Beijing and Moscow pledge to strengthen their relations after visit by Russian prime minister. China has been Russia’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years. Trade between the two countries reached nearly $245bn in 2024, rising 1.9 percent year-on-year. But commerce between the pair has taken a hit in recent months, following pressure exerted by … Read more
Pope Leo XIV called for “deep reflection” in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now.” The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range … Read more
Investigators are working to determine cause of the blaze that broke out at facility in Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia. Published On 5 Nov 20255 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A fire at a retirement home in northeastern Bosnia has killed at least 11 people and injured about 30 others, … Read more
Instead, ministers on Wednesday agreed an 85 percent cut in domestic emissions by 2040. Governments intend to achieve the remaining 5 percentage points by paying other countries to reduce pollution on the bloc’s behalf, a system of purchases known as carbon credits. The deal also opened the door to outsourcing additional efforts as part of … Read more
A young socialist’s path to mayor of NYC exposed divisions within the Democrats and groups shaping US elections. Zohran Mamdani was an unlikely frontrunner in New York’s mayoral election. His promise to make life more affordable for working-class New Yorkers, combined with his outspoken criticism of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people, earned him a … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — While Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with citizens in the street in Mexico City’s historic downtown Tuesday, a man who appeared to be inebriated stepped up behind her and touched her before a government official intervened. In a video circulating widely on social platforms, the man appeared to lean in for … Read more
The secretary-general of the United Nations has described the latest wave of atrocities reportedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan’s city of el-Fasher as “a nightmare of violence and a horrifying crisis”. Thousands of people are believed to have been killed, and many more displaced, after the paramilitary group took over the … Read more
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers dug through ice and snow on a mountain in Nepal on Tuesday to look for the bodies of seven climbers who were killed by an avalanche, officials said. The avalanche pounded the base camp at Mount Yalung Ri, located at 4,900 meters (16,000 feet), on Monday morning. Snowstorms prevented rescuers … Read more
One in five children live in conflict zones and 520 million exposed to war, a record high. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share One in five children globally lived in active conflict zones last year, according to Save the Children. In a report released on … Read more
Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Residents have sought refuge on rooftops, and cars have floated through flooded streets as Typhoon Kalmaegi has battered the central Philippines, killing at least two people. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced by the powerful storm, which made landfall … Read more