Switzerland ready to grant Putin 'immunity' to attend peace talks
Geneva [Switzerland], August 20: Switzerland is prepared to host talks on the war in Ukraine that involve the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite...
German foreign minister criticises China, North Korea over Indo-Pacific tensions
Osaka [Japan], August 20: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday accused China and North Korea of threatening international stability through aggressive actions in the...
More humanitarian workers killed in 2024 than ever before, says UN
New York [US], August 20: More humanitarian workers were killed last year than ever before, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Russia hands over 1,000 bodies, Ukraine 19 bodies of fallen soldiers
Moscow [Russia], August 20: Russia has returned the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, chief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Tuesday. In exchange, Ukraine handed...
Hamas accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire
Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Informed Egyptian sources told Al Qahera News that Hamas has agreed to the proposal presented by Egyptian and Qatari mediation, aimed...
Egyptian President affirms commitment to coordination with Bahrain
Cairo [Egypt], August 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed his country's keenness to continue joint coordination and cooperation with Bahrain across all fields,...
60 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in 24 hours
Gaza [Gaza City], August 19: A total of 60 Palestinians were martyred and 344 others injured as a result of Israeli bombardment across different areas...
EU imports €4.4 billion of Russian LNG in H1 2025
Brussels [Belgium], August 19: The European Union imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia worth around €4.48 billion (US$5.2 billion) in the first half of...
Trump discusses Ukraine crisis settlement with Zelensky, European leaders
Olympia [Washington], August 19: US President Donald Trump held a series of high-level meetings at the White House aimed at charting a path to end...
NASA, Google develop smart medical assistant for astronauts
Abu Dhabi, August 19: NASA and Google are jointly developing an intelligent medical assistant designed to support astronauts during space missions.
Record area of land burnt as Spain battles worst forest fires in...
Madrid [Spain], August 19: Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres of land destroyed by more...
EU leaders set for video call following Washington meeting with Trump
Washington DC [US], August 19: EU leaders are set to hold a video conference call on Tuesday following a high-stakes meeting on the Ukraine war...
Trump moves to abolish postal voting ahead of 2026 midterm elections
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump wants to abolish postal voting and electronic voting machines with an executive order ahead of midterm...
France extends youth night curfew in Nîmes over drug crimes
Paris [France], August 19: A night-time curfew for young people in Nîmes in southern France has been extended until the end of the summer holidays...
Patriotism important to UK's Starmer
London [UK], August 19: Patriotism "will always be an important thing" to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Downing Street said, after white-and-red St George's Cross flags...
Trump to call Putin after meeting European leaders
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will call Russian President Vladimir Putin after his meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr...
Amnesty slams Israel for deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza
London [UK], August 19: The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a "deliberate policy" of starvation in Gaza as the United...
Myanmar to hold 1st general election since 2021 coup
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 19: Myanmar will begin its general elections on December 28, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned as a...
Bolivia's presidential election heads to runoff between opposition candidates
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 19: Preliminary results show that Bolivia's presidential election will go to a runoff, as no candidate won a necessary majority...
Iraq starts excavating mass grave of suspected Islamic State victims
Baghdad [Iraq], August 19: Iraq will work on identifying victims at a mass grave believed to hold the remains of thousands of people killed by...
Iran says it will resume talks in the coming days with UN...
Tehran [Iran], August 19: Iran plans to hold another round of talks with the UN's nuclear watchdog in the coming days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail...
Trump hosts Zelensky for Oval Office talks
Washington DC [US], August 19: US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky held a highly publicized meeting in the Oval Office on Monday. European...
Moscow rejects deployment of NATO troops
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia has once again categorically rejected the deployment of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine amid US-led efforts to end the...
Dozens injured after quake rocks central Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: At least 29 people were injured - including two who are in a critical condition - after a magnitude-6 earthquake struck...
Iraq excavates mass grave of 4,000 people executed by IS
Baghdad [Iraq], August 18: The Iraqi government has begun excavating a mass grave near the city of Mosul where thousands of people are believed to...
Egypt rejects Israeli plans to displace Palestinians, warns of legal, regional consequences
Cairo [Egypt], August 18: Egypt has firmly renewed its rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from their historical homeland, whether in the Gaza...
Belgium meets EU target for winter with gas reserves
Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The Belgian gas supply is currently 92.1% full. Brussels, along with Portugal, has already met the European target for the upcoming...