Accord aims to prevent repeat of disjointed response and international disarray that surrounded COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness …

Sri Lanka’s garment exports rose by 12 per cent year-on-year to $1,283.5 million in January–March 2025, supported by moderate growth in textile exports. Combined textile and garment exports contributed over …

Public spending cuts across six African countries have resulted in the incomes of health and education workers falling by up to 50 percent in five years, leaving them struggling to …

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran looking shaky as Iran resists US negotiator Witkoff’s ‘red line’. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has derided demands from the United States that it …

Twelve years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, Bangladesh’s garment industry has significantly transformed. A new Center for Media and Peace Initiatives (CMPI) report calls on global brands, policymakers, and media to …

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Sanctions were levied during the rule of Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in December. European Union countries have given a green light to lifting economic sanctions on …

Ukraine’s European allies are considering the possibility of using their air forces to defend the country’s western skies from drone and missile attacks without the help of the United States, …

Global sports company PUMA has appointed Dominique Gathier (45) as the new Vice President of its Teamsport business unit starting May 15. He replaces Matthias Bäumer who took on the …

The United Kingdom, France and Canada have threatened to take “concrete actions” against Israel if it does not stop its renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift aid restrictions, as …

I am obliged to open with a disclaimer of sorts. Faithful readers know of my visceral antipathy towards Donald Trump whose idea of governance is largely driven by vindictiveness and …