Cuts to aid budgets are threatening to undermine years of progress in reducing the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth, and could lead to a rise in deaths, the United Nations has warned.

Iran’s top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless over nuclear talks, his office said yesterday.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Lanka’s sacred Buddhist tree yesterday before wrapping up a state visit during which he secured defence and energy deals.

A revolution is underway in gene editing -- and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pioneering work is rewriting the building blocks of life with unprecedented precision.

President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday warned that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a “massive” missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding at least seven.

The 15 paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead on March 23 and buried in a shallow grave

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, from the governing Labour Party, flew from London to Israel but were blocked from entering the country and deported, British media reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said direct negotiations with the United States would be "meaningless", after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic

The president's 10-percent "baseline" rate on goods from most US trading partners except Mexico and Canada took effect Saturday.

Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease

Israeli media named the second hostage as Israeli soldier Bar Kuperstein. Herkin's family urged the media not to publish the video.

The aid worker was among 15 humanitarian personnel killed on March 23 in an attack by Israeli forces

The State Department is taking actions to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and prevent further issuance to prevent entry

The two countries are dealing with a set of extremely thorny issues, including Trump's shock imposition of 17 percent tariffs on Israeli imports

The rallies even extended to some European capitals

US customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 percent tariff on all imports from many countries yesterday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.

The US dollar rebounded against major currencies such as the euro and yen on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the repercussions of larger-than-expected US tariffs and signaled a cautious tone on future easing.

A video recovered from the cellphone of an aid worker killed in Gaza alongside other rescuers shows their final moments, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, with clearly marked ambulances and emergency lights flashing as heavy gunfire erupts.

Ukraine yesterday mourned 18 people, including nine children, killed in a Russian ballistic missile strike on President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rig, as the region’s governor said it was “the kind of pain you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy”.

Russia’s defence ministry yesterday said Ukraine had increased its attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, hitting targets 14 times in the last 24 hours, despite a US-brokered moratorium.