Israel continues attacks on Gaza as Palestinians fear return to war
Gaza [Palestine], November 2: The Israeli military has attacked the Gaza Strip for a fifth day, killing at least five people in another test of...
Iran slams U.S. plan to resume nuclear tests as "serious threat"
Tehran [Iran], November 1: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday condemned the United States' plan to resume nuclear weapons testing, calling it a...
Iraq launches nationwide solar plan to ease chronic power shortages
Baghdad [Iraq], November 1: Iraq's Electricity Minister Ziyad Ali Fadel on Friday announced a national plan to roll out large-scale solar energy projects across all...
1 killed in Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 1: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday killed one person and wounded another, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
Hezbollah leader accuses U.S. of fueling "Israeli aggression" in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], November 1: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Friday accused the United States of fueling "Israeli aggression" in Lebanon, saying Washington presents itself as...
Turkish court sentences 11 to life imprisonment for deadly hotel fire
Istanbul [Turkey], November 1: A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 11 people to life imprisonment for a deadly hotel fire at a ski resort that...
Legal experts discuss int'l criminal law in Belgrade
Belgrade [Serbia], November 1: The first Belgrade World Scientific Conference gathered legal experts from more than 50 countries to discuss the future of international criminal...
UK health agency warns of rising meningitis threat among young people
London [UK], November 1: Children and young adults, particularly university students, face an increased risk of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, the UK Health Security Agency...
Minsk film festival Listapad opens in Belarus
Minsk [Belarus], November 1: The 31st Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" kicked off at Belarus' Palace of the Republic on Friday.
D66 wins Dutch election, Rob Jetten poised to lead coalition talks
Washington [US], November 1: The Democrats 66 (D66) party has won the Dutch parliamentary election, the ANP election service announced on Friday, positioning its leader...
Russia expands entry ban list after new EU sanctions
Moscow [Russia], November 1: Russia has imposed more extensive entry bans on representatives from European institutions and countries in response to the 19th package of...
Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 1: The death toll from the heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, with 11 others still missing, the government...
Trump says he is not considering strikes within Venezuela
Washington [US], November 1: President Donald Trump on Friday denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his own comments from last week...
A narrow Pacific waterway is at the heart of U.S. plans to...
New York [US], November 1: The U.S. has deployed troops and anti-ship missiles into the northern Philippines as part of almost continuous, joint war drills...
UAE participates in ministerial meeting of G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group
Mpumalanga [South Korea], November 1: A delegation from the UAE Accountability Authority (UAEAA), headed by Humaid Obaid Khalifa Obaid Abushibs, President of the UAEAA,...
Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa announces evolution of UICCA to 'Frontier25' at...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 1: H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President & CEO of Frontier25 and The Climate Tribe (TCT), announced...
Five more suspects arrested in Paris over Louvre jewel theft, says prosecutor
Paris [France], October 31: Five more arrests have been made over the brazen heist at the Louvre in Paris, prosecutor Laure Beccuau told broadcaster RTL...
Trump says US to resume nuclear weapons tests, backs South Korean nuclear...
Busan [South Korea], October 31: United States President Donald Trump says he has ordered the Department of Defense to "immediately" resume nuclear weapons testing on...
US says it killed four people in latest strike on alleged drug...
Washington [US], October 31: The White House said United States forces bombed another alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four men, just...
Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba take stock after hurricane destruction
New York [USA], October 31: People across the northern Caribbean are reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Melissa as dozens of deaths are reported in...
Netherlands' centrist party wins big in election as far right loses support
Amsterdam [Netherland], October 31: The centre-left D66 party has made huge gains in the Netherlands' general election, with it likely taking the lead in government...
Erdogan urges Germany to help end Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza
Ankara [Turkey], October 31: Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised Germany over what he called its ignorance of Israel's "genocide" and attacks on Gaza.
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages
Gaza [Palestine], October 31: Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the...
UN to vote on backing Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara
Geneva [Switzerland], October 31: The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a resolution stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara...
Trump orders immediate resumption of U.S. nuclear weapons testing
Washington [US], October 31: President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years,...
Hurricane Melissa kills 29 in Caribbean, heads toward Bermuda
Washington [US], October 31: Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda...
King Charles strips brother Andrew of titles and his mansion
London [UK], October 31: Britain's King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor...