Harvard faculty rally around university president
BOSTON: Several hundred faculty members at Harvard University on Sunday signed a petition asking school administrators to not bend to political pressure to fire the school's president over…
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COP28: Saudi Arabia, Iraq block climate deal targeting fossil fuels
DUBAI: Oil producers Saudi Arabia and Iraq stood their ground at UN climate talks on Sunday as they faced pressure to drop their opposition to a phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28 in Dubai.…
Jailed Iranian activist’s children collect Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO: The Iranian people will ultimately overcome authoritarianism imposed by a government that has lost legitimacy and public support, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said from…
UN appeals for $46bn to meet humanitarian needs in 2024
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in the occupied…
UN chief invokes rare Article 99 on Gaza situation
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza.
The rare move by the secretary-general…
Taylor Swift named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
Pop star Taylor Swift was named Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year,” beating out Barbie and King Charles III and ending her year with another accolade
“While her popularity has…
ADB approves $658.8mn for sustainable development projects
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved three projects amounting to $658.8 million to help Pakistan achieve its goal of more inclusive and sustainable growth and…
2023 will be the hottest year in ‘more than 100,000 years’
This year will be the hottest in recorded history after November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said, piling pressure to act on climate change.…
India to become world’s third-largest economy by 2030
MUMBAI: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy for at least the next three years, setting it on course to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, S&P Global…
British artist Jesse Darling wins Turner Prize 2023
LONDON: British artist Jesse Darling was awarded the 2023 Turner Prize for contemporary art and took home 25,000 pounds ($31,480) as this year's winner.
Established in 1984 and named…
Taliban’s actions have made ‘girlhood illegal’: Malala
JOHANNESBURG: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai likened restrictions the Taliban has placed on women in Afghanistan to the treatment of Black people under apartheid in a lecture in…
Israeli forces storm Khan Younis in south Gaza, killing scores of Palestinians
GAZA: Israeli forces stormed southern Gaza's main city on Tuesday in what they called the most intense day of combat in five weeks of ground operations against Hamas, and hospitals struggled…
Oxford University Press names ‘rizz’ as word of the year
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another…
UK announces stricter visa measures for legal migrants
LONDON: Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes by raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on Prime…
Elon Musk mocks Paris Hilton’s cookware ads after deal suspension
Elon Musk mocked Paris Hilton's cookware brand after her media company, 11:11, withdrew a deal from X (formerly Twitter).
Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media joined IBM and Apple in pulling ads…