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 Bank of England said on Tuesday that threats to Britain’s financial system had risen this year due to stretched valuations of companies investing in artificial intelligence, risky lending and bets with borrowed money in government bond markets. The comments in its half-yearly Financial S
Ukrainian forces carried out strikes on at least eight Russian oil refineries last month, among 88 targets damaged in long-range drone attacks aimed at weakening Russia’s war effort, a top drone commander said on Tuesday. Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russian oil facilities such as refineri
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
