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SEVILLE: Spending on aid is essential to promote peace in times of global turmoil and deep cuts to foreign assistance, the head of the UN Development Programme said Sunday. In an interview on the eve of a four-day UN conference in Spain that aims to rally fresh impetus for the embattled development sector, Haoliang Xu…
Health secretary Wes Streeting stopped short of saying the government was confident it had the numbers © Lucy North/PA The UK government faces a crunch vote on its controversial welfare reforms, with ministers refusing to say if concessions by them will be enough to stave off a rebellion by Labour MPs. Health secretary Wes Streeting…
Paris Saint-Germain sweep aside Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0 to set up last eight clash with Bayern Munich or Flamengo. Paris Saint-Germain have thrashed their former player Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0 in the last 16 of the Club World Cup with Joao Neves scoring twice en route to victory. A Miami own goal and…
Residents evacuate from areas of Gaza City on Sunday Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal. People in neighbourhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south towards the coastal area of al-Mawasi…
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza. United States President Donald Trump can force Israel to end the war on Gaza if he shows the same gumption as he did with Iran, argues Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible…
KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday signed a decree putting his war-torn country on track to leave the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, according to a document published on his website. The treaty bans signatories from acquiring, producing, stockpiling or using anti-personnel mines, which are designed to be buried or hidden on the ground. They often…
Overview Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has raised alarms: Iran could resume enriching uranium “in a matter of months”, despite recent military attacks by the U.S. and Israel. While critical infrastructure has been hit, Grossi emphasizes that damage is “severe but not total”, and Iran still retains the key…
GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed at least 14 people including three children in the war-stricken Palestinian territory on Sunday. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 13 people died in air strikes at four locations around the Gaza Strip, and another from Israeli fire near an…
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang started selling shares this week for the first time since September © Ann Wang/Reuters Nvidia insiders have sold more than $1bn of the company’s stock over the past 12 months including a recent surge in trading as they cash in on investors’ enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. More than $500mn of the…
Rafael Grossi raises concern over Iran’s stockpile of 60 percent enriched uranium, just below weapons grade. Iran may be able to restart uranium enrichment in a matter of months despite a wave of attacks by the United States and Israel that targeted its nuclear infrastructure, according to the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog,…
