TEHRAN – The Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs, Zahra Behrouz-Azar, has put forward two initiatives to boost collaborations among member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for empowering women.

TEHRAN – World Youth Skills Day is observed on July 15 every year; this year’s theme, ‘skills for a shared future ’, highlights the importance of adopting a strategy that combines technical, vocational, digital, socio-economic, and civic skills to help young individuals thrive in the changing world.

For temporary migrant workers in Canada, a change in job or residency status could mean deskilling and degradation of working conditions, according to a new report.

Now that an agreement has cleared major hurdles for the Pathways carbon capture and storage project, the mayors of the two communities that will host the infrastructure say they are looking forward to the construction and production jobs in their regions.

Drug smuggling charges carrying a possible life sentence were thrown out of court after a Windsor judge says the cross-border truck driver's Charter rights were violated in an «egregious» manner.

Since a ferocious storm deluged Ottawa on Canada Day, flooding thousands of basements, some residents have discovered that their home insurance policies don't cover damage caused by groundwater.

Temperature records are forecast to melt away today as five provinces and one territory sit under Environment Canada weather alerts warning of extreme heat or ensuing storms.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist skewered presidents from Johnson to Trump, reaching a vast audience through syndication.

Artyom Vlasko added that volunteers will begin teaching the Russian language to children at schools

Romulus Ruszin-Szendi stated that Hungary must restore the trust of its allies

According to the embassy, 25 people have already been brought back to the Islamic Republic

Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of crimes against humanity, genocide, deprivation of liberty, cruel treatment, intentional bodily harm, robbery, and seizure of vehicles

Georgia Aldridge was accused of running a 'dropshipping' business alongside her social media business.

Spain could take in up to three million migrants and their families within the next year, immigration officials have warned. 

Pejman Zamani has run an eponymous eaterie in the Leicestershire market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch for the past 36 years.

Rob Lomas, 52, was arrested on suspicion of murder after Marcus Smith, 19, was found dead at the his property in the Peak District in May 2024.

Hopetown Darlington had planned for a display from the Walworth Birds of Prey team on July 31, but the event has been axed after concerns were raised by local campaign groups.

Dear Mrs Huntington My green card will expire in November. I know I can apply for renewal only six months before expiration. My question is whether I need to provide an US address or use my Jamaican address for the card to be mailed to. I travel between Jamaica and US, as my children are citizens there.

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is advising the public that the northern portion of Jamaica’s airspace, the Kingston Flight Information Region, will be temporarily restricted on Thursday arising from the planned launch of SpaceX Starship Flight 13 from Starbase in Texas, United States.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are expected to intensify over the coming months.

WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for people to refrain from prematurely trying the case against Police Constable Andrew Wilson, who is charged with murder in the controversial May 17 shooting death of Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin, in the court of public opinion.

WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven-year-old Yori Vanriel has emerged as western Jamaica’s top-performing boy in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, earning 394.9 out of 400 and ending a two-decade wait for Montego Bay Preparatory to produce the region’s top student.

West Bengal withdrew its Supreme Court appeal challenging the High Court's OBC list judgment. The state cabinet decided not to pursue the appeal, which was previously filed by the Trinamool Congress government. The Calcutta High Court had struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, including 75 Muslim communities. The state assembly has since passed two bills to restructure the OBC reservation framework.

Rekha Gupta accused the Aam Aadmi Party of political patronage to Tahir Hussain. She demanded answers from the party leadership regarding their association with him. Hussain was convicted for his role in the 2020 Delhi riots and murder. The conviction brought justice to victims and their devastated families. The chief minister stressed accountability and punishment for those responsible.

Iceland had the highest upper secondary school dropout rate in Europe in 2025, according to official data from the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat. The figures show that 16.7% of Icelanders aged 18 to 24 had left upper secondary education without completing it.

The number of foreign citizens living in Iceland has grown at a faster rate than the number of Icelandic citizens since December 1, 2025, according to new data from Registers Iceland.

[New Times] The government is set to receive its first direct shipment of refined petroleum products, with a vessel carrying 40,000 tonnes expected to arrive at Tanzania's Port of Tanga by the end of July 2026.

[New Times] The government is set to spend more than Rwf64 billion subsidising fertilisers in the 2026/27 financial year as it shields farmers from rising global prices while pursuing higher agricultural productivity.

[New Times] When Samuel Ishimwe talks about satellites, he is quick to move the conversation away from space.

These are the works of the winners of the 'First Forever' competition, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the flight of the first Earth astronaut, Yury Gagarin, and cooperation between Russia and India in the field of space exploration

This is a de facto outright legalization of deliveries, Alexander Stepanov said

Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada voted by a majority to dismiss Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko