UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza as 'affront to our...
New York [US], August 5: he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday condemned the ongoing starvation in the Gaza Strip,...
Turkmenistan hosts UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
New York [US], August 5: The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), starts on Tuesday in the city of Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia
Canberra [Australia], August 5: Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise applicants from Southeast Asia, the...
More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger
Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday, including 10 seeking aid, health...
OPEC+ to continue to ramp up oil output
Vienna [Austria], August 4: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, announced the decision on Sunday...
Maldives registers 43 pct increase in fish exports in H1 2025
Male [Maldives], August 4: The Maldives has registered a 43 percent increase in fish export in the first half of 2025 compared with the same...
4 Palestinians martyred in Israeli attacks on Gaza, including 22 awaiting aid
Gaza [Gaza City], August 4: At least 44 Palestinians were martyred on Sunday, including 22 individuals who had gathered to receive humanitarian aid, as Israeli...
GCC's total GDP at constant prices exceeds $456 billion
Muscat [Oman], August 4: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increased by 3.3% by the end...
Foreign buying of S. Korean stocks hits 17-month high in July
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: Foreign investors recorded their highest net purchases on South Korea's benchmark index in 17 months last month, data showed Sunday,...
Significant escalation in air attacks between Russia and Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], August 4: The past hours have witnessed a significant escalation in the air attacks exchanged between Russia and Ukraine.
68 refugees and migrants die as boat sinks off Yemeni coast
Sanaa [Yemen], August 4: At least 68 African refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast...
Man dies after falling at Oasis concert
London [UK], August 4: A man has died after falling during an Oasis concert at Wembley Stadium. Witnesses described the "horrendous" scenes after the man...
Poland extends border controls with Germany until Oct 4
Warsaw [Poland], August 4: Poland will extend temporary border controls with Germany until October 4, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiski announced on Sunday, according to the...
1,200 POWs to be exchanged with Russia, says Zelensky
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday confirmed a previously discussed prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange with Russia, which had already mentioned the swap.
Ukraine drone strike sparks fire at Sochi oil depot
Moscow [Russia], August 4: An oil depot near the airport in the Russian resort city of Sochi caught fire following a Ukrainian drone strike, local...
Russian volcano erupts for first time in over 500 years
Moscow [Russia], August 4: A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may...
Hundreds of Gaza children to be brought to UK for treatment
London [UK], August 4: Up to 300 children could be evacuated from Gaza and given medical treatment in the UK.
Tensions high as fresh fighting flares up in Syria's Sweida
Damascus [Syria], August 4: Fighting has erupted in the Druze-majority Sweida province of southern Syria, violating a ceasefire deal reached last month after sectarian violence...
Hamas says it will allow aid for hostages if Israel halts airstrikes
Jerusalem [Israel], August 4: Hamas said on Sunday it was prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver aid to hostages it holds in...
Russian volcano erupts after more than 500 years of dormancy
Moscow [Russia], August 4: A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may...
Manhunt intensifies for Montana bar shooting suspect
Washington DC [US], August 4: Police have named four people killed in a shooting at a bar in the US state of Montana as a...
All five trapped workers at Chile's Codelco mine found dead
Washington DC [US], August 4: All five trapped workers at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, a regional prosecutor said on Sunday,...
Six more die of hunger in Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], August 4: Six more people died of starvation or malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, its health ministry said on...
Kremlin allies downplay Trump's deployment of nuclear submarines
Moscow [Russia], August 3: Politicians and experts close to the Kremlin have downplayed the deployment of two US nuclear submarines near Russia, a move announced...
One dead, five trapped after giant Chile copper mine collapses
Santiago [Chile], August 3: Rescue teams in Chile are searching for five miners trapped after a partial collapse triggered by a tremor killed one colleague...
One in three Palestinians in Gaza going days without food, says UNICEF
Gaza [Palestine], August 3: Gaza faces a grave risk of famine, with one in three people going days without food, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Four arrested for alleged bribery over inflated drone prices in Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 3: Four arrests have been made in Ukraine following the discovery of a new bribery scandal involving drone manufacturers' contracts that were...