United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has welcomed the release of the last living Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip on Monday. Guterres writing on X, said he was “profoundly relieved” that the individuals, who had endured “immense suffering”, had regained their freedom and would soon be reunited with
Americans are marking 24 years since the September 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and other tributes honoring the victims. Many loved ones of the nearly 3,000 people killed joined dignitaries and politicians at commemorations Thursday in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Others choose
No fewer than five people were killed in a shooting attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Monday, according to paramedics. The Israeli emergency medical service Magen David Adom reported that four victims were pronounced dead at the scene in north Jerusalem, while one died of her injuries later
The President Donald Trump-led United States government has announced that it will soon begin requiring bonds of up to $15,000 from Nigerians and other tourist and business visa applicants, under its new pilot programme set to take effect on August 20, Reuters reports. This was announced in a notice released
Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region. The Angara airlines An-24 plane, carrying 42 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk close to the Chinese border and vanished from radar screens as it
The Government of United Kingdom, UK, has announced plans to lower the voting age to 16 ahead of the next general election. This change will grant voting rights to approximately 1.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds and represents the most significant adjustment to the UK electorate since the voting age was
The United States has announced a new $250 Visa Integrity Fee that will apply to most non-immigrant visa categories beginning in fiscal year 2025. The new surcharge will be charged in addition to existing visa application fees, significantly raising the total cost for many applicants seeking to visit, study, or
The UK Government has launched a major overhaul of its immigration system, introducing new rules that will take effect from July 22, 2025. The reforms, described as a “complete reset,” were announced in Parliament by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed at cutting migration and reducing
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be attending the upcoming summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced in Beijing on Wednesday. Prime Minister Li Qiang will travel to this year’s meeting in Brazil, she said. No reason was given for Xi’s absence. The
Chinese researchers have developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of detecting early-stage gastric cancer using non-contrast computed tomography (CT) scans. This is reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS. The AI system is named GRAPE (Gastric Cancer Risk Assessment Procedure with Artificial Intelligence). It enables