Bank of Japan decides to reduce government bond buying
Tokyo [Japan], June 14: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to reduce its government bond buying, in a further step toward policy...
UAE participates in 20th CGIAR System Council meeting in Brazil
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 14: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Head of International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court, led the UAE delegation to the 20th...
International film festival opens in Shanghai
Shanghai [China], June 14: The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) kicked off on Friday in the east Chinese metropolis, ushering in a 10-day feast...
Iranian, Venezuelan FMs vow to promote ties, cooperation to counter sanctions
Tehran [Iran], June 13: Iran's Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto highlighted the necessity to further expand bilateral...
U.S.-British coalition launches 3 airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city
Sanaa [Yemen], June 13: Warplanes of the United States and British naval coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah...
Cloud seeding claims overshadow record floods worldwide
Washington [US], June 13: Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role of global warming in historic...
New Caledonia vote reform that sparked riots 'suspended'
Paris [France], June 13: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in French Pacific territory New Caledonia would be...
New Korean flare-up carries greater air of menace
Seoul [South Korea], June 13: Border tensions are a fact of life on the Korean Peninsula, but analysts warn that the current spike in incidents...
Denmark recalls Korean instant noodles for being too spicy
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 13: Denmark's food agency has recalled three brands of South Korean instant ramen, warning that they were so hot they might cause...
UAE, Uzbek ministers of justice discuss enhancing cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 13: Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, and Akbar Tashkulov, Minister of Justice of the Republic...
UN Independent International Commission finds Israel, Palestinian armed groups responsible for war...
New York [US], June 13: Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the attack on 7...
Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iraq's Erbil
Baghdad [Iraq], June 13: A massive fire broke out at the asphalt storage facility of an oil refinery in Erbil province, northern Iraq, last night.
Musk expects more from shareholders than himself
Washington [US], June 13: A deal is a deal - sometimes, it seems. Discord is growing among electric-car maker Tesla's (TSLA.O), opens new tab investors...
Gaza ceasefire in limbo as Hamas seeks changes, says US
Gaza border [Israel], June 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed...
Russian missile attack kills 8, injures 21
Moscow [Russia], June 13: A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least eight people and injured another 21,...
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
Mangaf [Kuwait], June 13: At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's...
Wildfires prompt Cyprus President to cut short Jordan visit
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 12: Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides cut short his visit to Jordan on Tuesday, where he was attending an international conference on Gaza,...
Putin revamps government body supervising Russia's defense industry
Moscow [Russia], June 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on Tuesday to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its...
NATO will defend every ally: Stoltenberg
Riga [Latvia], June 12: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has again promised the states on NATO's eastern flank the alliance's full support in case of...
49 dead, 140 missing as boat capsizes off Yemen coast
Cairo [Egypt], June 12: Dozens of people have died after a migrant boat carrying around 260 people capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to...
Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect energy grid
Berlin [Germany], June 12: President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country's energy...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets US Secretary of State on sidelines of 'Call...
Amman [Jordan], June 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, on the...
Hong Kong sees surge in visitors during three-day holiday
Hong Kong, June 12: Hong Kong's efforts to host large-scale cultural and sports events helped attract more than 400,000 visitors from around the world to...
Over 1.5m Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi
Makkah [Saudi Arabia], June 12: Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Passports announced that around 1.55 million pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom for the...
US judge strikes down Florida healthcare ban
Florida [US], June 12: A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida's ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and...
President's son Hunter Biden convicted of lying
Washington [US], June 12: President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his illegal drug use to...
Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes
Rome [Italy], June 12: Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad...