Tunisia’s powerful trade union UGTT has refused to take part in a limited dialog proposed by President Kais Saied with the aim of rewriting the constitution and founding a “new republic.”

New photographs of Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking at a leaving party at his Downing Street residence have been published, reigniting opposition accusations that he breached his own COVID-19 lockdown rules. The photographs, obtained by ITV News, were taken at a gathering in honour of Downing Street’s outgoing director of …

The 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday. The TV audience for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a record-breaking 3.5 billion people. Qatar, a small but wealthy Gulf Arab state, …

The World Health Organization does not have evidence that the monkeypox virus has mutated, a senior executive at the U.N. agency said on Monday, noting the infectious disease that has been endemic in the west and central Africa has tended not to change. Rosamund Lewis, head of the smallpox secretariat …

Two people were killed and 120 injured on Monday when a gas cylinder exploded inside a restaurant in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi, police said. Civil defense firefighters managed to contain the fire, which damaged several shops and the facades of six buildings, the police added. They had …

The Palestinian presidency has denounced a ruling by an Israeli court for allowing Jewish rituals at al-Aqsa Mosque.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for “maximum” sanctions on Russia in a bid to prevent Moscow from continuing its offensive against his country while appealing for more weapons as the military operation heads to its four-month.

At least six people have lost their lives and some 80 others have been trapped under rubble after a building partially collapsed in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan.

Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world’s largest economies.

After US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, China’s foreign ministry said that “no one should stand against the 1.4 billion Chinese people.” US President Joe Biden in a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in response …

ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for yesterday’s attack near the Esteghlal Hotel where the anniversary of the assassination of former Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was held. In a statement on Monday, ISIS terrorist group announced that Shahram Movahed was the perpetrator of the terrorist act, who blew himself up …

A person has been killed at the Qatar Embassy in Paris and one person has been arrested as part of the investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday, confirming earlier media reports. A source close to the investigation said the person killed in the early hours of Monday was …

The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday. At least eight people were killed following powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces, the country’s authorities said, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to …

Manchester City retained the English Premier League after coming back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa on the last day of the season.

Russia’s lead negotiator in peace talks with Ukraine said on Sunday that Moscow is willing to resume negotiations, but Kyiv has to make the first step, state news agency TASS reported. “For our part, we are ready to continue the dialogue. But I will emphasize once again: that the ball …

After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church, and simply living their lives, the nation marked a milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19.

A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the viral disease, which spreads through close contact and was first found in monkeys, mostly occurs in the west and central Africa, and …

Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region have arrested four employees of a US-based online media outlet, while the whereabouts of two others was unclear, the outlet said on Sunday, in the latest round of arrests involving media. The arrests would add to those of five journalists in another Amhara media …

More than 20,000 homes in the holy city of al-Quds face demolition threats from the Israeli regime, says a Palestinian minister, as Tel Aviv continues with its illegal settlement expansion activities and land grab policies across the Palestinian territories despite international outcry. Palestine’s al-Quds Affairs Minister Fadi al-Hidmi said on …

Amid Finland and Sweden’s application for NATO membership, France’s Europe minister Clement Beaune has reportedly said Ukraine’s EU membership is “15 or 20 years” away. According to media reports, Beaune made the remarks while speaking to a local radio station during which he also said, “We have to be honest. …