Nearly every country’s population will be shrinking by 2100, study warns | Demographics News
Sub-Saharan Africa to account for one in every two children born in 2100, Lancet study says. Fertility rates in nearly every country will be too…
Sudan one of the ‘worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory’, UN warns | Humanitarian Crises News
The UN says a ‘humanitarian travesty’ is playing out in Sudan amid international inattention and inaction. Sudan is suffering one of the worst humanitarian crises…
Q&A: Taiwan whistleblower Rex How on the challenge of generational change | Politics News
Taipei, Taiwan – Eleven years ago, Rex How, writer, publisher, translator, editor, and then-cultural adviser to the Kuomintang (KMT) government of President Ma Ying-jeou, made…
Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News
Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The…
Why has UK’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda been delayed again? | Refugees News
The UK’s House of Lords delivered another blow to the government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda on Wednesday when it voted to reinsert…
Blinken begins latest Middle East tour, set to meet Arab leaders in Cairo | Israel War on Gaza News
US secretary of state is expected to discuss a truce deal, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, among other topics. US Secretary of State Antony…
US releases ‘strongest ever’ car pollution rules in push for EV transition | Environment News
The new environmental regulations fall short of more ambitious goals previously set by the Biden administration. Washington, DC – The United States has released what…
Fitch Ratings upgrades Qatar to third-highest on back of gas expansion | Oil and Gas News
Revenues from Qatar’s LNG fields will provide budget surpluses until the 2030s, Fitch said. Fitch Ratings has upgraded Qatar to AA, its third-highest rating, on…
Indonesia election commission confirms Prabowo Subianto wins presidency | Politics News
Former general declared the winner of last month’s presidential election. Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected president of the world’s third biggest democracy, the General…
US sanctions shipping firm accused of links to Iran, Yemen’s Houthis | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps News
The measures come as Washington tries to curb the Yemeni group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes amid the war on Gaza. Washington, DC – The…
Five key takeaways from cricket’s Pakistan Super League 2024 | Cricket News
From Babar’s and Rizwan’s scoring sprees to sipping on tea and having a smoke, here are some of the key takeaways from PSL 9. The…
Lawyers for Prince Harry in News Group Newspapers lawsuit seek to bring Rupert Murdoch into case
In short: Prince Harry, Hugh Grant and others are suing News Group Newspapers over accusations of unlawful invasions of privacy by its tabloids from the mid-1990s until…
Gaza ceasefire talks: What are Israel and Hamas saying? | News
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to push for a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel as more than…
Foreign investors on alert as Senegal nears election marred by uncertainty | Elections News
Foreign investors are keeping a close eye on Senegal’s upcoming election, already marred by delays and political uncertainty, amid concerns over the political and economic…
Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation | News
Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Fine Gael party. In the surprise announcement on Wednesday,…
What is the Texas immigration law ‘SB4’, and why is it so controversial? | News
A US federal appeals court has blocked Texas’s controversial immigration law, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the state to begin enforcing the measure. Here is…
Palestinian paramedics fear Gaza dangers will spread to West Bank | Israel War on Gaza News
Hebron, occupied West Bank – In his 25 years as a paramedic, Jawdat al-Muhtaseb has worked during fraught times, from the second Intifada to the…
Trump files defamation suit against ABC News, Stephanopoulos
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against ABC News following an interview between host George Stephanopoulos and Rep. Nancy Mace. The former president's…
Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro over fake COVID certificate | Courts News
Facing multiple probes, former president’s first indictment is for allegedly falsifying his vaccine record. Brazilian police have recommended that Jair Bolsonaro be prosecuted for forging…
Russia says it will evacuate children from Belgorod after Ukraine shelling | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Kremlin says it aims to create a buffer zone to protect civilians against long-range strikes and cross-border raids. Russia plans to evacuate about 9,000…