Category: 4. World

There are now more North Korean defectors working in the South’s public sector than ever before, Seoul has said.

By the end of 2024, 211 North Korean defectors held jobs in the public sector, 17 more than the previous year, the Ministry of…

The World Health Organisation 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…

DIKWA, Nigeria (AP) — For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide…

DIKWA, Nigeria (AP) — Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles her surviving infant. The other twin is gone, a casualty of malnutrition and the international funding cuts that…

Since he returned to office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive outreach to Russia has marked a stark shift in U.S. foreign policy. Ending years of isolation of the Kremlin, the Trump administration has offered numerous…

Car maker Nissan says it is open to sharing factories around the world with its Chinese-owned partner Dongfeng as it shakes up its business.

The Japanese firm, which employs thousands of people in the UK, told the BBC it could bring Dongfeng “into…