Thanksgiving air travel plans cut by US government shutdown
New York [US], November 26: A record number of Americans had been expected to fly during Thanksgiving, but a 43-day government shutdown dampened demand for...
FBI probes congressional Democrats who warned military about illegal orders
New York [US], November 26: The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic U.S. lawmakers who in a video message told members of the military...
Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
New York [US], November 26: More than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members around the world in 2024, the...
Israel receives remains of deceased Gaza captive
Jerusalem [Israel], November 26: Israel said the Red Cross had handed over a set of human remains believed to belong to an Israeli captive held...
US calls on Sudan's warring parties to accept ceasefire plan unaltered
Washington [US], November 26: The United States envoy has called for the warring parties in Sudan to accept his truce proposal without seeking preconditions.
Trump administration to review refugees admitted under Biden: Report
Washington [US], November 26: US President Donald Trump's administration plans to review the status of many refugees admitted to the US when Joe Biden was...
Sharjah-Japan Business Forum explores prospects for trade, investment cooperation
Dubai [UAE], November 25: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), organised the Sharjah-Japan Business...
Latvian Embassy hosts National Day reception
Riga [Latvia], November 25: The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the UAE held a reception on Monday evening on the occasion of Latvia's...
5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's East Java
Java [Indonesia], November 25: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's East Java province on Monday.
Study finds way to 'reboot' eye, restore impaired vision
New York [US], November 25: Scientists claim to have found a way to restore vision in people with a common developmental eye disorder by "rebooting"...
US-Ukraine talks make major headway as Trump's peace plan undergoes key revisions
Geneva [Swizterland], November 25: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence after what he described as a constructive first round of talks between American...
Ukraine allies give cautious welcome to 'modified' peace framework
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 25: European allies of Ukraine have given a cautious welcome to efforts to refine a United States peace proposal initially criticised for...
Israel's attacks threaten truce, Hamas tells Egypt's spy chief
Cairo [Egypt], November 25: A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel's breaches of the ceasefire agreement, the...
Malaysia says it will ban social media for under-16s from next year
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 25: Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing...
US adds Venezuelan 'Cartel of the Suns' to terror list as military...
Washington [US], November 25: The United States has designated what Venezuelans call the "Cartel de los Soles", or "Cartel of the Suns", a "foreign terrorist...
Separatist candidate wins presidential vote in Bosnia's Serb region
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], November 25: A close ally of Bosnia's Serb Republic separatist leader Milorad Dodik won a snap presidential election in a tight...
Majority of Slovenians voted against law on assisted dying
Ljubljana [Slovenia], November 25: As many as 53.43% Slovenians voted against a law that proposed legalising assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, the unofficial...
Israel kills Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike
Jerusalem [Israel], November 25: Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut, the Israeli military said,...
Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk
Bangkok [Thailand], November 25: For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the...
Seven killed in tourist bus overturn in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], November 24: Seven people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a tourist bus overturned in Michoacan State in western...
EU, United States to resume trade talks Monday to resolve outstanding issues
Brussels [Belgium], November 24: The European Union and the United States will resume trade negotiations on Monday in Brussels after a two-month pause, with the...
Nepal adds more than 8,00,000 new voters in latest round of roll...
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 24: A total of 8,37,094 new voters has been added to the electoral roll following the completion of extended voter registration in...
Over 90 people dead in Vietnam floods
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 24: The toll from flooding in Vietnam has risen to 102 people dead or missing, with thousands of homes inundated or destroyed,...
Iran sanctions mean life-saving medication in short supply
Tehran [Iran], November 24: "Many life-saving drugs are no longer available," said an Iranian pharmacist who wished to remain anonymous, adding that the country's supply...
Indonesia declared Polio-free by WHO
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the end of Indonesia's poliovirus type-2 outbreak, marking a major milestone in the...
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia hospitalised with chest infection, under intensive observation
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 24: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara after being diagnosed with a chest...
Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude as officials meet in Geneva on US...
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 24: Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the...