McDonald's has been hit by a system failure that closed stores and disrupted online and app orders in countries as far apart as the United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
"We are aware of a technology outage, which (...)
India has said it joined the world's top nuclear powers by mastering the ability to put multiple warheads atop a single intercontinental ballistic missile.
The successful test of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology on (...)
A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holy month.
"Even though Ramadan has begun, the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza...My (...)
There was little mention of politics at Sunday's Oscars ceremony, but there were multiple calls for global peace.
Upon winning the Academy Award for best international feature for the Auschwitz-set drama "The Zone of Interest," filmmaker Jonathan (...)
An international maritime aid corridor to Gaza could be in operation as early as Sunday, according to the head of the European Commission, working closely with the UN's Senior Humanitarian Coordinator and other international partners.
In a joint (...)
The European Union is backing a long-awaited maritime corridor allowing aid to be shipped from Cyprus to the coast of Gaza, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen confirmed during a visit to the port of Larnaca on Friday.
The Cyprus-led (...)
Two Filipino seafarers are among the dead after a Houthi ballistic missile struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first fatal attack by the Iran-backed militant group in its ongoing assaults in the Red Sea.
At least three crew (...)
Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of the war-torn enclave, UN health agency chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
These are "children (...)
Some crew are abandoning a Barbados-flagged ship and others are reported missing after it was damaged in an apparent attack off Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey said.
A US official told Reuters smoke was seen coming off the True Confidence and a (...)
Chelsea striker and Matildas captain Sam Kerr is set to face trial after being charged with racially aggravated harassment of a London police officer.
The 30-year-old Australia international pleaded not guilty to the offense at a court hearing on (...)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) must continue to receive "adequate funding" to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, has said.
His warning comes as uncertainty mounts (...)
Amid geopolitical divides, arms competition, increasingly dangerous new technologies and an elevated nuclear risk, the Secretary-General on Monday highlighted his concern that the UN Conference on Disarmament is consistently failing to deliver.
The (...)
The UN Secretary-General addressed the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the fundamental need to honor the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as the full-scale invasion by Russia of the country marks its (...)
A woman who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship.
Shamima Begum flew to Syria in 2015 with two school friends to join the terror group. While (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plan for the Gaza's future post-Hamas, which includes the "complete demilitarization" of the enclave, closing off the territory's southern border with Egypt, as well as the overhaul of Gaza's (...)
Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in central Gaza on February 5, before ultimately blocking the trucks from progressing to the northern part of the territory, where Palestinians are on the verge of famine, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman met with British Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Claire Coutinho and the accompanying delegation in Riyadh on Monday.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed the (...)
RIYADH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday expressed immense pride over the brilliant journey of the Saudi state and its rich legacy extending for nearly three centuries, featuring remarkable accomplishments in terms of unity, security, and (...)
The Munich Security Conference (MSC), came to an end on Sunday. This 60th edition brought together world leaders. Discussions focused on the situation in the Middle East, the Rafah offensive and the war in Ukraine.
On the final day, which brought to (...)
LONDON — Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan Al-Tawq and Ian Blatchford, Director and Chief Executive of Britain's Science Museum Group, have signed an agreement to implement an executive program between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and the Science (...)
LONDON — Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan met with British Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer on Wednesday, during his official visit to the United Kingdom. They discussed the current state of cultural (...)
Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as "extremely intense" Israeli airstrikes and shelling pounded multiple locations in Rafah overnight Monday, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, as international alarm mounts over (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Justice launched a new online service allowing registration of non-Saudi legal advisors for legal firms via its Najiz platform for judicial services.
The registration can be made through simple, easy and highly reliable (...)
LONDON — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi headed the preparatory work for the meetings of the economic and social side of the Saudi-British Strategic Partnership Council in the United Kingdom.
Leading a contingent of 19-member high level (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, praised the outcome of the second meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC), which was held in (...)