WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents

The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of…

The top countries for tourism in 2026 revealed – as Europe heavily dominates leaderboard

The top countries for travel and tourism for 2026 have been revealed – and more than…

50 YEARS ON: The day an Irish football legend came out of retirement to prove his doubters wrong and a future World Cup icon made his bow as the Boys in Green rocked Wembley

Considering there is less than 100 miles of water between the countries, it is surprising that…

Countries step up aid for Nepal flood disaster

Countries including South Korea, India, China, the UK and the EU are ramping up rescue efforts…

Scotland could face non-European teams in expanded Nations League as UEFA ramp up pressure on Gianni Infantino

Scotland could face countries from outside of Europe in an expanded Nations League format as a…

Is Israel really isolated? Polls and diplomacy point in opposite directions

President Donald Trump predicted in recent days that additional countries would soon join the Abraham Accords,…

Harvard tops nation in foreign cash haul as Cotton demands probe into China funding

FIRST ON FOX: One Ivy League institution has taken in more money from foreign countries, including…

DAN BIGGAR: The pressure is back on England as they head to Argentina… these are the three key areas they need to get right to win and why Freddie Steward is the right man to start against the Pumas

It’s not the only big game between the two countries this week! But there is a…

US urges donors to abandon UNRWA funding as UN defends agency’s mission

The United Nations defended its appeal for countries to keep funding the United Nations Relief and…

The tourists who admit they’re obsessed with ticking off as many countries as they can – so, how many have you been to, and does it even count if you don’t leave the airport?

Across the globe, there are generally considered to be around 200 different countries, from well-trodden tourist…

Gulf countries strongly condemn Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain as rising tensions threaten MOU

Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran’s Saturday drone strikes on the island nation of Bahrain,…

How the French are coping with their hottest days in history: Residents tell us they’re taking ‘zero’ exercise, stopping work at 12 and blocking light all day to beat the heat

France has been one of the hardest hit countries as the heatwave has raged this week… with…

Pakistan renews air strikes on Afghanistan, killing dozens

Pakistan on Wednesday launched deadly air strikes on Afghanistan after a period of relative calm following…

Iranian and Israeli athletes react to memorandum of understanding to end US-Iran war

As Americans remain divided on the memorandum of understanding to end the war in Iran, star…

World’s safest and least safe countries revealed in Global Peace Index 2026 – as UK drops further down the ranking

The world’s safest – and least safe – countries have been named, according to the Global…

WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue

A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded…

World News in Brief: AI diagnostics, humanitarian deal for DR Congo, rights abuse allegations in Belarus, Ukraine children bear heaviest burden

New data shows that nearly three in four countries in Europe now use Artificial Intelligence in their…

Militarized Playgrounds Emerge In Russia As War Pushed Into Children’s Spaces

RFE/RL RFE/RL journalists report the news in 24 languages in 18 countries where a free…

Popular destination cracks down hard on tourists as new limits threaten summer getaways

Athens, Greece, is enforcing strict short-term rental rules with fines up to $21,600. In April 2026,…

New COVID variant spreads across US as CDC raises concerns: ‘Viral evolution’

A new COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2, has been detected in 25 U.S. states, the CDC reports, with…

12 Arab and Islamic countries unite to condemn ‘heinous’ Iranian attacks

A coalition of 12 Arab and Islamic countries denounces Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure, urges restraint…

State Department to ask for bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from a dozen more countries

The State Department expanded visa bond requirements to 12 more countries, whose citizens must post up…