Landfill collapse in Guinea kills at least 30
Conakry [Guinea], August 24: A mountainous heap of refuse has collapsed at the largest landfill in Guinea's capital, Conakry, killing at least 30 people, according...
Spanish villagers return home after wildfires and floods
Madrid [Spain], August 24: Spanish villagers on part of the Mediterranean coast hit by wildfires and flooding were returning home on Sunday, though in some...
Two people dead as Latvia, Lithuania battered by severe summer storms
Riga [Latvia], August 24: Two people have been killed and power supplies were partially disrupted in the Baltics after the region was hit by heavy...
Kazakhstan holds parliamentary polls expected to cement president's grip
Almaty [Kazakhstan], August 24: Voters were heading to the polls in Kazakhstan's snap parliamentary election, which critics say will strengthen the power of the president.
Wartime elections a 'huge risk', could 'destroy' Ukraine: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], August 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected his ex-defence chief's calls for a wartime election, calling the prospect a "huge risk" amid...
Drones hit two industrial sites in Russia's Orenburg region
Moscow [Russia], August 24: The governor of Russia's Orenburg region said on Sunday that two industrial facilities were hit by drone , including a warehouse...
Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust
Damascus [Syria], August 24: Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian...
Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal
Sydney [Australia], August 24: Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with the deadly virus found in a...
'Jeel 71' Programme builds life skills, national values in Emirati children
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 24: The "Jeel 71" (Generation 71) Programme is actively addressing the rapid transformations in modern childhood environments by offering an educational...
Thousands evacuated in Nevada as wildfire threatens Reno outskirts
Reno (Nevada) [US], August 24: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Nevada as a human-caused wildfire spread toward the northern outskirts of...
Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine
Paris [France], August 23: A coalition of 102 former French and British diplomats is calling on their countries to jointly sanction Israel, warning in an...
Iran grants Iraqi tankers safe Hormuz passage
Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran is granting several oil tankers from neighbouring Iraq passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the state news agency IRNA reported.
Laptop catches fire on US flight; passenger treated at airport
Texas [US], August 23: One person has received medical treatment after a passenger's laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight.
Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 23: The Indonesian government is sending 1,500 more soldiers to Borneo to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swaths of the...
Child hunger crisis in Somalia deepens, says UNICEF
Mogadishu [Somalia], August 23: Life-threatening malnutrition among children is spiking in Somalia as more than 200 health and nutrition facilities were forced to shutter following...
Around 1,000 people evacuated due to forest fire in eastern Spain
Barcelona [Spain], August 23: Around 1,000 people have been evacuated due to a forest fire in eastern Spain. Buses have been made available for people...
Trump's 'economic warfare' violates international law: Iran
Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran said on Saturday that the United States' planned "economic warfare" against Tehran would violate international law.
Judge strikes down Trump's immigrant visa ban
New York [US], August 23: A United States judge has struck down a policy introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump suspending the issuance...
Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK 'wrong-side' car crash
London [UK], August 23: Seven people, including two police officers, have died in a head-on collision during a pursuit, after a vehicle driving down the...
Merz faces down protesters at burnt forest as he thanks fire crews
Dusseldorf [Germany], August 23: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz thanked emergency crews who subdued a raging wildfire in western Germany on Saturday and defended his decision...
Putin vows crushing retaliation as Ukraine opens Pandora's box
Moscow [Russia], August 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened Kiev with a severe response after massive Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and logistics centres...
Iraqi president rejects use of its territory as launchpad for attacks on...
Baghdad [Iraq], August 23: Iraqi President Nizar Amedi on Saturday reaffirmed Iraq's rejection of any use of its territory as a launchpad for attacks against...
13 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
Tunis [Tunisia], August 23: A boat with immigrants aboard sank off the Tunisian coast while it was steaming toward European shores, leaving 13 individuals missing.
Several Palestinians injured by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank
Jerusalem [Israel], August 23: Three Palestinians have been shot by Israeli forces in ar-Ram, north of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
Israeli drone strike on 'civilian vehicle' injures several in Syria
Damascus [Syria], August 23: An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country's foreign ministry said, in the latest of near-daily...
Air Arabia adds Katowice to its growing network in Poland
Sharjah [UAE], August 22: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest budget carrier operator, announced the launch of four weekly non-stop...
Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
Kinshasa [DRC], August 22: More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an...