World

Post-1948 order ‘at risk of decimation’ amid war in Gaza,…

Posted by April 24, 2024

The world is facing the collapse of the 1948 international order established in the wake of World War II, amid the brutal wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while author

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Parallel economy: How Russia is defying the West’s boycott

Posted by April 24, 2024

When Moscow resident Zoya, 62, was planning a trip to Italy to visit her daughter last August, she saw the perfect opportunity to buy the Apple Watch she had lo

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Sunak promises to boost UK defence spending by 2030

Posted by April 23, 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges to boost spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a ‘war footing’.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has

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‘Fire and forget’ in Gaza

Posted by April 23, 2024

Earlier this month, the Israeli occupying forces withdrew from my hometown of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, presumably to prepare for an attack on nea

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Photos: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza

Posted by April 23, 2024

Israel’s war on Gaza entered its 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli ground assault in the overcrowded south of Gaza. The Israeli army carr

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‘Disgrace’: Ten Hag slams criticism over Man United’s FA Cup…

Posted by April 23, 2024

Struggling United manager says making it to two finals in two years is ‘magnificent’ after his team was roundly criticised for blowing a 3-0 lead.After limp

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As more bodies found, UN human rights chief ‘horrified’ by…

Posted by April 23, 2024

Volker Turk, the United Nations human rights chief, has said he is “horrified” by the destruction of Nasser Medical Complex and al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaz

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MoL, QFBA in deal to provide Professional Readiness Programme

Posted by April 23, 2024

Officials exchanging documents after signing an agreement. Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour has signed a Working Document with the Qatar Finance and Busines

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What is Project Nimbus, and why are Google workers protesting…

Posted by April 23, 2024

Google employees based in the United States staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle last week to oppose a $1.2bn

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‘Can’t give them jobs’: Rwandans grapple with fears over UK…

Posted by April 23, 2024

Kigali, Rwanda – Lush hills draped in verdure belie the controversies surrounding two locations in Kigali that may soon host hundreds of people who had no pla

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Asia bears biggest climate-change brunt amid extreme weather: WMO

Posted by April 23, 2024

World Meteorological Organization says floods and storms were leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of heatwaves becomes more severe.Asia wa

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Watching the watchdogs: The media downplays a big legal story…

Posted by April 23, 2024

In a fast-expanding global battleground, enablers and opponents of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza are facing off in an unusual landscape: courtrooms. Over

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