Category: 4. World

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since the start of the millennium, the UN’s children’s agency UNICEF said on Monday.

Here are the key data points from UNICEF’s report:

• 64,427 cases and 1,888…

In a resolution issued on November 20, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Iran to “extend full and prompt cooperation” to the agency, which is seeking clarity on the status of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpiles and…

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake rattled northern Japan on Monday  at 11:15 p.m. (1415 GMT).

At least 30 people were injured as of Tuesday morning, with one seriously hurt, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said. Most of them were hit by…

Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and south Asia,along with heavy rains and flooding, have claimed at least 1,800 lives, displaced over a million people and affected close to 11 million more. 

In the past weeks, one tropical cyclone…

Zelenskyy told Bloomberg Monday the U.S.-led peace plans require further discussions on “sensitive issues.” There is no “unified view” on Donbas, the eastern Ukrainian region, he said.

“There is one question I — and all…

A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Japan’s east coast after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off the coastline Monday, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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Doubts are growing over whether the European Union will succeed in turning Russia’s immobilised assets into a reparations loan for Ukraine, an idea that has so far faced challenges and obstacles across multiple fronts.

The clock is ticking:…

If ubiquity and handshakes were the only measures of success, Ahmed al-Sharaa would be diplomat of the year.

Since he formally became president of Syria on 29 January 2025, the former leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – a jihadist group with an…

Ukraine’s Drone Sector on Edge After Unprecedented Data Theft Claims

A major Western investigation has revealed the contours of a potentially catastrophic data breach involving Ukraine’s defense‑technology ecosystem,…