WASHINGTON, Dec 16 - Sudan has once again topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization, as warring sides press on with a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people.
By Christine Chen and Tom Bateman SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Government authorities have not done enough to stamp out hatred of Jews in Australia, which has allowed it to fester in the aftermath of October 7, said the daughter of a Holocaust survivor who was wounded at the
[New Times] Rwanda has retained its position as the most visa-open country in Africa, according to the 2025 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI). The country has held the top spot since 2023 due to its visa-free regime.
She said hatred has been allowed to fester against the Jewish minority in Australia.
Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa and Tonga drier while eastern islands such as Tahiti became increasingly wet. New evidence from plant waxes preserved in island sediments shows this
Across Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, from the markets of Surabaya to the online storefronts of Jakarta, a quiet transformation is reshaping Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises—MSMEs, which employ nearly all Indonesian
By country or region, China accounted for the most acquisitions at 1,674.
A new report warns Deaf women experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland remain "effectively invisible" due to the chronic absence of specialist services and a lack of coordinated national support. Researchers say this gap leaves deaf victim-survivors without meaningful access to
Australian police are investigating how the father and son planned the attack and whether they had links to terrorist groups, including Islamic State.
[Afreximbank] Landmark procedure strengthens Africa's capacity for complex cardiac care, reducing reliance on overseas medical travel
[The Conversation Africa] In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military garb appeared on state TV on Dec. 7, 2025, to announce that they had suspended the constitution and seized control.
Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North Dakota, analyzed using chemical isotope techniques, reveals that some
The advisory urges people to prepare emergency bags should they need to evacuate quickly.
Beirut needs international support to curb Iranian efforts to maintain its presence in Lebanon while it continues to support Hezbollah. The resumption of war would free Tehran from this dilemma, as it fears the complete crushing of its regional sphere of influence
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised. “I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on
The Pentagon is escalating its preliminary review into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over his participation in a video where he and other Democrats told U.S. service members to disobey “illegal orders.” A Pentagon official told The Hill on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete
One co-founder called it a "blatant power grab" designed to strip the board of its independence.
The previous record of 18 million foreign tourists was set before the pandemic in 2019.
Air pollution is the latest environmental crisis causing havoc across Iran. Large parts of the country are already suffering from a drought, one of the worst in decades. Its wetlands are dry, and its land is subsiding at alarming rates.
Congress appears poised to spend money in 2026 on beach replenishment projects in wake of the zero dollars it allocated this year.
Anthony Albanese said Ahmed al Ahmed's bravery is an inspiration for all Australians.
China’s long‑running wave of corporate layoffs is spreading from manufacturing and property to the technology sector, with some key firms cutting hundreds of engineering jobs as core businesses weaken and artificial intelligence (AI) growth remains uneven. Recent job cuts at
The generals have also been boosted by the backing of China.
New data released today from one of the world's longest-running wildlife surveys show Australia's waterbird population made a partial return after last year's steep drop, but numbers remain well below historic levels.
Aid remains stranded because the recent floods have not been declared a national emergency.
SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Australian police said on Tuesday that the two alleged gunmen behind the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines last month, and that the reasons for their trip were under investigation. Police said initial
The U.S. military continued its campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats, blowing up three vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday and killing eight “narcoterrorists” in total. All three vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations and were targeted in
Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the occupied West Bank, proudly points to an armada of machines busy eating away at sheer walls of dusty white rock that stretch into the distance. "This here is considered the
Remarkable remoras get their time in the orbital spotlight The post The Fishy Inspiration Behind a Bold, Tandem Space Mission appeared first on Nautilus .
President Trump on Monday filed suit against the BBC, calling the way it edited a clip of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to supporters before the U.S. Capitol attack was “false, deceptive, and defamatory.” The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, says that the
When you next bite into a chicken sandwich, consider this: 2,400 of these birds are being slaughtered somewhere in the world every second. From street stalls in Mumbai to supermarkets in Beijing, chicken has become the world's most consumed meat. In 2023 alone, humans
Although all children have a right to education, many arrival centers for refugees offer little or no access to education, concludes a study by Johanna Funck (University of Bremen) and Markus Ciesielski (htw saar).
At the heart of every camera is a sensor, whether that sensor is a collection of light-detecting pixels or a strip of 35-millimeter film. But what happens when you want to take a picture of something so small that the sensor itself has to shrink down to sizes that cause the
Over the past two decades, Indonesia has reported outbreaks of mass methanol poisoning.
Manila urged nations aspiring for regional leadership to act responsibly.
Dengue cases in Malaysia fell by 56.5 per cent to 51,046 cases as at Dec 6.
People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover truth, and truth speaks for itself.
The water that flows down irrigation canals to some of the West's biggest expanses of farmland comes courtesy of the federal government for a very low price—even, in some cases, for free.
Trump says he has asked China's Xi to "consider" releasing the Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon.
Police are still piecing together the pair's movements in the lead-up to the Bondi Beach shooting.
The city recorded 1,225 cases within a week from Dec 1 to 7.
Joe Ely, the singer-songwriter who helped drive a new wave of Texas-based music that united rock and country fans in the 1980s and beyond, died Monday. The cause of death was complications from Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia. An announcement from the
Netflix has canceled “Boots” after just one season, Variety has learned. The coming-of-age queer drama series debuted on the streamer on Oct. 9. Executive produced by Norman Lear, who greenlighted the show back in 2023, and created by Andy Parker, “Boots” was based on Greg Cope
Doenjang is a traditional Korean fermented soybean paste made from meju—naturally fermented soybean blocks—mixed with salt and aged through long-term fermentation. Unlike Japanese miso, Korean doenjang does not use koji; its flavor develops entirely from the natural
