The Group of Seven leaders, G7, pledged to raise 600 billion dollars in private and public funds over a five-year period to finance needed infrastructure in developing countries.
U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders re-launched the newly renamed “Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment,’’ at their annual gathering...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began a post-Brexit shake-up of his top team Thursday by sacking his Northern Ireland minister, despite his role in restoring devolved government to Belfast.
Julian Smith was a surprise casualty of the Conservative leader’s first cabinet reshuffle since his victory in December’s general election and...
Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds, on Saturday said they had named their newborn son after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated the British prime minister for COVID-19.
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on Wednesday, just days after his father returned to work following several weeks recuperating from...
The Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. The regulations, which take effect Friday, address one of President Donald Trump’s main political priorities.
The regulations seek to...
In a devastating incident during Eid celebrations, three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza. The news was confirmed by the Hamas-affiliated news agency Shehab, shedding light on the ongoing violence in the...
Nearly two million Australians rushed to download a new smartphone app designed to make coronavirus contact tracing easier, the government said Monday, overlooking privacy concerns in the hope of speeding up the end of social-distancing lockdowns.
Health Minister Greg Hunt hailed take-up since the app was released Sunday evening as...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a summer UK general election to take place on Thursday 4 July.
He had been widely expected to wait until the autumn before triggering the poll, which does not legally have to be held until January 2025.
But in a surprise move, he announced the...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was still in hospital on Monday suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, although Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.
“The PM is still at hospital,” a British government source said. “He spent the night in...
Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow Saturday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid escalating tensions following a US drone strike that killed an Iranian general, a German government spokesman said.
Merkel, who will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, will discuss “the current conflict trouble spots”...
