The World Health Organisation on Monday issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, conditionally recommending them as part of long-term treatment for the condition, which affects more than 1 billion people globally according to the agency. The guidance comes as demand fo
The Pakistan government on Tuesday allowed Imran Khan’s sister to meet him in prison after a large number of party supporters gathered outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail following speculation over his health and well-being. An unannounced ban was placed on meeting the 73-year-old former
However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy. Europe may well even have to
The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 753 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, with 504 people missing. The toll was a sharp increase from the 604 dead reported by the agency on Monday.
Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday a judge-led committee will investigate the cause of the city’s deadliest fire in decades and review oversight of building renovations blamed for fanning an inferno that killed at least 156 people. Police have arrested 15 people on suspicion of manslau
