Cape Town painter Marlene Dumas has set the work record for the most expensive artwork by a living woman artist sold at an ...

Amid escalating trade tensions and growing policy uncertainties, the global economy stands at a fragile turning point, according to a new report on Thursday from the UN Department of Economic and Soci ...

The former Foreign Minister of Germany outlined her vision for the role of UN General Assembly President, pledging to make the world body more effective, inclusive and focused on results ...

South Africa edged Nigeria 1-0 in a tense semi-final clash at the Suez Canal Stadium on Thursday to book a place in the final of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Cape Verdean authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth ECF review and third RSF review, and a fifteen-month extension of both arrangemen ...

The security directorate in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, affirmed on Thursday that the security situation in the city is stable and under control and that forces were continuing to carry out their dut ...

Angola’s economic growth for 2024 was strong, but the outlook has deteriorated posing risks, according to staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who engaged with Angolan authorities in Luanda ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has once again called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems – machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight – describing them as “ ...

Children in many of the world’s wealthiest countries saw marked declines in their academic performance, mental wellbeing, and physical health as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new r ...

The UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, underlined the need to protect civilians and healthcare facilities in the Gaza Strip in a renewed appeal on Wednesday ...

More than 130 countries and international partners threw their weight behind UN peacekeeping at a high-level ministerial summit in Berlin on Wednesday, pledging military, tech and political support ...

With several locations in Sudan still gripped by fierce fighting between the army and paramilitaries, particularly around the town of El Fasher in North Darfur, access to humanitarian aid has deterior ...