Biden, Xi have first phone call since Nov
Washington [US], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have spoken on the phone for the first time since their crisis...
Czech Republic reports nearly 5,300 whooping cough cases this year
Prague [Czech], April 3: Nearly 5,300 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in the Czech Republic so far this year, according to...
Portuguese new government sworn in
Lisbon [Portugal], April 3: Luis Montenegro, president of Portugal's Social Democratic Party (PSD), officially took office as prime minister on Tuesday, following the legislative elections...
President Biden is outraged after Israel's deadly 'erroneous' attack in Gaza
Washington [USA], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacted strongly after Israel's airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed 7...
The US - Japan - Australia - Philippines are about to conduct...
Washington [USA], April 3: The US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines plan to hold a joint naval exercise on Palawan island in the East Sea...
Strong quake rocks Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued
Taipei [Taiwan], April 3: An earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the capital Taipei on Wednesday morning, knocking out power in several...
Deadly air strike shows system to protect aid workers in crisis, agencies...
New York [USA], April 3: A UN official says the Israeli attack which killed seven staff of the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is either...
International pressure grows over Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen staff
Jerusalem [Israel], April 3: Israel faces growing international pressure over an air strike which killed seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in...
UN Secretary-General condemns targeting of Iranian Diplomatic Mission in Damascus
New York [USA], April 3: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, condemned the attack on diplomatic premises of the Islamic Republic of Iran in...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Hungarian counterpart in Budapest
Budapest [Hungary], April 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
Search for survivors called off after Russian gold mine accident
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Two weeks after an accident at one of Russia's largest gold mines, the search for survivors was called off on Monday.
Erdogan's ruling party loses mayoral race in Istanbul
Ankara [Turkey], April 2: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party has lost the mayoral election in Turkey's largest metropolis Istanbul, according to preliminary...
Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou visits China aiming to ease tension
Taipei [Taiwan], April 2: Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou on Monday started an 11-day trip to China, aiming to ease the tension across the Taiwan...
Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 2: The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that...
Hamas blames US for raid on largest hospital
Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Palestinian movement Hamas accused the United States on Monday of being responsible for the devastation Israeli troops left in the wake...
Death and destruction as Israel's army withdraws from al-Shifa Hospital
Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Israel has withdrawn its forces from Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital following a two-week operation, leaving behind scenes of devastation.
White House calls Israel's move to ban Al Jazeera 'concerning'
Washington [US], April 2: White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has expressed concern about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to stop Al Jazeera's operations in Israel.
US airman starts hunger strike to draw attention to plight of Gaza's...
Washington [US], April 2: Veterans for Peace has said US Air Force senior airman Larry Hebert would start a hunger strike to highlight the plight...
Highway crash kills 4, injures over 30 in Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], April 2: Four people were killed and about 36 others injured when a passenger bus plunged off the road after colliding with...
Russia arrested four more suspects in a terrorist attack near Moscow
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Russia's FSB security agency said that four people arrested on March 31 provided money and weapons for the deadly attack near...
North Korea launches ballistic missiles, South Korea and Japan watch closely
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 2: Yonhap news agency on April 2, citing information from the South Korean military, said that the Democratic People's Republic of...
The US considers selling Israel an 18 billion USD weapons package, including...
Washington [US], April 2: The US government is considering an $18 billion arms deal with Israel, while Israel "considers" Washington's concerns about plans to attack...
Prosecutors: Trump intimidating trial witnesses
New York [US], April 2: New York prosecutors on Monday urged a judge to forbid Donald Trump from criticizing family members of those involved in...
Criticism over punishing US inmates for social media
Washington [US], April 2: A proposed change to U.S. federal prison rules that would punish inmates for using social media or directing others to do...
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead
Jerusalem [Israel], April 2: Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional...
Egypt, Jordan stress rejection of displacement of Palestinians outside their lands
Cairo [Egypt], April 2: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan have stressed their full rejection of the displacement...
Bangladesh mulls to suspend services of Facebook, YouTube: minister
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 1: A Bangladeshi minister on Sunday said that the country would temporarily suspend services Facebook and YouTube if they don't obey government...