Radio Shoma

Authorities in the UAE have announced the lifting of visa restrictions on Ugandan nationals that were introduced on June 6 in response to developments related to the ebola virus.

Dr Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, has highlighted the UAE's "constructive role in facilitating dialogue and bridging differences" as Abu Dhabi hosts the second day of Ukraine-Russia-US trilateral talks. 

His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has landed in Turkey for the Antalya Leaders’ Summit, being held on November 11-12 as part of COP31.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP31 summit in Turkey on Wednesday that the slow international response to climate change so far had placed the world on a path to destruction.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.

Authorities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland said a threatening email which was sent to a large number of schools on Wednesday was a hoax originating from outside the United Kingdom.