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Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Wednesday swore in a new government led by Jaafar Hassan as prime minister and minister of defense, state news agency PETRA reported. The reformist government was tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation plans. Under the new government, Ayman
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Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte is on a mission to help vulnerable nations that have yet to receive a penny from the world’s largest dedicated source of climate finance. The United Nations’ flagship organization for chanelling climate funding was set up for developing countries worst hit by climate
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Germany will from Monday expand border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbors to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members. Berlin announced the sweeping measure following a string of deadly extremist attacks that have stoked public fears and boosted
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Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a “humanitarian superpower,” but over the years has struggled to integrate
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A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, marking a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, journeying deeper into the
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Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting its bells back, just in time for the medieval landmark’s reopening following a devastating 2019 fire. A convoy of trucks bearing eight restored bells — the heaviest of which weighs more than 4 tons — pulled into the huge worksite surrounding the monument Thursday
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Hundreds of people fled their homes in the Philippines on Wednesday after a volcano spurted harmful gases, an official said, as experts warned of a potential eruption. About 300 residents of villages within four kilometers of the Kanlaon volcano crater in the center of the country were evacuated on Tuesday
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Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against European Union policies is unacceptable and would prompt EU retaliatory action, the bloc’s powerful executive branch warned on Tuesday. Hungary’s anti-immigrant government signaled last week that it is serious about giving migrants free
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Polls opened on Tuesday in Jordan’s first parliamentary elections under a new law aimed at diluting the strong impact of tribalism and bolstering political parties, with Islamists expected to gain support due to anger over Israel’s war in Gaza. The 2022 electoral law is meant to be pave
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Moroccan authorities on Sunday told AFP that 11 people died and nine were missing in flooding caused by an “exceptional” climate phenomenon in southern areas. Interior ministry spokesman Rachid Khalfi said authorities recorded an initial “toll of 11 deaths” after “heavy thunderstorms” that hit “17 prefectures and provinces in the
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A national memorial to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will be located in London’s St. James’s Park, which holds “historical and constitutional significance and personal connection” to the late monarch, the UK government said Saturday. The site is close to the ceremonial route of The Mall and to
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A suspected drug cartel boss allegedly linked to the disappearance a decade ago of 43 college students was arrested in Mexico after being released from prison in 2019, authorities said Friday. Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, alias “El Gil,” is an alleged leader of the Guerreros Unidos cartel, accused of being behind
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A Tunisian judge ordered the release of presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel from jail on Thursday, lawyers said, a month before an election that opposition critics say is rigged in favor of President Kais Saied. Zammel was arrested on Monday on suspicion of falsifying voter forms. Each candidate must submit forms
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Billboards are strikingly empty. There are few campaign posters. And aside from public television broadcasts showing candidates traveling the country, there are few signs of enthusiasm heading into Algeria’s presidential election this weekend. Prospective voters in the gas-rich North African nation say they are more concerned about prolonged inflation’
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India on Tuesday deployed four ships and two aircraft to trace three missing coast guard members after their helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea during a rescue operation. The coast guard helicopter was trying to rescue an injured crew member on an Indian-flagged tanker, about 45 kilometers (27 miles) off
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At least 12 migrants died on Tuesday after their boat capsized on its way across the Channel to Britain, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said, adding that rescue operations were underway to find people still missing. In a sign of the severity of the situation, Darmanin said he would travel