Prolonged and severe droughts are linked to a significant increase in sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries, an international study led by Australian
Heavy rain struck China’s southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents
Mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran’s capital Tehran at a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month’s
Four giant pandas in the western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama departed for China on Saturday.The giant pandas, 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, eight-year-old Yuihin, six-year-old Saihin and four-year-old Fuhin,
Brunei’s leader has stressed that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is widely viewed in a positive light, it must be approached with caution, local media reported.According to the
The Canadian government has ordered Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision to cease operations in Canada over national security concerns, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said late on Friday.Hikvision, also known as
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would consider ordering another military strike against Iran if the country intensifies its nuclear activities.“Without a question. Absolutely,” Trump told reporters in
At least 13 civilians were killed and 21 others injured on Friday as a result of artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital
A national disaster has been declared in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province after recent devastating floods killed 101 people and caused widespread destruction.“The South African government has officially declared a
Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on Friday, raising hopes for an end to fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more