Hundreds walked free in a rare three-way prisoner swap involving the US, Venezuela and El Salvador. Both nations welcomed ...

In cities like Abuja, young Nigerians are increasingly unable to afford decent housing, despite numerous government ...

Europe’s largest steel plant is in crisis. ThyssenKrupp plans to cut or outsource over 10,000 jobs. The causes: high energy costs in Germany and a fierce price war with China, which is dumping excess ...

Climate change is increasing the frequency of sinkholes by intensifying extreme weather events, according to research. "Droughts lower the water table, removing subterranean support for the land above ...

Ben O'Connor won Stage 18 of the Tour de France Thursday, conquering what is considered the queen stage of the race. He claimed a solo victory ahead of Tadej Pogacar, who pulled away from Jonas ...

The police say that the "Hong Kong Parliament" group is guilty of crimes against national security. The pro-democracy group held an online vote to form a "legislature" aimed at "opposing one-party ...

The recent truce between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group — along with an earlier DRC-Rwanda peace deal — was expected to usher in new era of regional stability. Yet even the ...

A key sentence in the annual report reads: "Hunger and violent conflict are closely linked: without a secure food supply, peace remains difficult to achieve, and without peace, hunger can hardly be ...

Trump's second presidency has overseen a series of tariff increases and pauses, which has led to retaliatory tariffs placed on the U.S. by other countries. These tariff moves, particularly the ...

On Thursday, Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry reported that so far in July 48 Palestinians had died from malnutrition, with 59 dying of malnutrition since the start of 2025.

Following a skirmish in May, life in Sa Kaeo on Thailand's border with Cambodia has been disrupted. Locals said they fear another protracted conflict like they have seen many times in the past.

In Uganda, low-cost, clay-based earthen floors are a cleaner alternative to dirt floors and cheaper and more eco-friendly than concrete.