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The value of research and development undertaken in Britain each year could be more than 20 per cent higher than estimates currently show, early findings from a revamped Office for National ...

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on Monday, the agency said in a statement, amid discussions for a new loan. The funding ...

Sophie, Britain’s Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife in the first trip to the country by a British royal since the ...

With the world still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for agreement in December. Countries ...

Five Republican-led states on Monday filed lawsuits challenging new Biden administration regulations that bar schools and colleges that receive federal funding from discriminating against students based on their gender identity. ...

The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke ...

Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110 others on Monday as floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai ...

Turkey has told allies that it will back the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to be NATO’s next secretary-general, a Turkish official said on Monday, an important ...

England rugby international Billy Vunipola was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and fined 240 euros for assault and battery after being arrested by police in Mallorca, Spain, following an incident at ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war and the release of Israeli hostages ...

A man was convicted of involuntary arson on Monday for his role in Greece‘s deadliest wildfire in memory, and five former fire officials found guilty of misdemeanours linked to ...

Scotland‘s leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party regaining ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected ...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will meet President of the European Council Charles Michel and the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European ...

Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government officials on charges related to its war against Hamas. The ICC – which ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of ...

In Gaza City, in the north of the strip, Israeli planes struck two houses, killing and wounding several people, health officials said. The strikes on Rafah, where over a million ...

Hundreds of tonnes of aid for Gaza have reached the port of Ashdod in Israel after departing Larnaca two days ago, the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault, which he expects within ...

Russian officials threatened the West on Sunday with a “severe” response in the event that frozen Russian assets are confiscated, promising “endless” legal challenges and tit-for-tat measures. Russian Foreign Ministry ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel’s war ...

Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 17 drones launched by Ukraine over its territory, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday, with a regional official saying the attack targeted an oil ...

Britain’s competition watchdog said this week that it was seeking comments on the AI partnerships between Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon (AMZN.O) ...

Iraqi Kurdish ministries of electricity and natural resources said on Saturday that they are working with their partners to restore operations at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s ...