She was crowned Miss World 2019 — and she’s looking to do a world of good. Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh took the title on Saturday, promising to use her forum to help women and their children, Reuters ...

Actresses turned activists, brave civilians and three politicians who are making the world a better place this year “There is not a moment that can’t turn out to be useful later,” this week's PEOPLE ...

Demonstrators march on the streets to protest an extradition bill that would allow suspects to be sent for trials in mainland China, in Hong Kong, June 16, 2019. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi ...

The UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World completed their World Awards 2019 measured on the dimensions of: idea, business model, innovative use of ICT (Information, ...

If you are feeling a bit exhausted as 2019 comes to a close, you aren’t alone. It has been a busy year on the world scene. A seemingly unending parade of summits, crises, and protests have dominated ...

Editor’s note: Today, Food Safety News looks back at the Top 10 most important food safety news events for 2019. We’ve shared our annual rankings with our readers for the past decade. As in the past, ...

PDF document available at: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/Monthly_Briefing_130.pdf Prolonged trade tensions ...

Based on the analysis contained in the Global Peace Index, the United States could reasonably be described as being among the least peaceful countries in the world in 2019, having ranked 128th out of ...

International pageant season continues, and this week it’s the Miss World organization’s turn to crown a global beauty queen. Here’s what you should know ahead of Saturday’s competition. Didn’t a ...

Despite political unrest and protests in the country, Hong Kong is expected to be the most-visited city in the world in 2019, according to Euromonitor International. The finding was part of the market ...

The 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships got off to a sizzling start in Budapest, Hungary, today, a 3:46 championship record over 400m freestyle from Hungary’s Gabor Zombori followed by a ...

Ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™, FIFA reveals where the Brazil squad who won the 2019 edition of the showpiece tournament are today. The players are listed by position in alphabetical ...