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Descendants of Palestinian refugees from Gaza live in Jordan without citizenship or rights, relying on UN agency.

December 18 marks Qatar’s unification in 1878 under the leadership of founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani.

Manufacturing countries including Russia and the US are opposing negotiations on the use of autonomous weapons.

Government says the doses, worth approximately $18m, will be distributed to various countries over the next year.

France announces series of restrictions, accelerates booster rollout in effort to curb the spread of Omicron.

Imperial College London study also finds Omicron may be five times more likely to cause reinfections.

FIFA’s first female secretary-general discusses her journey and the preparations for the Football World Cup.

hooks is now gone, but she left clear instructions: we must use her words - and our own - to create new visions.

Authorities warn Mt Semeru could blow up again after an earlier eruption this month left 48 people dead.

More than 18,000 soldiers, emergency workers join search and rescue efforts as survivors plead for food and water.

Appeals court allows Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine or test rules for large businesses to move ahead.

Cabinet secretary steps down from inquiry into Downing Street parties after claims he also broke rules.

'The government has not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt,' Maxwell tells US judge in sex abuse trial.

The union says the US coffee giant is pulling out all the stops to intimate workers with anti-union propaganda.

Melania Trump will release NFTs 'in regular intervals' with some proceeds going to foster children, a news release said.

Relatives of Pinochet victims raise alarm as dictatorship emerges as key issue in lead-up to Sunday presidential runoff.

US President Joe Biden describes Republican-led attempts to curtail voting rights as 'sinister' and 'undemocratic'.

Herb Washington owned over a dozen US restaurants when he claimed the company treated white owners more favourably.

Holmes is facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in US prison if found guilty.

Facing manslaughter charges, ex-officer Kimberly Potter tells court fatal Minnesota traffic stop 'just went chaotic'.

Shares opened below $100 for the first time, dipped to $92.62 in early trading, and were still off 11% in the afternoon.

Hundreds of millions of vaccine shots are arriving at last, but many are reluctant to get one.

Attacks by Jewish settlers come a day after Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli man in the occupied West Bank.

The threats give a December 17 date leading schools in Michigan, Washington and elsewhere to temporarily keep kids home.

Negotiators trying to agree on a joint text that would act as the basis for a potential agreement.

Brazilian president had a 'direct' role in spreading disinformation about the electoral process, a police report says.

Ethiopia had earlier slammed decision to hold special session and had urged countries to vote against the draft text.

Protesters rally for and against President Saied who has extended suspension of parliament until next year.

Researchers say unmarked graves likely will be found at majority of boarding schools for Indigenous children across US.

Trades on all listed stocks was halted twice on Friday after the Borsa Istanbul 100 index fell as much as 7 percent.

More than half of the population in the Central Asian nation do not have enough to eat.

England cricket shocked by racism revelations while Australia finally break T20 World Cup jinx.

Diplomatic appointment for Justin Sun signals growing links between crypto innovation and Caribbean nations.

Dubai ruler hails Majid Al Futtaim as one of the sheikhdom’s 'most important merchants'.

NFTs drove 2021’s most-hyped art sales but the tech underpinning them raises environmental and long-term value concerns.

Russia's central bank also left the door open to more interest rate hikes.

A punishing electoral defeat for his Conservatives and several scandals might burst the 'Boris bubble', say experts.

Moscow sets out tough terms in draft security documents which have been submitted to the US and its allies.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala inherits several big challenges, from soaring inflation to the continuing pandemic.

A woman’s co-op is using discarded wool to weave handcrafted rugs to sell abroad and revive fortunes at home.

Cancer drugs are the last-standing subsidised medications in Lebanon, but the economic crisis offers no guarantees.

The maker of OxyContin had sought a settlement that barred the owning Sackler family from future litigation.

Ambassador Zembe Kebede accuses UN council of having been 'hijacked' and used as 'instrument of political pressure'.

For more than five years, Teyit has been using a variety of channels to debunk false claims in public discourse.

Barbados has done what Canada and Australia refuse to do: Grow up and leave 'home'.

A far-right Kast presidency could put Chile on a path towards democratic backsliding.

Unprecedented shutdown earlier this week in the strategic Himalayan region underscores its demand for more autonomy.

Europe's reckless border policies continue to force desperate families into dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean.

Officials say fewer coronavirus patients require hospitalisation despite a rise in the number of COVID-19 infections.

Flash floods in capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region also cause material damage, governor says.