Most people heading to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair will leave with something new to read. But scattered among the stands, often encased in the glass displays dotted thro…
According to the World Food Programme this week, 20 million Sudanese civilians facing acute hunger in their war-torn country. Five million are at emergency levels of hunger and 20…
As farmers grapple with the consequences of climate change, the Clarebout factory in Mouscron, Belgium, is set to halt production amid steadily rising costs.
The late writer believed that hearing the natural world is its own form of prayer. “Nature’s silence is its one remark,” Annie Dillard wrote in a 1981 Atlantic essay. Dillard, who…
They also agreed to expand air travel and reinstate direct flights between both countries. Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties, including elevating the…
With daily vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz still down to a trickle, and now the Red Sea and the Suez Canal routes vulnerable to the Houthis’ threat on the Bab Al Mand…
The sanctions package, which targets Russia's energy and defense sectors, will now be sent to US President Donald Trump for signing.
This year’s El Niño is likely to be the strongest on record. That would boost some fruit supplies – but it could also push up wheat, sugar and beef prices.
Speaking in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump suggested that allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be a “hostile act” and threatened to respond to the proposed mov…
Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. Her death was confirmed by her literary executor, Maggie Nelson. Dillard, who wrote in many forms and e…
The United States has declined to grant visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and officials of the Palestinian Authority to attend the UN General Assembly in New York, for …
Houthi rebels are experimenting with new weapons such as “loitering torpedoes” as they increase their ability to wage war in Yemen and launch attacks across the Middle East, arms …