Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Australian National University and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Australian National University India and Pakistan are no strangers to heat. This time of year is the worst, as the heat peaks before the monsoon brings cooler conditions starting in June.
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, has begun in Saudi Arabia as more than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive from abroad amid the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war and a global energy crisis.
Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be “disarmed”.
Iranians hold their guns during a pro-government gathering near the residence where former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi Brian O’Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology The coordinated U.S.-Israeli strikes at the outset of the war in Iran killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with other key regime figures. In doing […]
Relief rallies are expected across global markets on Monday after Donald Trump said overnight that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been “largely negotiated,” raising hopes of easing tensions in the Middle East and a sharp pullback in oil-driven inflation fears.
At least 82 people have been killed, and two are missing after a coal mine blast in northern China, officials have said.
Donald Trump urged the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to be “totally independent” at a White House swearing-in ceremony on Friday.
Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her husband’s recent bone cancer diagnosis.
Jonathan Este, The Conversation The initial top line emerging from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was that while the two leaders had talked trade, technology, and the US war in Iran, the most potentially hazardous issue was Taiwan.
Gilts and the pound could be plunged into crisis territory should Wes Streeting resign from the UK cabinet tomorrow to mount a leadership challenge against the Prime Minister, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and asset management organisations.
