Insurance firms should shun the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
The project is already devastating local communities and will contribute to climate change if completed.
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Global day of action over Gaza war
Pro-Palestine protesters shut down the Golden Gate bridge as part of a global day of…
Lagarde says ECB will cut rates soon, barring any major surprises; notes ‘extremely attentive’ to oil
Her comments come shortly after the central bank gave its clearest indication to date that…
Armenia claims Azerbaijan ‘completed’ ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan systematically ‘erasing’ all traces of ethnic Armenians in the disputed region, Yerevan says.
India election 2024: Which are the main political parties in the fray?
More about Modi’s BJP, Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and other parties that are central to world’s…
Heavy rains kill 18 in Oman as flash floods lash UAE
Rescue teams search for two missing people in Oman as bad weather disrupts travel in…
Mass grave discovered at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces
A new mass grave was found at al-Shifa Hospital where a two-week siege by Israeli…
Paris 2024 torch lit in Olympics birthplace, relay under way
The torch relay for the Paris 2024 Olympics has begun at the birthplace of the…
Ukraine warns it lacked missiles to protect power plant from Russian attack
The Trypilska thermal power station, a major electricity supplier to Kyiv region, was destroyed by…
Is Ukraine’s Zaphorizhzhia nuclear plant at risk of an ‘accident’?
Global powers raise alarm after latest drone attack on Russian-held nuclear facility hits reactor confinement…
IMF upgrades global growth forecast as economy proves ‘surprisingly resilient’ despite downside risks
The IMF on Tuesday raised its global growth forecast slightly, saying the economy had proven…
Video captures shooting of Palestinian USAID veteran in Israel
Video captured the killing in Israel of Yaacub Touhi, a 50-year-old Palestinian who was a…
Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran
Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend…
‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers
Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely…
Israel’s war cabinet is locked between restraint and revenge
Concerns are mounting that the tensions between Israel and Iran could seep into the broader…
‘Mama we’re dying’: Only able to hear her kids in Gaza in their final days
Hanan and Mazen were stuck in the West Bank. Their kids were in Gaza, where…
U.S. economy will see ‘more things break’ in 2025 if rates stay high, strategist says
Altaf Kassam told CNBC that classic monetary policy mechanisms had “broken.”
Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42 which faces U.S. scrutiny for China ties
Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence firm based in the United…
Analysis: Ruling party errors give Turkey’s opposition hope for future
Local elections point to a strengthening opposition, as external problems and internal issues cause AK…
Hundreds killed as storms lash Pakistan and Afghanistan
Authorities have called on emergency services to remain on high alert, with more severe weather…
