France's Macron continues meetings amid prime minister search
Paris [France], September 3: Emmanuel Macron will meet his predecessors and two senior politicians tipped as candidates to become the next prime minister as the...
Bangladesh floods: 59 Killed, thousands homeless in 11 districts
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 3: Floodwaters have receded in most areas of the 11 affected districts, but the struggles of those impacted continue, as the disaster...
UK: Academicians urge universities to be transparent over donations
London [UK], September 3: A group of academicians and intellectuals in the United Kingdom have urged universities to be more open about donation sources after...
Philippines, China trade blame over latest ship collision
Manila [Philippines], September 3: The Philippines and China on Saturday accused each other of dangerous maritime maneuvers after their coastguard ships collided in disputed waters...
Increase in visitors to Spain despite anti-tourism protests
Madrid [Spain], September 3: Spain is being visited by more people from abroad this year than ever before, despite the increasing protests against mass tourism...
Netanyahu not doing enough to secure Gaza ceasefire deal: Biden
Washington DC [US], September 3: In what is still a rare public criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, United States President Joe Biden has said that the...
First day of Gaza polio vaccination campaign reaches 87,000 children
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3: The UN-led polio immunization campaign in the Gaza Strip is progressing, but continued fighting is making it difficult for many families...
Suicide bomb attack kills at least six civilians in Afghan capital Kabul
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3: At least six civilians were killed when a suicide bomber carried out an attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said...
Ten dead as storm Yagi triggers floods in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], September 3: Ten people were killed as tropical storm Yagi dumped heavy rains in the Philippines, causing floods and landslides, the national disaster...
Many Ukrainians injured in heavy Russian missile and drone attacks
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 3: Russia unleashed a powerful wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv, officials said on Monday...
Azerbaijan ruling party wins majority in snap parliamentary elections
Moscow [Russia], September 3: President Ilham Aliyev's ruling party has secured the majority of seats in the snap parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan, local media...
Dutch schools begin mobile phone ban
Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 3: Schools in the Netherlands began a complete nationwide ban on mobile phones on Monday.
'Far-right surge in eastern state elections damaging Germany'
Berlin [Germany], September 3: Politicians in the German states of Thuringia and Saxony began wrangling over potential coalitions on Monday after state elections saw big...
Israeli court orders unions to end strike across sectors over hostage killings
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 3: A court in Israel ordered an end to strikes across a range of sectors on Monday that was called to...
Human Rights Watch calls on Mongolia to arrest Putin
Berlin [Germany], September 3: Human Rights Watch has called on Mongolia to either deny entry to Russian President Vladimir Putin or arrest him, according to...
New restrictions at Columbia as protests return to campus
New York [US], September 2: The new school year is still days away, but student protesters have already made a noisy return to Columbia University's...
Arrest of Telegram boss marks shift in policing tech world
Paris [France], September 2: The investigation into Telegram boss Pavel Durov that has fired a warning shot to global tech titans was started by a...
Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 2: Massive protests swept Israel following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the...
Former Taipei mayor released after being questioned
Taipei [Taiwan], September 2: A court released a former mayor of Taipei who now heads a small opposition party after he was arrested in a...
US Democrats urge Israel-Hamas ceasefire after dead hostages recovered
New York [US], September 2: Several U.S. Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday in reaction to the killing of six hostages...
Trump signals backing for Florida marijuana legalisation
New York [US], September 2: Donald Trump has signalled that he will vote in favour of legalising marijuana for personal use in his home state...
Germany's far right set to gain in eastern regional vote
Berlin [Germany], September 2: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on track on Sunday to become the first far-right party to win a regional election...
At least 41 hurt in Russian air strikes on Kharkiv
Kharkiv [Ukraine], September 2: Russian air strikes have injured at least 41 people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials have said.
Kremlin spokesman says Harris is more predictable than Trump
Moscow [Russia], September 2: Russia sees U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a more predictable opponent than Republican Donald Trump, though in any case...
Israel, Hamas agree to brief pauses in fighting for polio vaccinations
New York [US], September 2: The United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on Sunday,...
Israeli army announces 6 bodies of hostages recovered in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 2: Israel has identified the bodies of six hostages found in a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip and brought them...
Will continue to engage with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, including Taliban: UN
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, reaffirmed the United Nations' commitment to ongoing engagement with all stakeholders in Afghanistan, including...