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November 14, 2025 10:03 AM
Almost 14 million people in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan risk severe hunger due to cuts in global humanitarian aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday. The WFP's bigg...
November 14, 2025 9:33 AM
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Wednesday, shooting volcanic ash 10 km (6.2 miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, forcing authorities to raise the alert system to its highest level. Located in East Nusa Tenggara...
November 14, 2025 9:30 AM
The giant New Glenn rocket from billionaire Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and nailing the return landing of its reusable boos...
November 14, 2025 3:20 PM
The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for him to sue the public broadcaster over a documentary his lawyers called defamatory. The documentary, which ...
November 14, 2025 9:10 AM
With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise. The money, announced this w...
November 14, 2025 8:37 AM
The Gulf Cooperation Council has approved a landmark one-stop travel system designed to streamline movement across member states, with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain selected to pilot the initiative starting in December 2025. GCC Secretary-Gene...
November 14, 2025 8:32 AM
The elite Central Committee of China's ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to discuss, among other things, the country's 15th five-year development plan. The meeting, known as a plenum, is the fourth since ...
November 14, 2025 8:23 AM
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced plans to establish the Dubai Museum of Modern Art (DUMA), a major new cultural landmark designed by renowned Japanese architect Tada...
November 13, 2025 11:35 PM
ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday said it will invest in a startup focused on blocking bad actors from creating biological weapons powered by artificial intelligence. OpenAI is the lead investor in a $15 million seed round in Red Queen Bio, which is ...
November 13, 2025 9:38 PM
Pakistan said on Thursday Afghan nationals carried out two deadly suicide bombings in its territory this week, amid sharpening tensions between the South Asian neighbours over militant violence. The involvement of Afghans in the attacks - one outsid...
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