Iran has right to self-defence against Israel, says Erdogan
Tehran [Iran], June 19: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that neighbouring Iran has a right to self-defence in its conflict with Israel.
Navigational error caused tanker collision, says UAE
Dubai [UAE], June 19: A collision between two ships in the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati coast, was due to a "navigational misjudgement," the...
Bali flights cancelled after major volcano eruption
Denpasar [Bali], June 19: At least 32 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted, sending...
France aims to intercept UK-bound migrant boats
Paris [France], June 19: Faced with a growing number of Channel migrant crossings, France hopes to stop more small boats from reaching Britain by changing...
FAO: Over 46 million hectares of agricultural land degraded in Arab region
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18: More than 46 million hectares of agricultural land, particularly in the Arab region, are at risk due to excessive use of...
UAE rescues 24 from burning oil tanker after ship collision
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 18: The crew from an oil tanker was rescued on Tuesday following a collision involving two such vessels near the Strait...
"We now have complete, total control of skies over Iran": Donald Trump
Washington [US], June 18: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said "we" now have "complete and total control of the skies over Iran" and "we...
North Korea to send thousands more troops to Russia's Kursk region
Moscow [Russia], June 18: North Korea is sending 1,000 mine clearing specialists and 5,000 soldiers to Russia's Kursk region near the Ukrainian border, according to...
G7 leaders urge 'de-escalation' but stop short of calling for Israel-Iran ceasefire
Kananaskis [Canada], June 18: The leaders of G7 nations have urged a "de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza" -...
Russia's deadliest attack on Kiev for months flattens apartment block
Kiev [Ukraine], June 18: Russia has carried out a mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, killing at least 10 people and wounding...
Italy blocks German rescue ship from leaving Sicilian port
Rome [Italy], June 18: A German rescue ship has been blocked from leaving Italy after docking with several dozen migrants on the Mediterranean island of...
Indonesia's Lewotobi volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, a volcano located on Indonesia's Flores island, erupted on Tuesday and sent a column of ash up to...
Sweden's 'garbage queen' given jail term
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 18: Sweden's self-proclaimed "garbage queen" Fariba Vancor has been sentenced to six years in prison for 19 counts of serious environmental crimes,...
Greenpeace concerned as two oil tankers on fire in Gulf of Oman
Tehran [Iran], June 18: Following a suspected collision between two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, Greenpeace is warning of devastating consequences for the...
Baltic countries begin evacuation of citizens from Middle East as crisis escalates
Riga [Latvia], June 18: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have begun to evacuate their citizens from the crisis-hit Middle East, according to radio broadcaster LRT on...
President Trump 'repeating the same mistakes' as Bush: CAIR
Washington DC [US], June 18: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Trump's call for mass displacement in Tehran, warning that the US president...
Jordan's king says Israeli attacks on Iran threaten region, beyond
Amman [Jordan], June 18: Jordan's King Abdullah II warned in an address to the European Parliament that Israel's "attacks" on Iran threatened to dangerously escalate...
Dozens of Palestinians reported killed near aid distribution centre in Gaza
Tel Aviv-Yafo [Israel], June 18: The Israeli military has again killed people waiting near a distribution centre for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, according...
Trump threatens Iran's leaderas Israel warns major strikes to come
Tehran [Iran], June 18: US President Donald Trump warned that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an "easy target" after urging civilians to evacuate...
Iranians speak of their fears and hopes as the conflict with Israel...
Tehran [Iran], June 18: Traffic was gridlocked for hundreds of kilometres heading out of Tehran before Israel and Donald Trump told people to leave Iran's...
Iranians describe fear and sadness over Trump evacuation warning
Tehran [Iran], June 18: Many Iranians have reacted with fear and dismay at Donald Trump's instruction to "immediately evacuate Tehran".
Trump urges Tehran evacuation as Iran-Israel conflict enters fifth day
Jerusalem [Israel], June 18: Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to...
US and UK announce a trade deal, but steel imports unresolved
Washington DC [US], June 18: U.S. President Donald Trump signed an agreement on Monday formally lowering some tariffs on imports from Britain as the countries...
Israel targets hospital, TV station; Iran pledges further retaliation
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Tehran [Iran], June 17: Israel has attacked civilian targets in Iran, striking a hospital and an Iranian state TV building as...
European countries seek fresh talks with Iran over nuclear programme
Larnaca [Cyprus], June 17: Germany, France and Britain want to resume talks with Tehran over Iran's nuclear programme at short notice, German Foreign Minister Johann...
West Bank life paralysed as Israeli closure enters 3rd day amid regional...
Ramallah [Palestine], June 17: Daily life for Palestinians across the West Bank has ground to a halt for the third consecutive day, as Israeli forces...
Risk of nuclear war grows amid new arms race
Stockholm [Sweden], June 17: There are nine nuclear-armed states in the world and nearly all of them continued with intensive nuclear modernisation programmes in 2024,...