Russian missiles have hit a civilian container ship at a port in Ukraine's Odesa region, killing eight people, according to local officials.
"This is the third attack on a civilian vessel in the past four days," said the region's governor, Oleh (...)
Two missiles have hit a ship off Yemen and caused a fire on board, authorities say, in another apparent attack by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said the unnamed vessel was in the Gulf of Aden when it was (...)
More than 43 million children have been driven from their homes by floods, storms, droughts and wildfires over the six years between 2016 and 2021, according to new data from UNICEF. That works out to 20,000 children displaced every single day due (...)
A baby aged just 23 days, her 12-year-old brother and their parents were among seven people killed by Russian shells in southern Ukraine on Sunday.
Bombs hit their family home in the village of Shyroka Balka in Kherson, Interior Minister Igor (...)
President Surangel Whipps Jr. of the Republic of Palau, arrived here this evening on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At King Khalid International Airport, the President of Palau and the accompanying delegation were received by the (...)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet's Member and Climate Envoy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met with Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa on the sidelines of the United Nations (...)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet's Member and Climate Envoy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met with President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. of the Republic of Palau, on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate (...)
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday there is "no room for compromise" over the self-ruled island's sovereignty but she is willing to work with China to find "mutually acceptable ways" to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait.
"The (...)
The world's best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we do more to make them resilient to our warming oceans.
That's the stark message from UNESCO, which is behind an emergency bid to protect these natural marine (...)
After extending the COP26 climate negotiations an extra day, nearly 200 countries meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, adopted on Saturday an outcome document that, according to the UN Secretary-General, "reflects the interests, the contradictions, and the (...)
Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world's more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Thursday.
Addressing (...)
Asia is home to some of the world's richest families that have accumulated wealth across different generations. As families accumulate more wealth, they continue to dwarf poor countries with struggling economies.
Data presented by Buy Shares (...)
A team From King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (Relief) distributed yesterday 370 tons of food baskets, 5,000 health kits and 3,500 shelter baskets in the town of Palau in Indonesian island of Sulawesi to affected people in areas hit by (...)
selling sports car in the United States over the last 50 years, and now, thanks to growth in international markets, the iconic pony car is the most popular sports car in the world, according to Ford analysis of IHS Markit new vehicle registration (...)
Saudi Gazette
If it is that time of the year and you "can't wait to leave" then let us make the next step easier. More often than not, it is deciding where to go which is harder than deciding it is time to.
Once you have reached that stage, the best (...)
Japan's Emperor Akihito pledged on Tuesday to honor those who died in one of World War II's deadliest battles, as he began a historic visit to the Philippines.
Akihito, 82, and his wife, Empress Michiko, 81, will visit two war memorials during the (...)
The United States on Tuesday voted for the 24th time against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the end of the embargo against Cuba despite the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year, dpa reported.
The (...)
The UN General Assembly has again condemned America's commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba — for the 23rd year in succession. The symbolic resolution was adopted on Tuesday by a recorded vote of 188 in favor to two against. As was (...)
Uri Avnery
When a high-ranking official of one country uses a derogatory term to call the leader of another country a coward, it may be assumed that the relations between the two countries are not at their best. In fact, they may be considered (...)
BARCELONA — Missy Franklin has become the most successful female swimmer ever at the world championships.
Franklin claimed her sixth gold medal Sunday night, swimming the lead-off leg for the Americans in the 400-meter medley relay. She gave the US (...)
Japan's Daiya Seto Sunday became the first Asian winner of a medley world championship gold medal after winning the
400m individual medley at the 15th FINA world championships, dpa reported.
Seto swam a 4:08.69 in the Palau Sant Jordi pool in (...)
American teenager Katie Ledecky on Saturday set her second world record at the 15th FINA world championships as she
won the 800m freestyle.
Ledecky, 16, who also won gold in the 400m and 1,500m freestyle
events, as well as the 4x200m freestyle (...)
BARCELONA — Missy Franklin finally lost.
Ryan Lochte is suddenly on a winning streak.
Lochte began one of the most grueling days of his swimming career with another world championship Friday, beating reigning Olympic champ and teammate Tyler Clary (...)
Malawi-born Cate Campbell on Friday won gold in the women's 100m freestyle event at the world championships, while
American teenager Missy Franklin missed out on a gold for the first
time at the competition, dpa reported.
Campbell, who lives in and (...)
Rikke Moller Pedersen broke the women's 200m breaststroke world record on Thursday at the world championships in
Barcelona, dpa reported.
The Dane, 24, who led from the start, finished her semi-final race
in two minutes 19.11 seconds - 0.48 seconds (...)
