WORLD

World Bank's Indonesia rep faces backlash for opposing President-elect's plan for free school lunch and milk ('makan siang gratis').

Scrutiny over Qatar's UK property holdings, linked to terrorism concerns, prompts boycotts and political pushback, leading to a reassessment of Western ties and investments.

River Hodge tells International Business Times UK that he was forced to resign after he found out that he had signed a contract with a corrupt Japanese company – known as a "black company".

It took Rania Abu Anza ten years to conceive her twins, but it took seconds for her babies to be killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Khan's call comes days after the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Economic pressures, including high living costs and a demanding work culture, often deter young couples from starting families.

To stem the number of Mexican nationals entering Quebec and the US through Canada, the government has launched a crackdown on Mexican travellers.

UN Women have warned that more than one in five women and girls are at risk of living in extreme poverty by 2030.

The authorities are now trying to locate the family members of the crew who died in the tragic accident.

Victor Manuel Rocha continued spying for Cuba for decades with impunity.

After a "White Party" event sparked outrage on social media, Sri Lanka has ordered all Ukrainian and Russian tourists to leave the South Asian nation by March.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's air force for the past ten days, destroying ten of its warplanes – worth a total of £611 million.

Recent data shows that more than 6.3 million migrants have been detained crossing into the US illegally with Biden in office – a higher number than under Trump, Obama or George W Bush.

Several Indians have illegally entered Canada in the last five years from London through British Airways flights courtesy of a BA worker who exploited a loophole in immigration checks.

The latest public execution is the fifth on record since the Taliban took over Afghanistan.

Ahmad al Ghuferi lost his wife, daughters and 103 relatives in an Israeli airstrike on his family home in Gaza City.

An in-flight safety video released by the official Indian airline Air India has caught the imagination of people with its innovative way of telling safety guidelines using Indian dance movements poses.

A US government national security report has highlighted how China is trying to be a superpower by gathering data from US companies, the general public and academic institutions by sending Chinese nationals as illegal immigrants across the US-Mexican border.

The World Food Programme said that it was forced to pause deliveries after its aid convoys had endured "complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order".

While US voters say Biden and Trump are both too old to win presidency, Trump mocks Biden's falling on stage and promises to 'introduce the death penalty'.

Gaza children and pregnant and breastfeeding women are surviving on less than two meals a day of the lowest nutritional value because of the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in acute malnutrition.

A 25-year-old US serviceman died of critical injuries in hospital after he lit himself on fire in protest against the "genocide" of Palestinians

After comparing and analysing post and pre-war images of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tami Elashvili has declared that the leader is "terribly emotionally and mentally scattered".

The police believe that the bungee cord sprang loose due to a defect in the carabiner clip, a kind of safety hook.

Their stories painted a stark picture of the human cost of war, highlighting the challenges faced by those who are left behind to grapple with grief and loss.

The UK has pledged more than £4 million to tackle the severe period poverty and humanitarian crisis for pregnant women and girls in Gaza.

According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the US has provided Ukraine with $74.3 billion in aid.

The US Air Force officer who set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC has been identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell.

The woman wanted to show her children what wealth looks like.