Category: 3. Middle East

China’s President Xi Jinping has told Russia’s Vladimir Putin he is pleased to see Moscow maintain contact with the United States to advance a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis.

The remarks during a phone call between the two leaders…

The US has “no plans” to recognise a Palestinian state, according to US Vice President JD Vance, who blamed the lack of a “functional government” to recognise. Vance was speaking during a meeting with British Foreign Secretary…

Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a new plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, touching off a wave of criticism Friday from both inside and outside the country.

Nearly two years into the war…

SEVENOAKS, England (Reuters) -British foreign minister David Lammy said on Friday he would discuss the situation in Gaza during a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Speaking alongside Vance, who is on a trip to Britain with his family, he…

Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, reacting to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.

The arms export freeze marks a drastic change of…

Blue Zones are five diverse regions where people live longer and stay healthy into their 90s and 100s. Their secrets?…

Whale songs are far removed from the singing that humans are used to. Unlike our musical sounds, those produced by whales are a complex range of vocalisations that include groans, clicks and whistles and that can sound like anything from the…

More than 200 prominent figures from across the world, including political leaders, academics, human rights advocates, journalists, religious scholars and cultural icons, have issued a joint letter to United Nations…