The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that domestic violence, sexual exploitation and abuse are on the rise in the Gaza Strip. Several safe spaces offering shelter, psychological support and coping ...

People living alone are particularly vulnerable to economic hardship. The office reported that 29 percent of solo dwellers are at risk of poverty, nearly twice the rate for the general population.

ABUJA, July 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 people were killed in an attack by suspected gunmen in Plateau State in central Nigeria, which has recently witnessed increased attacks, a senior official said ...

The attack occurred at 7:10 p.m. local time (1610 GMT) when the drone hit an oil field operated by a U.S. firm in the Baadre area, southeast of the city of Duhok, for the second time on Wednesday, the ...

NEW YORK, July 16 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 jolted 87 km south of Sand Point, Alaska, the United States, at 20:37:40 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epic ...

Abdel-Rashid pointed out that the heatwave will also lead to higher electricity consumption due to increased reliance on cooling systems, and raise the risk of breakdowns in heat-sensitive machinery, ...

Netanyahu is facing mounting public criticism over the government's failure to prevent the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and increasing calls to sign a ceasefire deal that would secure the ...

RIYADH, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia's Diriyah Company announced Wednesday that it has awarded a contract worth 1.53 billion U.S. dollars to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the constr ...

BRUSSELS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a two-trillion-euro (2.33 trillion U.S. dollars) budget for 2028-2034 for the European Union (EU). The budget proposal would ...

JERUSALEM, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Researchers from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) and Intel Labs have developed a set of algorithms that allow different artificial intelligence (AI) models ...

AMMAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The Jordan Armed Forces on Wednesday evacuated the seventh group of sick children from the Gaza Strip under the Jordanian Medical Corridor initiative, according to a ...

DAMASCUS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Syria on Wednesday condemned the Israeli airstrikes that struck government buildings in the capital Damascus, calling them a "blatant violation" of national sovereignty ...