Harris widens lead over Trump
Washington [US], August 30: Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice...
Smokers under 30 need photo IDs to buy tobacco products
Washington [US], August 30: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has mandated more people show photo identification when buying tobacco products, as the health regulator...
Fighting rages in Gaza as Palestinians hope for a pause for polio...
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 30: Palestinians in Gaza were waiting on Thursday to see if there would be a pause in fighting to allow a...
Millions of evacuation orders issued across Japan
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Japan has issued its highest level alert to more than five million people after the country was hit by one of...
Paris 2024 set for record Paralympic coverage
Paris [France], August 30: Paris 2024 will be the first Paralympics in history where the world's eight billion people have the opportunity to watch the...
WHO announces upcoming polio vaccination campaign in Gaza
New York [US], August 30: Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, has announced that a two-phase polio vaccination...
Several killed as Israel launches major West Bank raid
Washington [US], August 29: At least ten Palestinians have been killed after Israel launched a large-scale ground and air attack on the northern part of...
Strike on Gaza school kills eight
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 29: Israeli forces attacked a school sheltering displaced people in eastern Deir el-Balah in Gaza, killing eight Palestinians.
Heat-related deaths in the US increased by 117%
Washington [US], August 29: The report, published on August 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that from 1999 to 2023, the...
A series of Russian oil warehouses were attacked
Moscow [Russia], August 29: Rostov Governor Vasily Golubev announced yesterday that a fuel depot in Kamensky district caught fire after an attack by an unmanned...
Telegram CEO indicted
Washington [US], August 29: A French court on August 28 decided to prosecute Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, setting conditions for his release on bail.
Legal troubles haunt Mr. Trump
Washington [US], August 29: Prosecutors and former US President Donald Trump have made new moves in four cases against him as the presidential election draws...
Mr. Trump said he would win the election in California on one...
California [US], August 29: Former US President Donald Trump has made bold statements about his chances of winning the state, which is considered a Democratic...
Houthis agree to temporary ceasefire to save oil-spilling ship
Washington [US], August 29: According to Iran's mission to the United Nations, the Houthis temporarily stopped firing to ensure the prevention of an oil spill...
'Complex operation' to rescue Israeli hostages
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 29: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced a successful operation to rescue a hostage held in Gaza on August 27, Reuters...
Trump X Support Accounts Accused of Using Stolen Photos
Washington [US], August 29: A study published on August 28 found that many social media accounts supporting former US President Donald Trump used...
10 Palestinians killed in Israeli West bank raids
Gaza [Palestine], August 29: Hundreds of Israeli troops backed by helicopters, drones and armoured personnel carriers raided the flashpoint cities of Jenin and Tulkarm and...
Harris ads link Trump to project 2025
Washington [US], August 29: Democrat Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Wednesday will launch an ad campaign attempting to tie Republican former President Donald Trump to...
Starmer, Scholz seek reset in British-EU ties with bilateral treaty
London [UK], August 29: Britain and Germany's leaders agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to work on an ambitious treaty covering issues from defence to trade...
Albanese denies US Pacific Policing plans
Washington [US], August 29: A day after landing his Pacific Policing Initiative, Anthony Albanese has denied a senior US official's claim that Kevin Rudd convinced...
Climate gaffes mar New Zealand at Pacific Islands Forum
Wellington [New Zealand], August 29: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon's debut at the Pacific Islands Forum has been overshadowed by his deputy, who has...
Israeli military launches major West Bank operation
Jerusalem [Israel, August 29: At least nine Palestinians have been killed in a major operation by Israeli forces in the north of the occupied West...
Emirati Women and Future-Making conference launched under Fatima bint Mubarak's patronage
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 29: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (The Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women's Union...
Security Council extends mandate of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
New York [US], August 29: The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31st August 2025,...
United Nations vehicle in Gaza hit by Israeli gunfire
New York [US], August 29: The United Nations has reported that one of its humanitarian vehicles in Gaza, marked with the organisation's insignia, was fired...
King of Jordan warns of grave consequences of developments in West Bank
Amman [Jordan], August 29: His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on Wednesday warned of the grave consequences of...
Ukraine to present 'victory plan' to US, says President Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his troops' incursion into Russia's Kursk region is part of a "victory plan" that he...