Latest Russian airstrike kills three, injures 11 in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Oct 14, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], October 14: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured in yet another Russian airstrike on the eastern Ukrainian city of...

WHOOP launches in Arabic, deepening commitment to GCC, Middle East

Oct 14, 2026

Dubai, October 14: WHOOP, the human performance brand, today announced its launch in Arabic led by a fully redesigned Arabic-language app experience, supported by an...

Tropical Storm Trudy forms in Pacific as Mexico storm death toll rises to six

Oct 14, 2026

Miami (Florida) [US], October 14: Tropical Storm Trudy has developed in the Pacific Ocean, while the death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of...

Egypt discovers fragments of two colossal Ramses II statues

Oct 14, 2026

Cairo [Egypt], October 14: Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of fragments of two colossal royal statues in Bahbit Al-Higara village...

WHO Pandemic Hub sets ambitious goal to detect new outbreaks within 24 hours

Oct 13, 2026

Berlin [Germany], October 13: The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a new five-year strategy for its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, charting a path...

Meta unveils new series of advanced AI models

Oct 13, 2026

Washington [US], October 13: Meta has launched two new AI models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, designed to support coding and AI agent tasks...

Rise in poverty is 'a wake-up call for the world', UN development chief says

Oct 13, 2026

New York [US], October 13: The number of people living in "multidimensional" poverty has risen for the first time in 15 years, reaching 1.2 billion,...

Two Americans win Nobel for economics

Oct 13, 2026

Stockholm [Sweden], October 13: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...

Britain steps up national defences against growing AI risks

Oct 13, 2026

London, October 13: Britain will be better protected from the risks posed by increasingly powerful AI by a suite of measures, with the government urgently...