After five days of confusion over Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, the day they were supposed to begin initially brought only more of the same: a seven-hour stakeout on the banks of the Bosphorus, an unruly (...)
The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination campaign.
Samples of the highly infectious virus were found in two healthy children during a routine screening in Lae, a (...)
Both China and the United States have said that they've made progress at trade talks between the two countries in Switzerland.
The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the discussions as "productive and constructive," while China's Vice (...)
The US and China agreed to drastically roll back tariffs on each other's goods for an initial 90 days, de-escalating a punishing trade war and buoying global markets.
The two countries will temporarily lower tariffs on each other's imports, (...)
The White House announced Sunday that it has reached a trade agreement with China following two days of high-level negotiations in Switzerland, though no specific terms have yet been disclosed and Beijing has not commented on the development.
U.S. (...)
The United States and China began the second and final scheduled day of high-level tariff talks in Geneva on Sunday, with U.S. President Donald Trump declaring "great progress" while China signaled continued resistance on core issues.
Trump posted (...)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer began talks Saturday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva, in a bid to de-escalate a deepening trade dispute that threatens global markets and bilateral (...)
Nearly 500 United Nations staff got together at a Labour Day rally in Geneva to protest against sweeping budget cuts prompted by President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US back from its position as the world's largest aid donor.
"Reducing the (...)
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday warned that Gaza has reached an "awful and grim moment," with food and medical supplies inside the enclave running out while aid trucks remain blocked from (...)
Transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities, according to a UN report issued on Monday.
For several years, scam (...)
JEDDAH — The Council of Ministers discussed on Tuesday measures to balance Riyadh's real estate sector and reaffirmed the government's commitment to addressing rising land prices and rents witnessed in the capital city of Riyadh in recent years. (...)
Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organization said early on Wednesday.
The legally binding pact is intended to shore up the (...)
A Palestinian paramedic who has been missing since an Israeli attack that killed 15 other emergency workers in southern Gaza three weeks ago is being detained by Israeli authorities, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.
The ICRC (...)
The World Food Programme said that the Trump administration had axed funding for life-saving schemes in 14 impoverished countries — despite previously pledging to spare vital aid.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the Trump (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Education (MOE) will participate in the 50th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, set to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 9 to 13.
The Kingdom will present 134 inventions at the event, alongside (...)
Saudi Arabia has delivered a unified international call for enhanced protection of children in cyberspace during the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Speaking on behalf of more than 70 countries, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin (...)
VIENNA — Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the ongoing attacks and violations committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, especially the systematic targeting of civilians. This was stated by Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, Saudi (...)
US funding cuts will lead to an additional 2,000 new HIV infections each day and over six million further deaths over the next four years, the UNAids chief has warned.
It would mark a stark reversal in the global fight against HIV, which has seen (...)
A report considered the world's most trusted source of climate updates has laid out the parlous state of a planet that has recorded its 10 hottest years over the last decade.
The World Meteorological Organization's State of the Global Climate report (...)
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides, as well as Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the EU, are set to meet on Monday to discuss the reunification of the Mediterranean island once again.
However, chances for a breakthrough remain low.
The island (...)
MAKKAH — The 163rd Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which concluded in Makkah on Thursday, reiterated the support of the GCC for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people to continue living on their (...)
A British man who was captured while fighting for Ukraine's armed forces has been jailed for 19 years by a Russian military court.
James Scott Rhys Anderson was reportedly captured in Russia's Kursk region last November, where Ukraine had launched a (...)
Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas.
The blimp – resembling a while-hot air balloon - was dislodged from its base in South Padre Island, a (...)
GENEVA — Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, reiterated the Kingdom's unwavering support for Sudan and its people in overcoming the ongoing (...)
Israel has systematically targeted Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza, arbitrarily detaining them without charge or access to legal counsel, and submitting them to torture and abuse, according to a new report by Physicians for Human Rights (...)
