The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on May 1, the UAE’s state news agency WAM said. “This decision aligns with the United Arab Emirates’ long-term strategic and economic vision and the development of its energy sector, including accelerating investment in domestic energy production,” the statement said. OPEC … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says system is broken, with world powers employing force. The world’s rules-based order is ruptured, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said, in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that avoided mentioning United States President Donald Trump. While Trump hit back at Carney, the Canadian leader’s … Read more
The use of drones in the Russia-Ukraine war has revolutionised an industry of death and destruction. The rapid development of drone technology has changed how wars are fought. Ukraine’s growing arsenal of drones has strengthened its chances against an overpowering Russian military force. As tech companies are investing in this new technology of death and … Read more
Speaking at this year’s COP30 in Brazil, UN chief Antonio Guterres called the inability to limit global warming to 1.5C (2.7F) a “deadly moral failure”. But does the same apply when it comes to protecting the environment in conflict? Israel’s two-year war on Gaza has created 61 million tonnes of rubble, with nearly a quarter … Read more
The Indonesia government said last week it will not grant visas to Israeli gymnasts for the World Championships. Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected appeals by the Israel Gymnastics Federation to be allowed to compete at a … Read more
The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle, powered by multibillion-dollar orders, sent Oracle stock shooting up. Published On 10 Sep 202510 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison has wrested the title of the world’s richest person from longtime holder Elon … Read more
The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados, 20 years after its last sighting. The Barbados threadsnake, which had been feared extinct, was rediscovered under a rock in the centre of the island during an ecological survey in March by the environment ministry and the conservation organisation Re:wild. The reptile can reach up to … Read more
The Indian-born British national became an international sensation after taking up distance running at the age of 89. Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident in India at the age of 114, his biographer says. Singh, an Indian-born British national nicknamed the “Turbaned Tornado”, was killed … Read more
Tomiko Itooka died on December 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo prefecture, in central Japan. Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died at the age of 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on December 29 … Read more
A Japanese woman, recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records, has died aged 116. Tomiko Itooka died in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, according to officials. She became the oldest person in the world after Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera passed away in August 2024 at age 117. … Read more