A woman killed by someone close every 10 minutes: UN
United Nations – Every 10 minutes last year, a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in…
Oman returns to capital markets with renewed investor confidence
The Sultanate of Oman returned to international capital markets with a sovereign sukuk issuance of RO 385 million ($1 billion) on the following terms: 7.5 years maturity, yield spr…
Brazilcore turns Brazilian Culture into a global reference
Donate to the needy, right cause
To regulate charitable work and to ensure that donations are used for the intended purposes, the Ministry of Social Development has several regulations to prevent malpractices.The…
Gaza truce progress slow as violence persists
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefire deal approved…
China to launch spacecraft
China will launch the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecraft, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday, a move that will help return the country’s space station and manned flight program…
French PM pressures lawmakers to pass 2026 budget
PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu put pressure on lawmakers on Monday to pass the 2026 budget by the end of the year after the deeply divided lower house of parliament…
Belgium hit by three-day national strike over govt austerity plans
BRUSSELS: Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off on Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed…
Severe floods displace thousands in Thailand
BANGKOK: Flooding from days of intense rain has killed at least eight people in southern Thailand and forced thousands into evacuation centres in neighbouring Malaysia, officials s…
South Korea’s Lee warns of clashes with North
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned of the risk of accidental clashes with North Korea, which has cut off all channels of communication with Seoul. “Inter-Korean rel…