U.S. to leave UN cultural agency UNESCO again, diplomats say
The United States has officially decided to leave UNESCO again, with the State Department citing ideological differences and UNESCO expressing deep regret over the move.
The United States has officially decided to leave UNESCO again, with the State Department citing ideological differences and UNESCO expressing deep regret over the move.
At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in hospital.
Russia and Ukraine are reportedly close to agreeing on a new round of peace talks in Türkiye this week, though the Kremlin stated that the two sides remain "diametrically opposed" in their positions on how to end the war.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump this week, aiming to secure a more favorable trade deal as Manila approaches a critical deadline on 1 August.
China confirmed on Monday that it will host a high-level summit with the European Union in Beijing this week to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. The summit aims to address ongoing trade disputes amid global trade uncertainties.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan expressed that both Germany and the UK have shown a positive attitude towards the sale of Eurofighter jets to Türkiye, and Ankara aims to complete the purchase as quickly as possible.
Elnur Mammadov, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister, presented a report during the 3rd meeting of the Azerbaijan-Vietnam Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade, and Scientific and Technical Cooperation, which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital.
Around 1,000 firefighters, supported by helicopters, worked to contain a wildfire approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Marseille on Friday. Officials reported that cooler temperatures and rising humidity had helped ease the situation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharply criticised the European Commission’s proposed budget, warning it could lead to the EU’s collapse.
A new K-pop boy band, 1VERSE, made their international debut with a powerful backstory two of its five members are defectors from North Korea. The group, whose name is pronounced "universe," includes members from North Korea, Japan, and the United States: Hyuk, Seok, Aito, Nathan, and Kenny.
More than 5,000 people in South Korea have taken refuge in shelters as relentless rainfall continues to batter parts of the country for a third consecutive day, resulting in at least four deaths and significant damage to infrastructure, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Friday.
The Indian rupee is expected to open stronger on Friday, supported by gains in other Asian currencies and a temporary pause in the U.S. dollar index’s upward trend.
The final season of the global hit 'Squid Game' has helped Netflix surpass Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations, prompting the company to raise its full-year revenue forecast.
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning a visit to Pakistan in September, according to two local television channels citing sources familiar with the matter.
The UK government plans to lower the voting age to 16, enabling approximately 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the next general election.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made his first official visit to London on Thursday to sign a comprehensive friendship treaty with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, aiming to reset post-Brexit ties between Britain and the European Union.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of committing mortgage fraud, claiming the lawmaker should be "brought to justice"- a statement Schiff condemned as political persecution and denies any wrongdoing.
A wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has expanded by roughly 50%, after being left to burn for a week before full firefighting efforts began.
President Donald Trump has found a strategy he can support for arming Ukraine: persuading European allies to donate their military equipment, with the United States supplying replacements.
An Israeli warplane struck the Druze-majority region of Suwayda in southern Syria on Tuesday, according to Syria’s state news agency SANA.
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Australia has fired a HIMARS long-range rocket system on its own territory for the first time during joint military exercises with the United States and Singapore.
Iran has warned it will respond to any move by Western powers to reinstate United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, though it has not specified what form that response would take. The statement came from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei during a press conference on Monday.
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