Geneva: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs report released this morning.

According to United Nations High Commissioner…

London: Oil prices tumbled by nearly 5% on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after nearly two weeks of conflict. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, initially fell to $68 a barrel, though it then recovered some …

London: Some of the Labour MPs who plan to rebel against the government over its welfare reforms have raised concerns about the number of people they say will be pushed into poverty by the changes. The government’s official impact assessment estimates…

Washington: US President Donald Trump took a gamble by inserting the US into the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran, but it may have paid off – at least for now. Trump announced on Monday evening that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefir…

Washington: US President Donald Trump swore as he expressed his frustration at the conduct of Iran and Israel over a ceasefire between the two nations. Speaking to reporters, Mr Trump said he was “not happy” with either side in the conflict.

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