Category: World

– Advertisement – A new drug could revolutionise the fight against HIV: studies show it offers almost complete protection. Yet, of all things, the high price of the injection threatened to slow down its roll-out. The pharmaceutical company that developed the drug was charging $14,000 per dose. However, the health initiative ‘Unitaid’ has now announced […]

The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest monitoring shows a fragile recovery from the disaster.   In the affected regions of Sagaing and Mandalay, one in six households continue to face moderate to severe food insecurity, whilst half of all families remain only marginally food secure, making them exceptionally vulnerable to even the smallest shock.  “People who survived the earthquake have barely begun to stand again, and now another blow is […]

The owner of a telemedicine company pleaded guilty today to organizing and leading a $46.2 million Medicare fraud conspiracy that spanned more than six years. According to court documents, Christopher Harwood, 43, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, admitted that he owned and operated a telemedicine company called TelevisitMD. Harwood and his co-conspirators targeted Medicare patients through […]

Thank you, Mr. President, The UK is and has always been a committed supporter of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. These instruments are cornerstones of the international human rights framework: we take their obligations seriously, as well as their spirit into our way of […]

SHANGHAI — The global sulphur market has entered a “structural bull run,” with Chinese spot prices surging past $600 per metric tonne this week—nearly tripling the year-over-year average. This price explosion, fueled by a severe global supply deficit and a shift in refinery feedstocks, has unexpectedly transformed sulphur from a low-value byproduct into a primary […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has officially extended a looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, pausing threatened airstrikes on the country’s energy infrastructure until April 6, 2026. The 10-day extension, announced Thursday via social media, comes as the White House maintains that negotiations to end the month-long conflict are “going […]

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formalized a landmark defense cooperation agreement on Friday, signaling a major expansion of Kyiv’s security partnerships in the Middle East. The “Arrangement on Defense Cooperation,” signed in Jeddah, establishes a formal framework for technical exchange, joint investment, and future procurement […]

NEW YORK — In a historic shift for international law and historical recognition, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and racialized chattel enslavement the “gravest crime against humanity.” Spearheaded by Ghana and supported by the African Union and CARICOM, Resolution A/80/L.48 passed with 123 votes […]

WASHINGTON — A hacking group with ties to the Iranian government has claimed responsibility for breaching a personal email account belonging to FBI Director Kash Patel. The group, identifying itself as the Handala Hack Team, published a collection of personal photographs, a resume, and excerpts of correspondence on their website Friday to substantiate the claim. […]

A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 150 months in prison and two years of supervised release for organizing and leading a $61.5 million health care fraud and wire fraud conspiracy in which thousands of Medicare beneficiaries who were the victims of deceptive telemarketing were sent thousands of orthotic braces, foot baths, and genetic tests […]