Sawa Lake, in Iraq's western desert, has been reduced to a small pond. It was once a biodiverse wetland and recreational landmark but human activity and climate change have combined to turn the site into a barren wasteland.
South Africa have recalled fast bowler Anrich Nortje and all-rounder Wayne Parnell, and handed a first Twenty20 International call-up to batsman Tristan Stubbs, for the five-match tour of India starting on June 9. Nortje, 28, returns to the squad after a hip injury forced him out of the home series against India and Bangladesh earlier this year.
The International Monetary Fund will begin talks with Pakistani officials on Wednesday over the release of crucial funds, a process slowed by concerns about the pace of economic reforms in the South Asian country.
Cannes film festival director Thierry Fremaux comments on why there will be no official Russian representatives at the event, nor a total boycott of Russian cinema. The festival banned official Russian delegations from the event but will feature "Tchaikovski's Wife" by exiled Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who has been outspoken about the war.
Finland and Sweden announced they will submit their bids to join NATO together Wednesday, despite Turkey's threat to block the military alliance's expansion.
Two of Hong Kong’s largest business chambers have called on the next government to scrap quarantine requirements for travellers or risk jeopardising the city’s recovery. The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said it hoped the new administration of John Lee Ka-chiu would prioritise the resumption of regular travel with mainland China and the rest of the world, as the existing curbs were undermining the city’s economy. But chairwoman Betty Yuen So Siu-mai acknowledged that while qua
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday led a high-level delegation to meet the United Arab Emirates' new president, who takes over after his half-brother's death, following months of strained ties between Washington and the oil-rich Gulf state.
The first commercial flight in nearly six years takes off from Yemen's rebel-held capital, a major step forward in a peace process that has provided rare relief from conflict.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has renewed talk about formation of a “Nato for trade” alliance to counter unilateral economic coercion, analysts say, while a Washington-led coalition in advanced technology is becoming more likely as competition between China and US intensifies. The idea of a new trade body outside the World Trade Organization has been discussed by democratic nations since 2020, amid growing concern about China’s weaponisation of trade to punish countries that do not toe its line.
A war crimes court in The Hague will on Wednesday deliver its verdict on two former separatist fighters from Kosovo's 1990s independence war against Serbia, who are accused of intimidating witnesses.
Maximillian Ang created a slice of history at the SEA Games, becoming the first Singaporean swimmer to win the men's 200m breaststroke gold.
A black bulletproof vest bearing a Ukrainian military crest, a tourniquet and two felt-tip pens make up street artist Gamlet Zinkivsky's unpretentious work equipment.
The Philippines' women's Wild Rift team dominated the competition, beating Thailand, Singapore, Laos, and Vietnam to earn a 4-0 score and the first seed out of the group stage.
Another sandstorm has descended on climate-stressed Iraq and has sent at least 4,000 people to hospital with breathing problems. It is the eighth dust storm since mid-April to hit the country, which has been battered by soil degradation, intense droughts and low rainfall linked to climate change.
The Reserve Bank of India sold a net $20.1 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in the month of March to support the rupee against the U.S. dollar, its monthly bulletin showed on Tuesday. In March, the rupee hit its first record low for the year, breaking below 76.9050 per dollar which was last touched on April 22, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The unit has now been hitting multiple record lows over the last two weeks on the back of broad strength in the dollar and severe risk aversion, touching a life low of 77.7975 earlier in the day.
A Pakistani brickmaker in one of the world's hottest cities says he sometimes feels like throwing up due to the scorching temperatures. Jacobabad in Pakistan's arid Sindh province is in the grip of the latest heatwave to hit South Asia -- peaking at 51 degrees Celsius (124 Fahrenheit) over the weekend.
Three women plant flowers on a roundabout in central Kharkiv, while not far away men fill sandbags for a defensive barrier on the north of the city, the side closest to Russia.
LUCKNOW,India (Reuters) -A court on Monday banned large Muslim prayer gatherings in one of north India's highest-profile mosques, after a survey team found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there, a lawyer involved in the case said. The judge at the court in Varanasi - Hinduism's holiest city and the site of the historic Gyanvapi mosque - ruled that Islamic gatherings there should be limited to 20 people, lawyer H. S. Jain said. The court ordered the survey of the mosque after five women - represented by Jain - sought permission to perform Hindu rituals in one part of it, saying a Hindu temple once stood on the site.
The UK government on Tuesday unveiled a plan to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, arguing the changes are needed to end political paralysis in the divided territory.
Donbas, an eastern area near the Russian border, has become Moscow's new military focus
Mali's military junta on Monday said it thwarted an attempted coup last week led by army officers and supported by an unnamed Western state.
