The prospect of potential disputes between European Union member states over fishing rights has been highlighted as a challenge to the bloc’s efforts to meet its marine biodiversity protection targets, a report from the European Court of Auditors, or ECA, has warned. Although 14 percent of EU waters have been designated as protected areas, just…
KARACHI/CAIRO — Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan met Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday in a bid to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, as Yemen’s Houthis launched new attacks on Saudi Arabia, and Egypt approved defense support for the Gulf kingdom. The talks were the first high-level contact between Iran and the…
The United Kingdom’s finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey, has revealed measures designed to make living costs more manageable for “millions of working people and families” ahead of the country’s first budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday. The government announced it will scrap import tariffs on more than 100 grocery items,…
Kim Jong Un’s remarks come amid tensions on Korean Peninsula
Human rights groups on Tuesday urged countries to reject UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh’s bid to become UN secretary general citing allegations that Abu Dhabi funds Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The UAE denies the accusations. Nusseibeh, 48, is seeking to become the first woman to lead the United Nations.
There are new signs that the American and Israeli militaries are preparing a potential wave of strikes to muscle Tehran to the negotiating table.
Thousands of people gathered outside Portugal’s parliament in Lisbon on Tuesday to protest a police operation to clear housing rights encampments in the early hours of Sunday. Businesses in the surrounding area closed at the request of municipal authorities, as parliament began debating the 2027 state budget.
More than 180,000 people evacuated in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as storm disrupts power and transport services
Prosecutors seek 17-week extension to consult victims, families over charges in attack that killed 15 people
Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting kingdom’s west