1914 - Religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares an Islamic holy war on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging his Muslim followers to take up arms against Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I.

I want everyone to know. We have nothing to do with it.  …We should not forget where these crises associated with migrants came from... Western countries themselves, including European countries.

US President Joe Biden will hold a hotly anticipated virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping tomorrow, with both sides indicating they will not give ground on flashpoint issues such as Taiwan.

What exactly does one do after leaking thousands of documents from the world’s most powerful social media company? For Frances Haugen, the answer is obvious: start a youth movement.

There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of the traditional diplomatic tools no longer available, Britain’s most senior military officer said.

As Covid-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization has called for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs.

World powers on Friday told Libya to stick to a plan for holding presidential elections on December 24, adding that foreign mercenaries should also leave and allow the country to turn a page in its history.

Turkey yesterday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.

Sudanese security forces yesterday shot dead at least one protester in a crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations, medics said, after the military tightened its grip by forming a new ruling council.

There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of the traditional diplomatic tools no longer available, Britain's most senior military officer said.

A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, kicking off a six-month stay on the orbiting outpost.

Covaxin, the first Covid-19 vaccine developed in India, is “highly efficacious” and presents no safety concerns, according to a study published in the Lancet on Thursday.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison denied having ever lied in public life yesterday and said he had the thick skin needed to deal with allegations of dishonesty including from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Pope Francis yesterday said that the world had become deaf to the plight of the poor and condemned those who become disproportionately rich while blaming the needy for their own fate.

Around 3.2 million children are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Afghanistan by the end of this year, with 1 million of them at risk of dying as temperatures drop, a World Health Organization spokesperson said yesterday.

Ten countries in the 27-member European Union face a Covid situation of “high concern”, the bloc’s diseases agency said yesterday, warning the pandemic was worsening across the continent.

The COP26 summit aims to keep alive cap global warming at 1.5C. Countries’ current pledges to cut emissions this decade would see warming spiral far beyond that limit, to 2.4C.

Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled yesterday as the country faces a major foreign exchange crisis.

Lebanon is not a failed state yet, but it is a failing state, with a government failing its population. I saw scenes in Lebanon that I never imagined I would see in a middle-income country.

Promises by governments to cut carbon emissions “ring hollow” as long as they continue to funnel trillions of investment to oil, gas and coal projects, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said.