Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile, WEF report finds
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18: Twenty years after the World Economic Forum (WEF) first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than...
Oman, UK FMs discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions in region
Muscat [Oman], September 18: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of Oman, and his British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband discussed on Thursday the...
Kuwait, Canada to promote defence cooperation
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 18: Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber AlAhmad Al-Sabah and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand signed a MoU on...
Gene could raise lung cancer risk some 60 times: Study
Washington [US], September 18: Scientists have identified an inherited genetic mutation that can raise a person's risk of developing lung cancer by about 25 times,...
El Niño puts India on track for its driest monsoon since 2009
New Delhi [India], September 18: India is on course for its driest monsoon in 17 years as a strengthening El Niño curbs rainfall, threatening crop...
WHO reports encouraging signs of progress against Ebola
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said on Wednesday that there are encouraging signs of declining...
OpenAI launches framework to report unexpected AI model behavior
Washington [US], September 17: OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it will publish reports on unexpected or unauthorised behaviour by its artificial intelligence models, amid growing...
Nepal flood missing toll rises to 6,150
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 17: Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Wednesday that the number of people missing following floods that...
Canada applies to join UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force
Ottawa [Canada], September 17: Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the Office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...
EU plans social media ban for under-13s
Brussels [Belgium], September 17: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the European Union plans to prevent children under the age...
UAE universities reshape media education for digital age
Dubai [UAE], September 16: UAE universities are actively evolving their media programmes to keep pace with artificial intelligence, digital platforms and changing audience habits, equipping...
Senior official urges creators to uphold national narrative
Dubai [UAE], September 16: Content developers and social media users have a great opportunity and an equal responsibility as they frame the global narrative about...
UN Women calls for urgent action to end suffering of women in...
New York [US], September 16: UN Women has called for immediate action to end the violence and suffering experienced by Palestinian women in the West...
Germany, US strengthen defence collaboration
Washington [US], September 16: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a declaration of intent on Tuesday to expand bilateral...
South Korea approves $2.4 billion acquisition of additional US Seahawk helicopters
Seoul [South Korea], September 16: South Korea approved a plan on Tuesday to purchase approximately 20 additional US-made Seahawk helicopters capable of detecting and engaging...
Hamdan bin Zayed reconstitutes Emirates Red Crescent Board
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 15: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent...
Bahrain offers condolences to UAE over martyrdom of two defence ministry members
Manama [Bahrain], September 15: The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the United Arab Emirates following the martyrdom of Major Abdullah...
WTO study explores role of stablecoins in international trade
Geneva [Switzerland], September `15: The WTO launched a new publication on the role of stablecoins in supporting cross-border trade on Monday on the sidelines of...
'World is moving with great optimism towards peaceful uses of nuclear energy',...
Vienna [Denmark], September 15: The Director General of the UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA, opened its 70th General Conference on Monday in Vienna with a message full of...
Türkiye's 1st homegrown lunar spacecraft to be tested ahead of 2027 mission
Ankara [Turkey], September 15: Türkiye has completed the production and assembly of its first lunar spacecraft, transferring the 3.5-metric-tonne craft to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)...
OpenAI agents uploaded malicious code to RubyGems in May
New York [US], September 14: AI agents being tested by OpenAI uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to software service RubyGems May, two months before they...
'Not consent': expert takes aim at algorithm reforms
Sydney [Australia], September 14: Proposed social media laws designed to force users to better control the content they see fail to get to the crux...
Russia strikes Kyiv petrol stations with drones, two killed
Moscow [Russia], September 14: Russia attacked two Kyiv petrol stations with jet-powered drones early on Friday, killing two people in an escalation of strikes that...
Saudi prince seeks US support against Houthis in Red Sea
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 14: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought military assistance from President Donald Trump on Thursday to help fight Yemen's Iran-aligned...
Teen allegedly contracted to surveil shooting victim
Sydney [Australia], September 14: A teenager charged with murder over a suspected botched gang hit was contracted to surveil the victim with a drone before...
Nepal tunnel survivor finds solace in village homecoming
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 14: After nine days trapped in a hydropower tunnel and a week of hospital care following dramatic rescue, Sanjay Sah, a rare...
Motorcyclist dies after striking pothole on highway
London [UK], September 14: The death of a 71-year-old motorcyclist, who crashed after striking a pothole, has reopened debate around the state of Victoria's roads.