Hong Kong passes tough security law fought by protesters
Hong Kong, March 20: Hong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear will further...
Police accuse Bolsonaro of fraud over vaccine records
Brasilia [Brazil], March 20: Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his Covid vaccination records, paving the way for...
US Supreme Court says Texas can jail migrants
Washington [US], March 20: The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to arrest and jail migrants, as part of the state's new tough immigration law.
'We will not let up': US vows to continue support for Ukraine
Washington [US], March 20: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has promised Ukraine continued international support in its defensive against Russia.
Estonia expels Russian diplomat
Tallin [Estonia], March 20: Estonia has expelled an employee of the Russian embassy in Tallinn from the EU and NATO country, the Foreign Ministry announced...
Blinken assures Philippines of 'ironclad defence commitments'
Washington [US], March 20: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured the Philippines of continued US "ironclad" support amid rising tensions with China...
Hong Kong passes tough new national security law
Hong Kong, March 20: Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related...
The EU's big bet
Cairo [Egypt], March 20: The amount of money the EU gives Egypt under this agreement is 7.5 billion euros, far exceeding the 3 billion euros...
How is the former President of Brazil after accusations of falsifying Covid-19...
Brasilia [Brazile], March 20: Mr. Bolsonaro has been under investigation since last year on suspicion of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records while he was in office....
In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms
Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as he lays in bed at...
US reports death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa
Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said.
GCC, EU discuss Schengen visa waiver for GCC citizens
Riyadh [UAE], March 20: Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), and Enrique Mora, Deputy...
President of UAE receives written message from President of Slovakia
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received a written message from Zuzana Čaputova, the President of...
Death toll rises to 10 from Bangladesh's last week cylinder blast
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 19: The death toll from last week's gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has hit 10...
DPRK top leader guides super-large multiple rocket launcher battery firing drill
Seoul [South Korea], March 19: The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) guided a firing drill by the country's super-large multiple...
West slams fraught Russian election as China's Xi congratulates Putin
Moscow [Russia], March 19: Western governments came out on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's landslide win in a vote they say was neither...
Pyongyang launches ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, the...
Iraqi armed faction claims attack on Israeli base in Golan Heights
Baghdad [Iraq], March 19: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iran armed groups, says it launched a drone attack at an Israeli airbase...
EU foreign ministers agree on plans to sanction Israeli settlers
Brussels [Belgium], March 19: EU foreign ministers agreed on plans to sanction extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank for the first time, multiple...
Mr. Trump partially supports the abortion ban
Washington [US], March 19: Mr. Trump revealed this stance after being asked about a February article by The New York Times . According to the...
Mr. Musk explained the use of the sedative ketamine
Washington [US], March 19: The American billionaire made the above statement while interviewing former CNN host Don Lemon. The video was released on March 18,...
Mr. Kim Jong-un watched the launch of a 'super missile' and instructed...
Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on March 19 that leader Kim Jong-un supervised and directed exercises of artillery...
UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel's offensive
New York [US], March 19: The U.N. children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel's offensive, opened a...
Israel team to visit US over Biden concerns on Rafah, Gaza 'anarchy'
Washington [US], March 19: U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that an Israeli military operation in Rafah would deepen...
Ukraine says Putin's buffer zone comment is a sign of escalation
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of creating a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory...
Gaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, monitor says
Gaza [Palestine], March 19: Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without...
Australian, Asian businesses accounted for 50% of MNCs attracted by Dubai International...
Dubai [UAE], March 19: Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has revealed that 50 percent of...