British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he had accepted minister Gavin Williamson's resignation "with great sadness" and was grateful for his personal support and loyalty.

Leaders from poor countries criticized wealthy governments and oil companies for driving global warming, using their speeches yesterday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to demand that they pay up for damages being inflicting on their economies.

Polls opened yesterday in crucial US midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump -- who has all but announced that he will seek the White House again in 2024.

Ukraine doubled down on its tough stance on negotiations with Russia yesterday, saying talks could only resume once the Kremlin relinquishes all Ukrainian territory and that Kyiv would fight on even if it is “stabbed in the back” by its allies.

The White House on Monday said US support for Ukraine’s war effort will be “unwavering” even if Republicans, who have expressed concerns about the level of spending, win midterm elections. 

Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously bracing for a surge in online misinformation as Americans headed to the polls yesterday.

More than 40 million Americans have cast early ballots ahead of yesterday’s midterm elections, surpassing the numbers from two years ago, the US Elections Project said Monday.

Democrats and Republicans agree the midterm elections will turn on just a few key issues — but they disagree on what those will be.

The holy month of Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, has been predicted to begin in March next year, reports Gulf News.

Americans on Tuesday cast the final ballots in U.S. midterm elections that will determine whether Democrats lose control of Congress, and with it the ability to push forward on President Joe Biden's agenda in the next two years.

President Joe Biden made a final appeal on the eve of Tuesday's midterms for Democrats to protect democracy by defeating Donald Trump's Republicans in an election that polls show could upend power in Washington.

Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, urged Americans to elect a Republican Congress in US midterms on Tuesday to counterbalance President Joe Biden's Democrats, the first time a major social media CEO explicitly took a side.

UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday warned world leaders at a climate summit in Egypt that humanity faces a stark choice between working together or “collective suicide” in the battle against global warming.

Ukraine announced yesterday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, as officials in Kyiv said the situation with supplies was “tense” after protracted Russian attacks on energy facilities.

Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia reeling from global warming impacts got a $1.4 billion philanthropic boost yesterday to help them adapt to a world increasingly impacted by climate change.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump headlined a frantic last day of campaigning yesterday on the eve of a midterm election that will shape the rest of the US president’s term -- and could pave the way for a White House comeback by his predecessor.

More than 25 countries at the COP27 climate talks yesterday launched a group they said would ensure they hold each other accountable for a pledge to end deforestation by 2030, and announced billions of dollars to finance their efforts.

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at a climate summit in Egypt on Monday that humanity faces a stark choice between working together or "collective suicide" in the battle against global warming.

The Pakistan Supreme Court (SC) today directed Punjab police chief Faisal Shahkar to register a first information report (FIR) of the gun attack on PTI chief Imran Khan within 24 hours.

An election year that unfolded against the backdrop of economic turmoil, the elimination of federal abortion rights and broad concerns about the future of democracy is concluding with a final full day of campaigning in which leaders of both parties will issue urgent appeals to their supporters.