The world had just eight days to seal a historic deal to stem the destruction of nature. But half way into the COP15 biodiversity talks, there has been no major progress either on increased funding for conservation in developing nations, or towards a pledge to protect 30 percent of the world’s land and seas.

New Zealand will phase in a near-total tobacco ban from next year, prohibiting anyone born after 2008 from ever purchasing

Humanitarian aid and support from local communities have helped avert a dreaded famine declaration in Somalia this year, but the

The European Parliament yesterday sacked one of its own vice presidents amid corruption accusations allegedly linked to World Cup host Qatar, as the institution tries to contain the scandal.

The European Union has approved a new treatment against an advanced type of prostate cancer by Novartis, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said yesterday.

The US Department of Energy’s nuclear fusion laboratory was set to officially announce a “major scientific breakthrough”,

Researchers in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed dozens of Roman-era tombs at a site discovered earlier this year during construction work, the Palestinian enclave’s Islamist rulers Hamas announced Monday.

A state of emergency over spiraling levels of homelessness was declared in Los Angeles on Monday as the new mayor pledged a “seismic shift” for one of the most intractable problems in America’s second biggest city. 

Courts in Tehran have sentenced 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over their involvement in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iran’s judiciary said yesterday.

<B>The European Parliament took a first step today in efforts to restore its credibility, amid allegations of corruption linked to World Cup host Qatar, moving to ditch one of its own vice presidents.</B>.At the same time, in a first reaction since she was charged in a Belgian anti-graft p

Supporters of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday attempted to invade the federal police headquarters in the capital Brasilia, in a flash of post-election violence on the day the president's electoral defeat was certified..Reuters witnesses saw Bolsonaro supporters, many

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern apologised for calling a political rival an "arrogant prick" in parliament on Tuesday, as the prime minister faces a drop in public support..In the throes of spirited parliamentary debate, Ardern took issue when the leader of an opposition party asked her to gi

The world must "rethink nuclear safety" after Russia's seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko told AFP ahead of a Tuesday conference in Paris.

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to US officials seeking to charge him after the spectacular collapse of his FTX platform.

Russian forces pounded targets in eastern and southern Ukraine with missiles, drones and artillery, Ukraine’s General Staff said yesterday, while millions remained without power in sub-zero temperatures after further strikes on key infrastructure.

Young Swiss women and girls were hospitalised at an “unprecedented” rate last year for mental health issues, the national statistics office said yesterday, indicating the pandemic took a particularly heavy toll on this group.

The Islamic Republic yesterday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security forces, the second execution in less than a week of people involved in protests against Iran’s ruling theocracy.

Israeli forces shot and killed a 16 year-old Palestinian girl during a raid in the volatile city of Jenin yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the wave of violence in the occupied West Bank this year continued.

<B>Armed men opened fire today inside a hotel in central Kabul popular with Chinese nationals in an attack that ended when at least three gunmen were killed by security forces, the Taliban-run administration said.</B>.Two foreigners were injured while trying to escape by jumping from the h

Russian forces pounded targets in eastern and southern Ukraine with missiles, drones and artillery, Ukraine's General Staff said yesterday, while millions remained without power in sub-zero temperatures after further strikes on key infrastructure.