World Roundup

Baghdad: A bill proposed in the Iraqi parliament seeks to lower the legal marriage age to 9 for girls and…

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and…

Japan: Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has decided not to run for re-election as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic…

New Delhi: Sheikh Hasina, speaking out for the first time since being ousted as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has…

Jerusalem: European leaders have urged Iran to avoid retaliatory actions against Israel to prevent further destabilisation in the region. In…

Moscow: Following the Ukrainian forces’ seizure of 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory in the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir…

U.S: As part of efforts to address historical injustices, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for Africa to be granted…

Tanzania: Tanzania’s opposition leaders freed on bail following a mass arrest. Leaders of the main opposition party, Chadema, including its…

Washington: Science experts suggests that Mars may harbour a substantial amount of water, potentially enough to form an ocean, trapped…

London: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called on Iran to “refrain” from attacking Israel during a phone conversation…