World Archive

An U.S. imam who was shot outside a New Jersey mosque on Wednesday has died as authorities look for likely motive behind the killing, the U.S. state’s attorney general said. The attorney general added that the killing did not initially appear to be

The World Bank is working to slash how long it takes to get financing projects off the ground as part of a push to speed up and scale up the 79-year-old development lender, its president told Agence France-Presse (AFP) Wednesday. It

Prominent LGBTQ rights activist Steven Kabuye was attacked and severely injured by unknown assailants in Uganda while heading to work on Wednesday morning, according to his organization. Coloured Voice – Truth to LGBTQ, shared on the social platform X, reported that

The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss heightened tensions in the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari warned that a military escalation would have adverse political

Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Hussein Safadi has accused Israel of aiming to cleanse Gaza of its people through an “indiscriminate and brutal offensive” in response to the October 7 Hamas attack. Speaking at the Doha Forum held in the Qatari capital

The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani gives welcome remarks, addresses deeper concerns in Gaza and security in the Middle East. The Doha Forum 2023 under the slogan “Building Shared Futures”. The opening ceremony was attended by President of the

Swift’s has partnered with UK-based fintech Wise to offer more cross-border payment options to financial institutions and their customers. The partnership was announced during the opening day of the annual Sibos conference, which is currently underway at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Canada

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly endorsed the June 2023 decision of the GEF Council creating the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF). The Fund will support implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) by providing a new source of funding for protecting endangered