Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the Global Citizen Now conference in Rio de Janeiro. His country, Norway, will donate $60 million to the Amazon Fund. This is…
Sixteen people have been killed and seven others are missing in floods on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an Indonesian official has said. Rescuers pulled 16 bodies from under tonnes…
Namibian voters will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president to succeed the late Haki Kincaid, who died nine months ago and was temporarily replaced by…
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani announced on Monday that the population of Iraq has reached 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from the national population and housing census…
The Joint Forces of the Armed Movements in Sudan reported seizing a large shipment of military supplies intended for the “Rapid Support Forces,” including advanced weapons, four-wheel-drive vehicles, as well…
China issued a yellow alert on Monday for snowstorms expected to hit parts of northeastern China. According to the China Meteorological Centre, blizzards will hit parts of Inner Mongolia and…
Australian swimmer Emma McKeon, the most decorated Olympian in Australia’s history, has announced her retirement at the age of 30 after an illustrious career. McKeon secured 14 Olympic medals,…
A UN report released today, Monday, revealed that 85,000 women and girls were deliberately killed worldwide in 2023, most of them by family members. The report highlighted that 60%…
Seventeen people have been killed in eastern Brazil when a bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a ravine in the state of Alagoas, according to local authorities…
Pro-Russia candidate Călin Georgescu has taken the lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential elections, surpassing pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu after more than 98% of votes were…