The World Health Organisation has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday. The WHO is facing an income gap of nearly $600 million in 2025 and has “no cho»»»

Article contentBangkok — The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. The country’s military-led go»»»

close Video President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Michael George DeSombre to serve as the next U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, posting on Truth Social that DeSombre served during the president’s first term as the »»»

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President Donald Trump waded into the issue when he signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away fr»»»

Migrants arriving in the United Kingdom via small boats or other dangerous routes face tougher restrictions under new immigration rules.  The UK government has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigration, leading to a wave of arrests similar to the approach taken by former U. ... »»»

President Trump has signed an executive order to ban the use of paper straws by federal agencies, reversing a Biden administration policy aimed at reducing plastic pollution. Trump criticizes paper straws for their inefficiency and plans to return to plastic straws, despite environmental concerns a»»»