Iraqi leaders call for dialogue to solve political deadlock
Baghdad [Iraq], August 18: Iraq's top officials and political leaders on Wednesday called on loyalists to prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to engage in a...
Turkish president, Israeli PM hold phone talk over decision to reinstate envoys
Ankara [Turkey], August 18: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid had a phone conversation on Wednesday after the two countries...
Finnish, Estonian FMs discuss Russian visa issue
Helsinki [Finland], August 18: The foreign ministers of Finland and Estonia met in Helsinki on Wednesday to discuss restrictions on visas for Russian citizens.
Sweden to subsidize electricity bill amid high prices
Stockholm [Sweden], August 18: The Swedish government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to subsidize electricity bills for households and businesses to ease the pain of...
Ukraine sets up crisis center over situation at Zaporizhzhia NPP
Kiev [Ukraine], August 18: Ukraine set up a crisis center to deal with the possible emergency situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in...
Italy to see storms in north and central, scorching temperatures in south
Rome [Italy], August 18: The drought and extreme temperatures that have been afflicting Italy all summer are set to ease off in the north of...
Spain grapples with water shortages as heat, drought continue
Madrid [Spain], August 18: One of the hottest summers on record in Spain, coupled with the lowest rainfall since records began, has left the country...
Portugal reports highest excess mortality rate in EU
Lisbon [Portugal], August 18: Portugal recorded an excess mortality rate of 23.9 percent in June, almost four times the European Union's (EU) average of 6.2...
Russian astronauts' spacewalk disrupted by spacesuit issue
Moscow [Russia], August 18: Two Russian astronauts ended their spacewalk earlier than planned on Wednesday as one of them had a battery issue with his...
Gold falls on stronger U.S. treasury yields
Chicago [US], August 18: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as the U.S. treasury yields rose.
U.S. crude oil production down last week
Houston [Texas], August 18: U.S. crude oil production averaged 12.1 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending Aug. 12, down by 100,000 b/d...
U.S. oil imports down, exports up last week
Houston [Texas], August 18: U.S. crude oil imports decreased but exports increased during the week ending Aug. 12, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
Oil prices rise as U.S. inventories tumble
New York [US], August 18: Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after data showed a marked drop in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Trump critic says to consider White House bid after congressional primary loss
Washington [US], August 18: U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney said Wednesday that she will mull over a White House run, one day after she lost in...
U.S. stocks drop as investors assess Fed minutes
New York [US], August 18: U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as Wall Street parsed the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes.
1,100 Afghan families receive China-donated food aid
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18: A total of 1,100 needy Afghan families received food aid in the capital city of Kabul on Wednesday, said Mufti Habibullah,...
Malaysian electric utility company plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 18: Malaysian electric utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said Wednesday it will invest around 20 billion ringgit (4.48 billion U.S....
Philippines mulls extending public health emergency till year-end amid surging COVID-19 cases
Manila [Philippines], August 18: Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos said on Wednesday that he is mulling extending the nationwide state of public health emergency until...
Myanmar towns record highest single-day rainfalls in over 50 years
Yangon [Myanmar], August 18: Myanmar's commercial city of Yangon and the western town of Kyaukphyu have experienced the heaviest single-day rainfalls in over 50 years...
Myanmar reports 54 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], August 18: Myanmar logged 54 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 614,510, according to the Ministry...
CPEC gives many dividends, benefit to Pakistan: official
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 18: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has given many dividends and benefits to Pakistan, especially the much-needed foreign direct investment to overcome...
At least 10 killed in Kabul mosque explosion: reports
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 18: At least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, were killed in an explosion that ripped through a mosque in Kabul during...
Iran reports 1st monkeypox case
Tehran [Iran], August 17: Iran has reported its first monkeypox case, official news agency IRNA quoted a health official as saying on Tuesday.
Finland to reduce availability of Russian tourist visas: minister
Helsinki [Finland], August 17: Finland is to reduce the availability of tourist visas to Russians to a tenth of the current numbers, Foreign Minister Pekka...
COVID-19 mortality rate soaring in Croatia compared to last year
Zagreb [Croatia], August 17: Over 430 people have died of COVID-19 in Croatia in the last six weeks, up from 74 in the same period...
Latvia terminates agreement with Russia on mutual visits by residents
Riga [Latvia], August 17: The Latvian government on Tuesday decided to terminate an agreement with Russia on facilitating mutual visits by residents of the two...
Armenia declares mourning days for Yerevan blast victims
Yerevan [Armenia], August 17: Armenia on Tuesday announced Aug. 17 and 18 as days of mourning for those who died in the Surmalu market blast...