UN report highlights progress in renewable energy transition

Geneva [Switzerland], July 24: A new United Nations special report highlights how far the world has come in renewable energy since the Paris Agreement on...

Zelensky promises new bill amid protests over anti-corruption law

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday announced he would propose a bill to "ensure the strength of the rule of law...

Interpol deletes wanted notice for anti-whaler Paul Watson

Paris [France], July 24: Well-known anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is no longer wanted by the international police organization Interpol, after the "red notice" against him...

Trump unveils AI plan that aims to clamp down on regulations and...

Olympia [Washington], July 24: The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping roadmap to develop artificial intelligence, pledging to boost US innovation while stripping away what...

Countries must address climate change: ICJ

The Hague [Netherlands], July 24: The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential threat" of climate change by...

WHO warns of 'surge' in malnutrition deaths in Gaza

Geneva [Switzerland], July 24: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against a deadly hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip, with the agency's chief stressing...

Al Jazeera calls for global action to protect Gaza's journalists

Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: Al Jazeera Media Network has called upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant legal bodies to take decisive...

Israel's starvation of Gaza is a cruel display of impunity of power

Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: A grim and powerful act of protest has taken place in Gaza. In the midst of the Israeli-US-imposed blockade on...

Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their sleep

Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their...

Hundreds of thousands of US taxpayer-funded vaccine doses may expire, lawmakers say

Washington DC [US], July 24: Hundreds of thousands of doses of mpox vaccine that the United States had promised to send to African nations are...

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Washington DC [US], July 24: A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate...

US to officially withdraw from UNESCO by 31st December 2026

New York [US], July 23: The United States has formally notified Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), of...

Austria records first trade surplus in 16 years

Vienna [Austria], July 23: Austria has recorded its first trade surplus in 16 years, registering a surplus of approximately €1.7 billion last year, compared to...

Negotiating with US authorities, Columbia University fines students protesting against Israel

Washington [US], July 23: Columbia University announced on July 22 that it has imposed various penalties on students who participated in anti-Israel protests on campus.

Dhaka plane crash: Death toll rises to 31

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 23: The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet into a school in Dhaka has risen to...

Trump announces 'largest deal ever' with Japan, claims US to gain 90%...

Washington [US], July 23: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (local time) announced the completion of what he called a "massive deal" with Japan,...

"We cannot give up our enrichment": FM Araghchi says Iran open to...

Tehran [Iran], July 23: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment programme despite significant damage caused by recent...

Ukraine lost its first French-supplied Mirage 2000 fighter jet

Kiev [Ukraine], July 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 23 that the country's air force had recorded the first loss of a French-funded...

UK man obsessed with James Bond convicted of trying to spy for...

London [UK], July 23: A British man who "dreamt about being like James Bond" has been found guilty of trying to spy for what he...

AI to be trialled for disputes over asylum seekers' ages in UK

London [UK], July 23: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say they are children, the British...

Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in Gaza tops 1,000: UN

Gaza [Palestine], July 23: Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians as they were trying to access food in Gaza since the United States-...

Germany at risk of missing climate targets after 2040, finds report

Berlin [Germany], July 23: Germany is at risk of missing its climate targets from 2040 onwards, according to the German government's latest climate protection report.

Rains, flash floods kill 21 in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23: Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 21 people in 24 hours across Pakistan, taking the total death toll in...

US to pull out of UNESCO as membership 'not in national interest'

Olympia [Washington], July 23: The United States will withdraw from UNESCO by the end of 2026, the government said on Tuesday, only two years after...

Up to 500 miners buried by landslides in eastern Congo

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], July 23: Up to 500 miners are believed to be trapped in eastern Congo following a series of landslides,...

Al-Azhar issues global appeal for urgent action to save Gazans from deadly...

Cairo [Egypt], July 23: Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has issued a global appeal for urgent and immediate action to rescue the people of Gaza from what it...

US Special Envoy to visit Middle East to finalise Gaza aid corridor

Olympia [Washington], July 23: The United States announced on Tuesday that it is working to finalise the establishment of a humanitarian aid corridor into the...