Study links 'forever chemicals' to increased risk of type 2 diabetes
New York [US], July 24: Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as "forever chemicals",...
UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as 'nightmare of historic proportions'...
Gaza [Palestine], July 24: A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release...
ITFC allocated US$2.66 bn to Least Developed Member Countries in 2024
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 24: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, announced the release of...
EU: Over €33 billion in VAT revenues collected in 2024
Berlin [Germany], July 24: New figures from Member States show that more than €33 billion in VAT revenues were collected in 2024 via the EU's...
Wildfire in central Türkiye kills 10, injures 14
Istanbul [Türkiye], July 24: Ten firefighters were killed, and 14 others were injured in Türkiye's central Eskisehir province while battling to contain a wildfire, Agriculture...
Tokyo stocks end up over 3% at 1-year highs on Japan-US tariff...
Tokyo [Japan], July 24: Tokyo stocks' key indexes ended up over 3% at one-year highs on Wednesday after Japan and the United States reached a...
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-...