By AFPUS President Donald Trump's administration cut cancer research funding by 31 percent in the first three months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to a Senate report released Tuesday that accuses the White House of waging a...

By AFPEgypt's Suez Canal Authority announced Tuesday it would slash transit fees by 15 percent for large container ships in a bid to draw global shipping giants back to the route.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said last month that the countr...

By AFPAl Jazeera's Ramallah bureau chief said on Monday the news channel could resume working in the Palestinian territories after president Mahmud Abbas lifted a ban in place since January."Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to lift the...

By AFPDozens trekked to Nepal's Yala glacier for a ceremony Monday to mark its rapid disappearance due to climate change and put a spotlight on global glacial retreat.The Yala glacier, located between 5,170 and 5,750 metres above sea level, is in the...

By AFP/Nina LARSONThe United Nations voiced alarm on Tuesday at the large numbers of non-nationals being deported from the United States, in particular the hundreds sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador."This situation raises serious concerns regardin...

By AFP/Chloe ROUVEYROLLES-BAZIREA months-long Israeli blockade is worsening acute malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, medical charity Medecins du Monde warned on Tuesday, accusing Israel of using hunger as "a weapon of war".Israel halted all aid from ent...

By AFP/Saul Loeb with Clement VarangesA group of around 50 white South Africans arrived on Monday for resettlement in the United States after President Donald Trump granted them refugee status as victims of what he called a "genocide."Trump essential...

By AFP/Nina LARSONRaging conflicts, disasters and worsening climate change displaced tens of millions of people within their own countries last year, a new record, monitors said Tuesday.An unprecedented 83.4 million internally displaced people (IDPs)...

By AFP/Manon JACOBWhether in Miami, Athens, or Santiago, dedicated ambassadors are stepping up to tackle extreme urban heat around the world.Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habi...

By AFPUnited Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said reforming the global body will require "painful" changes, including staff reductions, to improve efficiency and deal with chronic budget constraints exacerbated by Trump administration polici...

By AFP/Haitham El-Tabei, David Stout and Shaun TandonSaudi Arabia on Tuesday promised billions of dollars in deals with the United States from defence to artificial intelligence as it threw a lavish welcome for President Donald Trump on the first sta...

By AFP/Celine BRUNEAUA Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021.The court also ordered that Depardieu, who was not pre...