At least 25 killed in 'brazen attack' by Russia on western Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: At least 25 people were killed in a heavy Russian air attack on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, officials said...
Trial begins after deadly North Macedonia nightclub fire
Budapest [Hungary], November 20: A major trial opened in North Macedonia's capital Skopje on Wednesday following the devastating nightclub fire in March that killed 63...
Germany will not reach defence spending target of 3.5% in 2029
Berlin [Germany], November 20: Germany will not hit its own 3.5% defence spending target in 2029, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said, as the country ramps...
Cuba struggles to ease power cuts amid reduced fuel supplies
Havana [Cuba], November 20: Cuba's imports of crude and fuel in the first 10 months of the year fell more than a third compared with...
Twenty-five killed in Russian strike on apartment buildings in west Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: At least 25 people were killed in a Russian drone and missile attack overnight that hit apartment buildings in the western...
Saudi crown prince hosted at friendlier US Congress
Washington [US], November 20: Members of Congress hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the U.S. Capitol, on the second day of a visit...
Lithuania to reopen Belarus border after balloon incidents
Vilnius [Lithuania], November 20: Lithuania will reopen its border crossings with Belarus, ending a closure imposed in response to airspace disruptions by smugglers' balloons, the...
Ukraine fires two ministers as corruption crisis spreads anger
Kiev [Ukraine], November 20: Ukrainian lawmakers fired two ministers ensnared in a major corruption probe and called for more sweeping measures to restore faith in...
Senate passes measure on release of Epstein US Justice files
Washington [US], November 20: The White House was quietly lobbying senators to slow-walk a vote to force the release of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein...
Suspected tuberculosis outbreak at Ecuador prison kills 10 inmates
Quito [Ecuador], November 20: Ecuador's prison authority said on Wednesday that 10 inmates at the Litoral prison in the capital Guayaquil were found dead between...
Korea's Innospace developing strategic space partnership with UAE, MD reveals
Dubai [UAE], November 20: Win Marshal Bronzwall, Chief Global Business Officer, Managing Director of Innospace, a South Korean private aerospace company, has revealed that a...
UAE's first female mechanic shares her trailblazing journey at Knowledge Summit 2025
Dubai [UAE], November 20: Audiences at the tenth edition of the Knowledge Summit-organised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation in partnership with...
Nahyan bin Mubarak attends Australian Embassy's National Day reception
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 20: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, this evening attended a reception hosted by Ridwaan Jadwat,...
Dubai Future Forum concludes on high note
Dubai [UAE], November 20: The Dubai Future Forum 2025, organised by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) at the Museum of the Future, concluded today.
Saudi Arabia, US issue joint statement on strategic AI partnership
Washington [US], November 20: Following the signing of the Strategic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partnership between Saudi Arabia and the US by Saudi Minister of Foreign...
UN official praises Arab Digital Economy vision; hails UAE's leadership in digital...
Dubai [UAE], November 20: Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, praised the Arab Digital...
Russia seeks a way out in the oil market
Moscow [Russia], November 19: US President Donald Trump is ready to sign legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, as long as he retains the final say...
How did the Mexican president react to President Trump's warning?
Mexico City [Mexico], November 19: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded on November 18 after US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of allowing an...
NATO general urges 'rethink' of deterrence at Berlin security talks
Berlin [Germany], November 19: NATO General Ingo Gerhartz called on Germany to step up its efforts to deter possible future attacks, at the start of...
Mixed reactions to UN Security Council approval of Gaza plan
Washington [US], November 19: Voices around the world have mostly welcomed the passage of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution backing major provisions of...
Philippine President Marcos rejects sister's accusation of chronic drug use
Manila [Philippines], November 19: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has rejected accusations by his estranged sister, Senator Imee Marcos, that he has been a long-term...
Ukraine shells power grid in Russian-occupied Donetsk region
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19: Ukrainian drone attacks have caused extensive damage to the power grid in the Russian-occupied part of the Donetsk region, the occupying...
Polish investigators identify two Ukrainian suspects in railway blast
Warsaw [Poland], November 19: Polish investigators have identified two Ukrainian nationals suspected of carrying out an explosion on a strategically important railway line on behalf...
Zelensky to push for Russia talks during Turkiye visit
Ankara [Turkey], November 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes to advance efforts at reviving negotiations with Russia when he visits Turkiye on Wednesday.
Trump hosts Saudi crown prince for pomp-filled visit
Washington [US], November 19: President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday.
Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing
Washington [US], November 19: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi...
Jamaica seeks $9.5 billion in financial help to rebuild after Melissa
Kingston [Jamaica], November 19: Jamaica spent years building a pot of money to handle climate-fuelled disasters.