Russia said yesterday it captured another village in east Ukraine, closing in on the town of Kurakhove after months of steady advances.

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut for a third consecutive day yesterday, hitting locations in the capital’s southern suburbs early in the morning after a night of heavy bombardments.

Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change, economists told UN talks in Baku, where early efforts to reach a finance deal risk being overshadowed by diplomatic rows.

US President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little experience for several key cabinet positions on Wednesday, stunning some allies and making clear that he is serious about reshaping - and in some cases testing - America’s institutions.

Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza said Israeli forces had inflicted widespread destruction on their home districts in their latest six-week-old offensive and a rights group raised concerns Israel might put some areas permanently off-limits.

The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said today, accusing the country of "using starvation as a method of war"

A previous goal of $100 billion per year, which expires in 2025, was met two years late in 2022, the OECD said earlier this year, although much of it was in the form of loans rather than grants, something recipient countries say needs to change.

The global diabetes rate has doubled since 1990 from around 7% to 14%, the study suggested

Recent scientific studies shed new light on the experience of millions of patients like Gichohi. They suggest the longer someone is sick, the lower their chances of making a full recovery.

The Wall Street Journal said the man is a French citizen and former trader whose first name is Theo, though he declined to publicize his last name.

"Israel's actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing" in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added.

The lawsuit is the latest sign of the long-simmering tensions between Ben & Jerry's and consumer products maker Unilever.

The Paris commercial court was ruling on an emergency injunction sought by the SEPM union, which represents magazine staff in France.

The incident came ahead of a G20 summit next Monday and Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that will gather leaders from around the world.

The volcano has erupted more than a dozen times over the last two weeks, killing at least nine people and forcing the evacuation of thousands.

The brutal wave of weather disturbances has already killed 159 people and prompted the United Nations to request $32.9 million in aid for the worst-affected regions.

Chief among them is Trump's choice for Secretary of State -- Florida Senator Marco Rubio -- who is under sanctions by Beijing for his support for causes from Xinjiang to Hong Kong.

Sri Lankans began voting in snap parliamentary elections, with new leftist President Dissanayake's party expected to secure a big majority to drive through economic reforms

The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump's Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump's administration takes shape