Jill Biden tests positive for COVID, but Joe Biden is negative

New York [US], September 6: First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID on Monday night, but a test taken by President Biden, 80, came...

ASEAN leaders urge Myanmar junta to stop attacks on civilians

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 6: The Philippines is ready to chair ASEAN in 2026 instead of Myanmar, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Tuesday, as the bloc...

Two former oil execs accused of war crimes in Sudan go on...

Stockholm [Sweden], September 6: Two former executives at a Swedish oil company went on trial in Stockholm on Tuesday accused of complicity in war crimes...

CEO of Australia's embattled Qantas steps down early

Canberra [Australia], September 6: The chief executive of Qantas has announced he will retire two months early amid a series of controversies that have tarnished...

Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas

Paris [France], September 6: French public schools have sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas - long, loose-fitting robes worn by...

Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year

Venice [Italy], September 6: Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the...

Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead

Athens [Greece], September 6: Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in Greece and a man died after a wall collapsed in the bad weather,...

US says North Korea will 'pay a price' for any weapons supplies...

Washington [US], September 6: Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are actively advancing, a U.S. official said on Tuesday and warned leader Kim Jong...

Tropical Storm Lee to intensify into extremely dangerous hurricane -US hurricane center

Washington [US], September 6: Tropical Storm Lee was forming east of the Lesser Antilles and was expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous hurricane...

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in Jan 6 case

Washington [US], September 6: A former leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role...

Emirates, United expand codeshare partnership

Dubai [UAE], September 6: Emirates announced a significant expansion in its codeshare partnership with "United", to include nine destinations in Mexico. Emirates customers will now...

UAE President receives Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Saud bin Saqr Al...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 6: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice...

Shakhboot bin Nahyan meets Chairman of Military Council in Guinea

Conakry [Guinea], September 6:Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, met with the President of the Military Council in Guinea Colonel MamadyDoumbouya during...

World Tourism Organsiation, G20 launch dashboard to support tourism in advancing SDGs

New Delhi [India], September 6: Ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit next 9-10 September, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), has worked with...

Australian politicians urge U.S. to end Assange extradition attempt

Canberra [Australia], September 5: A delegation of Australian Members of Parliament will travel to the United States in a bid to stop the pursuit of...

Indonesia's security chief warns of rising challenges

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 5: Indonesia's top security minister warned of the growing challenges to the stability of the region on Monday, ahead of a summit...

Ukraine's defence minister OleksiiReznikov dismissed

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 5: Ukraine's Defence Minister OleksiiReznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country's leader VolodymyrZelensky has announced.

Biden disappointed Xi will not attend G20 summit

Washington [US], September 5: United States President Joe Biden says he is "disappointed" that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jin ping plans to skip the upcoming...

Kim to meet Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties with North...

Pyongyang [North Korea], September 5: Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of...

Ukraine says it retakes more ground as Zelenskiy visits front lines

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 5: Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing south in their counteroffensive...

Saudi Arabia announces establishment of Global Water Organisation

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], September 5: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the establishment of a Global Water Organisation, the Saudi Press Agency...

Return of Sultan AlNeyadi...an exceptional space achievement: Abdullah bin Zayed

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 5: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council...

Cambodian PM heads to Indonesia for ASEAN Summit

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], September 4: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet left here on Monday for the 43rd summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...

Explosion at gas station rocks Yemen's capital

Sanaa [Yemen], September 4: A massive explosion rocked a gas station in the Houthi-controlled Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Sunday night, igniting a significant fire,...

Zelensky to replace defense minister

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 4: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky on Sunday announced the decision to replace Defense Minister OleksiiReznikov.

Kuwait appoints new ministers of finance, education

Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 4: Kuwait's Crown Prince issued Sunday a decree appointing Adel Al-Mane as minister of education and Fahad Al-Jarallah as minister of...

Russia recruits migrants and soldiers in neighbouring countries: British intelligence

London [UK], September 4: Russia is recruiting migrants from Central Asia and neighbouring countries to be soldiers for its war against Ukraine, according to British...