Category: 4. World

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), and world leaders have gathered in New York for the occasion. But amid mounting geopolitical tensions, rising climate change and increased challenges to the…

Bahison Ravindran says he always believed he was Indian.

Born to Sri Lankan refugee parents in the southern Indian Tamil Nadu state, the 34-year-old web developer had studied and worked there, and held several government-issued identity documents,…

In New York City this morning, the United Nations opened its General Assembly, marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations itself. The day began with a General Debate, the meeting in which heads of state and government…

Well-known Italian actress Claudia Cardinale has died at the age of 87 in Nemours, France, her agent confirmed on Tuesday.

Cardinale was surrounded by her family at the time of her death, her agent said.

Born in Tunis in 1938 to Sicilian…

A lake burst caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa killed at least 14 people and left 124 others missing in eastern Taiwan, officials said on Wednesday.

Taiwan has been hit hard by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms in years, which has already caused…