—the opioid abyss. Weaver’s descent began innocently enough: after a car accident a decade ago,
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Cyclone Chido, the most powerful storm to strike Mayotte in nearly a century, has left catastrophic destruction in its wake, with thousands feared dead on the French Indian Ocean island. The storm
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