UN refugee agency says will shed 3,500 jobs due to funding cuts
The UN refugee agency said Monday it will cut 3,500 staff jobs -- slashing nearly a third of its workforce costs -- due to a funding shortfall, and reduce the scale of its help worldwide.
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US moves to protect all species of pangolin, world's most trafficked mammal
The United States on Monday moved to extend federal protections to all species of pangolins -- a step that would tighten trade restrictions and highlight the urgent conservation plight of the world's only scaly mammals.
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Kneecap 'unfazed' by legal problems, says friend and director
Irish rappers Kneecap are "unfazed" by their legal problems and controversies kicked up by their anti-Israel pro-Palestinian statements, friend and film director Rich Peppiatt told AFP.
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Electric fences, drones, dogs protect G7 leaders from bear attack
Electric fences, drones, thermal cameras and police dogs have all been deployed at the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies to protect world leaders from hungry bears.
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The name's Metreweli... Who is UK MI6's first woman chief?
Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to head Britain's MI6 spy service, is a self-confessed "geek" whose appointment comes as the intelligence world faces growing challenges from cyber plots and AI.
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Oil prices fall, stocks rise as Iran-Israel war fears ease
Stocks rose and oil prices retreated Monday as fears of a wider Middle East conflict eased even as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day.
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Fighter jets, refuelling aircraft, frigate: UK assets in Mideast
Britain is deploying extra fighter jets and other assets to the Middle East amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said.
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Iranian Nobel laureates, Cannes winner urge halt to Iran-Israel conflict
Leading Iranian activists and filmmakers on Monday called for an end to hostilities between Iran and Israel, urging Tehran to stop the conflict by halting its enrichment of uranium.
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Struggling Gucci owner's shares soar over new CEO reports
Shares in Gucci owner Kering jumped Monday over reports that the outgoing boss of French automaker Renault would take over as chief executive of the struggling luxury group.
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Khamenei, Iran's political survivor, faces ultimate test
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.
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