Palestinian president sets date for first election in more than 20 years
Ramallah [Palestine] / Tel Aviv [Israel], July 10: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has set November 28 as the date for the first parliamentary elections in...
Iran buries slain supreme leader in culmination of mass funeral
Tehran [Iran], July 10: Braving sweltering heat and calling for revenge, Iranians massed for the burial of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in his hometown...
Iran reports casualties after fresh US strikes
Tehran [Iran], July 10: The United States launched strikes on Iran for a second consecutive night, with Iranian authorities on Thursday reporting several people killed...
German 'serial killer' doctor gets life imprisonment for murder of 15 patients
Berlin [Germany], July 9: A German palliative care doctor described as a "serial killer" has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 15...
US authorities charge Indian crime leader in Sikh activist's assassination
Washington DC [US], July 9: Authorities in the United States have announced charges against the leader of an Indian criminal group in connection with the...
42 killed in rebel attacks in Balochistan: Pakistan military
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9: Rebel fighters in southwestern Pakistan have killed 18 police officers and 11 soldiers in separate attacks, the military has said.
Ricky Gervais revisits The Office for 25th anniversary
New York [US], July 8: The Office co-creator Ricky Gervais will revisit his favourite moments from the award-winning sitcom to commemorate 25 years since it...
9 policemen killed in Pakistan's Balochistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8: At least nine policemen have been killed in hours of gun battle with militants in Pakistan's volatile province of Balochistan, amid...
Israeli government is expanding its control in the West Bank: Report
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 8: The Israeli government is expanding its control over the Palestinian West Bank at an "unprecedented pace," two non-governmental organizations reported...
Former Italian intelligence officer accused of spying for Russia
Rome [Italy], July 8: A former employee of the Italian intelligence service was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of spying for Russia, according to public...
Denmark to buy submarine hunter aircraft from US
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 8: Denmark plans to purchase two aircraft from the United States to improve its monitoring of the Arctic and the North Atlantic....
NATO reports major spending rise as Trump pushes allies to step up
Ankara [Turkiye], July 8: European NATO members and Canada are set to spend record amounts on defence in 2026, according to new figures published at...
'Ukraine provoked by Europe into waging war'
Berlin [Germany], July 8: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed European countries are pressing Ukraine to continue the war against Russia. "They still think,...
Will run for French presidency despite conviction: Le Pen
Paris [France], July 8: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for presidency in next year's election, in her first public...
Trump says will lift sanctions on Turkiye
Ankara [Turkiye], July 8: United States President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkiye and will soon decide on resuming sales of...
Israeli attack on vehicle in Lebanon kills
Beirut [Lebanon], July 7: An Israeli attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon has killed at least four people, according to Lebanese state media.
Trump optimistic on ending Ukraine war
Washington DC [US], July 7: US President Donald Trump expressed optimism on Monday on progress in bringing the war in Ukraine to an end following...
Cuba paralysed once again by total electricity blackout: State generator
Mexico City [Mexico], July 7: The Cuban electricity grid has gone down across the Caribbean island, state electricity generator UNE reported on X on Monday.
10,000 evacuated as wildfire spreads in southern France
Paris [France], July 7: Some 10,000 people have been evacuated from their communities due to a spreading wildfire in southern France, regional authorities said on...
Congo reports over 500 Ebola deaths
Nairobi [Kenya], July 7: More than 500 people have now died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country's...
No ties with Israel until Palestine occupation ends, says El-Sisi
Cairo [Egypt], July 6: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi says there can be no normalisation of relations with Israel until its occupation of Palestinian territory...
Iran's China envoy vows special Hormuz treatment for 'friends'
Beijing [China], July 6: Iran's ambassador to China says ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz would be charged new fees but added that China and...
China and Russia to hold annual joint naval drills
Beijing [China], July 6: The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off China's eastern coast this coming week.
Jailed Gaza hospital director in acute danger
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 6: Prominent Palestinian hospital director Hussam Abu Safiya is in acute danger while in Israeli detention, his lawyer and human rights...
Trump offers to help end Russia-Ukraine war
Moscow [Russia], July 6: US President Donald Trump has offered to help Russian President Vladimir Putin find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide...
Severe weather disrupts US 250th anniv celebrations
Washington [US], July 6: Severe weather has disrupted celebrations of the United States' 250th anniversary of independence, including in Washington, DC, where a thunderstorm delayed...
Britain 'failed by its leadership for a long time,' says US Vice-President...
Washington [US], July 6: Britain is "amazing" but has been "failed by its leadership for a long time," US vice president JD Vance has said....