Persuasive physician who brought research evidence to the heart of global policy decisions.

Leeds United are delighted to announce the signing of Noah Okafor on a four-year contract, subject to a work permit and international clearance. The 25-year-old arrives at Elland Road on a permanent ...

I want to try and get to heaven,” the President said this week. It’s not the first time he’s publicly contemplated his fate.

A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after Hamas showed a “positive ...

The Sargasso Sea must be included among priority sites in a plan to protect 30 per cent of the world's ocean by 2030, a local environmentalist argued at a United Nations event. The call came from ...

Thailand is set to hear a major lese majeste verdict. Here’s what to know about the law that has ensnared hundreds ...

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.

In her one-woman show “Coexistence, My Ass!,” the Israeli comedian discusses her disillusionment with the peace industry, the moral reckoning over Gaza and the power of satire to confront the powerful ...

North Korea has a secret missile base near its border with China that poses a “potential nuclear threat” to East Asia and the United States, according to a new report released Wednesday.

The military called up tens of thousands of reservists as the government considered a ceasefire proposal to pause nearly two ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City.

For decades, the state has raced to end its reliance on fossil fuels. But now its last two refineries are closing, forcing a policy about face.