KINSHASA – The healthcare system in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has sharply deteriorated, with most medical facilities suffering severe drug shortages…
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the world body is ready to scale up humanitarian relief to Gazans following the announcement…
STOCKHOLM — Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the second Hungarian author ever to receive the honor,…
STOCKHOLM — Three US-based scientists, John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their…
STOCKHOLM — Scientists Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for “their discoveries concerning peripheral…
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s former economic security minister, was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday and is now likely to become…
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand military deployment to Baltimore in a clash with Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who criticized…
LONDON – Britain, together with 22 partners, on Thursday condemned the decision of Israel’s Higher Planning Committee to approve more than 3,400 housing units in…
BRUSSELS – Wildfires have scorched nearly 895,000 hectares across the European Union (EU) so far this year, more than four times the area recorded in…
NAIROBI – Kenyan President William Ruto and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa have announced a decision to merge two initiatives to advance peace efforts in the…