Category: 2. World

Zambia’s government says it will seek more compensation for communities affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine, if this is needed following a full assessment.

The spill of highly acidic mine-waste laden with toxic heavy metals…

In a statement on Wednesday, the US Department of War announced the news, as Beirut is under growing pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah, which has played a key role in defending the Arab country in the face of…

RTÉ will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest “if the participation of Israel goes ahead”, the Irish broadcaster has announced.

In a statement, RTÉ said that Ireland’s participation in the event “would be unconscionable given the…

Following the Zionist regime’s terrorist attack on Doha, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi held talks with Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence…

At least 35 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday, according to the Iran-backed group’s health ministry.

The Israeli military said it struck military targets in the capital Sanaa and al-Jawf…

US space agency Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with valid US visas from its facilities – a move that effectively bars them from working at one of the most respected space research centres.

Chinese nationals, who could only work at Nasa as…

South Africa’s highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so.

In a victory for two couples who brought the case, the Constitutional Court ruled that the law amounted to…

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that an Arab-Islamic summit will be held in Doha in the coming days, where participants will determine the course of response. However, he…