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
Five Chinese nationals have been killed and five more injured in Tajikistan in attacks launched from neighbouring Afghanistan over the past week, Tajik authorities and China's embassy in the Central Asian country said on Monday. China's embassy in Dushanbe, the capital, advised Chinese companies a
Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar, a new report showed on Monday. The data comes as a number of European countries move to withdraw from a treaty banning landmine use, citing the threat of Russian aggre
The president of the International Criminal Court said on Monday US sanctions imposed on senior court officials disrupt their personal lives but vowed the institution would not yield to outside pressure. President Donald Trump's administration slapped targeted sanctions on nine ICC officials, incl
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is facing mounting criticism over his government’s slow response to deadly floods in the south, threatening to derail his party’s ambitions ahead of a snap election. At least 176 people have been killed by some of the heaviest floodin
