Strikes kill several after Israel declares southern Lebanon 'combat zone'
Beirut [Lebanon], May 29: Several members of a family were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday, health authorities said, as tensions between...
Hanover customs officers seized record quantities of drugs in 2025
Emden [Germany], May 29: Hanover customs seized a total of almost 2 metric tons of drugs during its investigations in northern Germany last year.
New government takes office in Latvia with Kulbergs as prime minister
Riga [Latvia], May 29: Latvia has a new government, two weeks after former prime minister Evika Siliņa's resignation.
Two people killed in a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Sumy region
Moscow [Russia], May 29: Two people have been killed in a Russian drone attack in the Sumy region of northern Ukraine.
WHO chief heads to 'hardest hit' Ituri as DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak...
Washington DC [US], May 29: The chief of the United Nations health agency is travelling to Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
Hottest year ever recorded set to arrive by 2030, warns UN report
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29: Global temperates are likely to hit their highest average level ever within the next four years, according to a report published...
Italy seizes $232m in Mafia assets tied to Cosa Nostra
Rome [Italy], May 29: Italian authorities have seized more than $232m in assets linked to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, targeting a network...
At least 13 die in central China highway crash
Beijing [China], May 29: At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police...
Rescue teams prepare to free trapped miners from flooded Laos cave
Bangkok [Thailand], May 29: Bangkok Rescue teams in Laos continued to work on Thursday to free five gold miners found alive in a flooded cave...
US imposes sanctions on Iran's Strait of Hormuz control agency
Washington DC [US], May 29: Washington The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a regulatory body recently established by Tehran to oversee shipping traffic...
Moon base plans revealed as NASA chief says 'grand return' close
Washington [US], May 28: US space agency NASA has unveiled far-reaching plans for its first moon base that could see people living and working on...
Defence calls for acquittal at end of Nicolas Sarkozy's Libya case appeal
Paris [France], May 28: The lawyers acting for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged acquittal at the end of his appeal trial in Paris concerning...
Moscow pressures Armenia with threat to scrap trade agreements
Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russia has threatened to revoke preferential supply agreements with Armenia covering gas, oil products and rough diamonds in response to Yerevan's...
WHO warns war could worsen Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 28: Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of...
Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al Adha
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] / Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 28: Muslims around the world yesterday began celebrating Eid Al Adha, the "Festival of Sacrifice", which falls...
Israel declares southern Lebanon a combat zone as ceasefire crumbles
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], May 28: Mutual airstrikes, ground clashes, advancing Israeli troops, widespread destruction and a rising death toll: the situation between...
Cyprus: Migrants plunge from building during large-scale raid
Athens [Greece], May 28: Three migrants suspected of living illegally in Cyprus fell from balconies and windows during a large-scale raid by immigration authorities in...
No curbs relief for Iran, says Trump amid conflicting statements
Washington [Us], May 28: Despite hopes based on suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, the two sides have...
OPCW finds dozens of undeclared chemical weapons at sites across Syria
Beirut [Lebanon], May 28: The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reported on Wednesday that it has discovered large quantities of undeclared chemical...
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine leave four dead
Kiev [Ukraine], May 27: Russian attacks have killed at least four people in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens more and damaging civilian infrastructure, regional officials said...
Pope warns of AI's risks to peace, democracy
Rome [Italy], May 27: Pope Leo XIV on Monday published a more than 100-page treatise on the subject of artificial intelligence, using his first encyclical...
Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet...
Iran seeks $24 billion in frozen funds in US negotiations: Reports
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran is demanding the release of frozen assets as negotiations continue following the latest fighting with the United States. Once a...
Three killed as overpass collapses in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: At least three people were killed when an ageing overpass collapsed in central Seoul on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported.
Two young brothers abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France
Lisbon [Portugal] / Paris [France], May 27: Two brothers, aged four and five, who were abandoned in Portugal by their mother and stepfather, are set...
Many in Congo believe 'Ebola is a myth'
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 27: Misinformation and mistrust are complicating the fight against an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev
Brussels [Belgium], May 27: The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of...