ROME — Saudi Arabia has concluded its presidency of the International Year of Camelids 2024, an initiative launched by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy on Tuesday, (...)
Human rights groups lost their legal challenge to the British government's decision to supply Israel with parts for F-35 fighter jets and other military equipment, in a ruling handed by London's High Court on Monday.
The court, which looked into the (...)
Fifty years after it first exploded on Indian screens, Sholay (Embers) — arguably the most iconic Hindi film ever made — is making a spectacular return.
In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh Sippy's 1975 (...)
The world's oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time.
The tool, which was found in a cave in Poland in 1985, is now thought to be 40,000 years old.
Archaeologists say it was (...)
Multiple US military refueling tankers and US fighter jets were reported to be moving east above the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday afternoon, amid concerns that Washington may join Israel in military strikes on Iranian missile and nuclear activities (...)
Alfred Brendel, who was considered one of the world's most accomplished pianists, has died at the age of 94.
His representatives confirmed the composer and poet died peacefully in London surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday.
Most critics have (...)
NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia, alongside France and a broad coalition of international partners, announced the suspension of the UN conference on Palestine, scheduled to be held at the UN headquarters in New York on June 17-20.
In a joint statement issued (...)
Six activists who were detained by Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza have been deported, the Israeli foreign ministry has confirmed.
Earlier, Israeli human rights group Adalah said (...)
Namrata Nangia and her husband have been toying with the idea of having another child since their five-year-old daughter was born. But it always comes back to one question: 'Can we afford it?' She lives in Mumbai and works in pharmaceuticals, her (...)
A group of activists – including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg – who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.
The yacht carrying 12 people trying to bring (...)
Sonny Olumati was born in Rome and has lived in Italy all his life but the country he calls home does not recognize him as its own.
To Italy, Sonny is Nigerian, like his passport, and the 39-year-old is only welcome as long as his latest residence (...)
The march, organised in Rome by the opposition forces Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), Movimento 5 Stelle (M5s) and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra Italiana (Avs), started from Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and finished before the basilica of San (...)
Families traveling abroad this summer on holiday or to visit relatives are being warned about the rise in measles cases in Europe and other regions.
Measles infections in Europe are at a 25-year high, while cases are also surging in countries such (...)
A ship carrying activists to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid rescued four migrants on Thursday after they had jumped into the sea from another vessel to avoid being picked up by Libyan authorities.
The vessel Madleen, which is operated by the (...)
The Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday ruled in favor of migrants' rights in a case filed by an Italian court regarding what can be considered aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
The court ruling noted that, in the case of a (...)
Greta Thunberg and other 11 activists set sail on Sunday afternoon for Gaza on a ship aimed at "breaking Israel's siege" of the devastated territory, the Associated Press new agency reported.
The sailing boat Madleen – operated by activist group (...)
A Palestinian doctor whose children were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on 23 May has died from injuries sustained in the same attack, health officials say.
Dr Hamdi al-Najjar, 40, had just returned from dropping his wife, Dr Alaa (...)
A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade.
Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana fishing vessel sank near Pylos, off the (...)
A 37-year-old cryptocurrency investor has been arrested and charged in New York City for allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian tourist in an attempt to extort access to his bitcoin wallet, authorities and media reports say.
John Woeltz, a (...)
RIYADH — With just one match remaining in the 2024–25 Roshn Saudi League season, Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of achieving a personal milestone that eluded him in both the English Premier League and Italy's Serie A — winning the Golden Boot two (...)
The EU foreign policy chief has called on Israel to investigate after IDF troops fired what the Israeli military said were "warning shots" near a delegation of foreign diplomats in the West Bank on Wednesday.
"I've heard about the incident in Jenin (...)
A Russian missile strike on a training exercise in Ukraine's Sumy border region has killed six servicemen and wounded more than 10 others, says Ukraine's National Guard.
Russia's defense ministry had earlier released a video purporting to show an (...)
International pressure has been building on Israel over its new military offensive in Gaza that has left hundreds dead in just the last few days.
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatened to take "concrete actions" on Monday, (...)
ROME — Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir led Saudi Arabia's delegation at the inauguration ceremony of the new Pope Leo XIV.
Saudi Ambassador to Italy Prince Faisal bin Sattam also attended the (...)
Russia battered Ukraine overnight with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine's military said Sunday, ahead of an expected phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending hostilities.
Russia (...)
