The Trump administration declared Saturday that all UN sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest of the world rejects as illegal and sets the stage for an ugly showdown at the world body ahead of its annual General (...)
Tadej Pogacar pulled off one of the most astonishing rides of Tour de France history in the penultimate time trial stage, virtually clinching this year's Tour in a shock defeat of the long-time race leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo Visma) at La Planche (...)
The COVID-19 pandemic has largely put a freeze on migration. But will the movement of people recover once the current crisis is over? In an interview with UN News, Gary Rynhart, a senior official at the UN labor agency, ILO, explains why a return to (...)
France's foreign ministry on Friday said there was no evidence to suggest Lebanon's Hezbollah was storing chemicals to make explosives in France after a senior US official said the group had set up caches in Europe since 2012.
Speaking on Thursday, (...)
Britain is entering the second wave of coronavirus, warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday as he prepared to impose sweeping nationwide measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The British premier said he did not "want to (...)
For all its vast emptiness, the universe is humming with activity in the form of gravitational waves. Produced by extreme astrophysical phenomena, these reverberations ripple forth and shake the fabric of space-time, like the clang of a cosmic (...)
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf welcomed the statement issued by the ministerial group that included the United States, China, France, Russia, Germany, Kuwait, Sweden and the (...)
French health authorities reported new 9,784 confirmed coronavirus cases today, on Wednesday, the third-highest number of daily additional infections on record since the disease started to spread in the country at the end of the winter, according to (...)
Immediately after the recent blast in Beirut, Lebanon, Airbus provided satellite imagery to analyze the damage and helped government analysts, NGOs and first responders gain visibility into the catastrophe.
Now, the Airbus Foundation, together with (...)
Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Hamidi, director-general and chairman of the board of directors of the Arab Monetary Fund, highlighted the fund's keenness to respond to the needs of Arab countries during the coronavirus pandemic, by providing (...)
A total of 1,044 centrifuges were active at the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, the head of Iran's atomic agency has said. It is in line with steps to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal, Ali Akbar Salehi told the Iranian parliament's news (...)
The German government has claimed that specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.
A German military laboratory previously confirmed the (...)
The formation of a new government in Lebanon has hit snags over the weekend despite a looming deadline to deliver on a promise made to French President Emmanuel Macron. But Lebanese officials are holding 11th-hour negotiations over the crisis.
The (...)
New coronavirus cases in Britain held above 3,000 for a third day, prompting the government to tighten restrictions and undermining efforts to convince Britons to return to work and help revive a shattered economy.
In the three days through Sunday, (...)
France reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, its highest daily number since wide-scale testing was launched in the country.
The number rose to 10,561 new cases on Saturday, up from the previous day's 9,406 new cases on Friday, (...)
UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar claimed his second stage victory of the Tour de France and the third for the Emirati squad, beating General Classificaiton leader Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) atop Grand Colombier.
Pogacar took the victory and (...)
The European Union's neighborhood is "engulfed in flames", the bloc's top diplomat has said, calling for a "strong and united response" from member states.
"In the last 10 months, our neighborhood has become engulfed in flames, from Libya to (...)
France recorded nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday — its highest daily tally since the beginning of the pandemic.
The national health agency, Santé Publique France, revealed on Thursday afternoon that 9,843 new COVID-19 infections had been (...)
David De La Cruz and Tadej Pogačar were the two protagonists of the day for UAE Team Emirates, on the 13th stage of the Tour de France.
De La Cruz entered a breakaway of 17 riders who led the race after forming 30 km from the start, fighting on the (...)
Countries across Europe are seeing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases after successfully slowing outbreaks early in the year. But how strong has the coronavirus comeback been and does it compare to the infection numbers seen in the spring?
Countries in (...)
Japan and India have signed a military pact enabling them to exchange logistical support, as part of efforts to step up security cooperation, Kyodo cited the Japanese government as saying on Thursday.
The Japanese government said the two countries' (...)
France recorded almost 10,000 new COVID-19 infections today, on Thursday, its highest ever single-day total, a day before a cabinet meeting that might consider imposing fresh, local lockdowns to curb the spread of the disease, Reuters (...)
Japan and India have signed a military pact enabling them to exchange logistical support, as part of efforts to step up security cooperation, Kyodo cited the Japanese government as saying on Thursday.
The Japanese government said the two countries' (...)
Russia said on Wednesday a "disinformation campaign" over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny was being used to promote new sanctions against it.
Moscow released a statement after the Group of Seven foreign ministers demanded (...)
Matteo Trentin has put pen to paper on a deal which will see him in the colors of UAE Team Emirates for the next two years.
"I am very happy to join UAE, it's an ambitious team that is doing very well and where I hope to be able to contribute with (...)
