Heavy fighting continues in strategically important Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], September 9: Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian troops have continued their relentless assault on Ukrainian defence lines near the strategically important city...
World Jewish Congress lauds Gaza mediator efforts
Gaza Border [Israel], September 9: The head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed his support for the mediators working to achieve a deal...
Boeing reaches preliminary deal to prevent more than 30,000 workers from striking
Washington [US], September 9: Boeing agreed on September 8 to a new preliminary contract with union leaders on wage increases, a move that helped avert...
Yagi is the strongest autumn typhoon to hit China in 75 years,...
Beijing [China], September 9: The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on September 8 identified super typhoon Yagi as the strongest autumn storm to hit China since...
Test across the Taiwan Strait
Washington [US], September 9: A German magazine first reported the news and foreign media outlets quoted it, but the German government neither confirmed nor denied...
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least four, injure 13
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 9: Multiple Israeli strikes on Syria's Hama countryside have killed at least four civilians, Syrian state media reported, with sources saying...
Greece to tax cruise ships to curb over-tourism
Athens [Greece], September 9: Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak...
Russia captures Ukrainian town near Pokrovsk
Moscow [Russia], September 9: Russia said on Sunday its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as Moscow's forces advanced on...
Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez seeks asylum in Spain
Caracas [Venezuela], September 9: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country...
Trump and Harris vie for black voters in Georgia
Washington [US], September 9: Vivian Childs, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, schooled a roomful of Republicans on how to win over Black voters in...
Emir of Kuwait issues decree accepting resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 9: His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued an Emiri Decree accepting the resignation...
Thousands rally in France against new Prime Minister Barnier
Paris [France], September 8: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in France on Saturday to protest the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister.
Trucks carry 100 metric tons of food relief from Chad to famine-risk...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 8: Trucks using the recently opened Adre crossing from Chad carried 100 metric tons of food aid into Sudan on Friday for...
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], September 8: At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings targeting two residential houses in central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday,...
5 injured in bomb blast in Syria's Daraa
Damascus [Syria], September 8: Five people, including a child and a woman, were injured Friday evening when an explosive device went off in Syria's southern...
Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives
Brussels [Belgium], September 8: Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, as intense heatwaves and severe droughts crippled agriculture and led to an...
Promotion event in Munich boosts China-Germany cooperation
Munich [Germany], September 8: The "Hello, Shenyang" global promotion event took place in Munich on Friday, drawing over 100 attendees, including German political and business...
Azerbaijan ready to participate in resolving Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Aliyev
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 8: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has expressed a willingness to participate in resolving the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, should such...
Canada's unemployment rate increases to 6.6 pct in August
Ottawa [Canada], September 8: Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 percent in August, after holding steady in July, Statistics Canada said Friday.
ASEAN calls for global cooperation for green economy
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is advancing global cooperation between developed and developing countries in green economy, promoting efforts...
Clues help Indonesian police arrest former Philippine mayor suspected of being Chinese
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: GMA News today, September 7, quoted Mr. Rendel Sy, Head of the Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration...
Tearful account of victim's daughter in rape case that shocked France
Paris [France], September 8: The French public was abuzz this week about the shocking trial of Dominique Pelicot, 71, who admitted to drugging his wife,...
Former Republican Vice President says Trump is a threat
New York [US], September 8: The Guardian newspaper on September 7 quoted former US Vice President Dick Cheney declaring that he will vote for Democratic...
Typhoon Yagi heads for Vietnam after battering China
Beijing [China], September 8: Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, is churning towards the northern coast of Vietnam after tearing through China's...
US: Kamala Harris' campaign raises $361 million in August; thrice more than...
Washington [US], September 8: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has so far raised a massive $361 million, which is around thrice more than the...
Pakistani national charged with plotting terrorist attack in New York City, arrested...
New York [US], September 8: A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested after being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to...
Nepal formally ends ban on TikTok, ISPs ordered to lift embargo
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to lift the ban on TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing...