Indirect talks in Doha between officials from the US and Iran aimed at ending the Middle East war have started.

The World Health Organization said Sunday that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June 21 in connection with the record-breaking heatwave roasting much of the continent. Tens ...

Dina Rezk from Reading University and Nicola Pratt from Warwick University have conducted research to understand how the exceptional circumstances of the Arab Spring and the ensuing political upheaval ...

The seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast this week comes after long-standing tensions between Washington and Caracas, starting with US sanctions in 2006 and most recently strikes against ...

Despite major gains in education and reducing poverty in recent decades, entrenched inequalities are eroding trust in institutions and democratic systems around the world, the UN warned Tuesday.

Over 25 years ago, during my first year in a doctoral program, I recall having a conversation with one of my White male peers. We were part of a cohort of five students: 2 White males, 1 White female, ...

Israel’s strikes on Iran have targeted several of its nuclear facilities, as it claims the Islamic republic is seeking to develop nuclear weapons – an accusation Tehran denies. Experts told AFP that ...

An international summit on the future of energy security opens in London on Thursday amidst major disagreements over the role of renewables in satisfying the world’s thirst for energy. The two-day ...

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the US, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad.

As the world’s attention has once again turned to the festival of football unfolding across Russia, Israel has escalated its unchecked violence against Palestinians living in the much-maligned Gaza ...

US health authorities on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the country, dramatically widening access to contraception for women in the United States where abortion ...

States with abysmal human rights records seek election to the UN Human Rights Council not to advance human rights but to block their realization. This cynical behavior is an aberration that needs to ...