English standards increased for NZ work visas from June
Wellington [New Zealand], May 25: New Zealand will tighten English language rules for mid-skilled work visa applicants while expanding philanthropy options for investor migrants, Immigration...
China launches trio to space station for record year-long mission
Beijing [China], May 25: China sent three astronauts to its space station on Sunday, one of whom will stay for a year, a record length...
Drone attack destroys Luhansk college dormitory, 21 dead
Kiev [Ukraine], May 25: Forensic experts on Sunday sifted through the ruins of a dormitory largely destroyed in what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian...
Oil prices fall on hopes for US-Iran peace deal
Tehran [Iran], May 25: Oil prices hit two-week lows on Monday on optimism that the U.S. and Iran were moving closer towards a peace deal...
Trump says no rush on Iran deal, US blockade stays
New York [US], May 25: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran,...
Social Democrats gain seat in Irish by-elections
Dublin [Ireland], May 25: Ireland's governing centre-right Fine Gael and the Social Democrats, one of the country's smaller centre-left parties, won two by-elections on Sunday,...
Suspected and confirmed measles deaths top 500 in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 25: At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with...
Police and protesters clash in Serbia as crowds demand president's exit
Belgrade [Serbia], May 25: Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early...
Suspect dead after firing near White House
Washington [US], May 25: A person has died after opening fire near the White House and being shot by officers, the Secret Service said.
Paris' Pont Neuf wrapped again 40 years after Christo
Paris [France], May 25: Paris's Pont Neuf has been given a new makeover 40 years after Christo famously wrapped the French capital's oldest bridge in...
Russia deploys Oreshnik missile in massive attack on Kiev region
Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], May 25: Russia has used its new intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile to target Ukraine for a third time as it...
At least 28 people killed as illegal gold mine collapses in Angola
Dakar [Senegal], May 25: At least 28 people died when an illegally operated gold mine in Angola collapsed, police said on Saturday. The men, aged...
Public has little confidence in the German military to defend country: Poll
Berlin [Germany], May 25: Confidence in the ability of the German military to defend the country is low, according to a survey conducted by the...
California governor Newsom declares emergency over chemicals tank blast risk
Washington [US], May 25: California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Orange County in response to the risk of explosion following...
Ukraine urges emergency Security Council meeting over strikes
Kiev [Ukraine], May 25: Ukraine is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and a gathering of the Organization for Security and...
Trump says there is no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays
Washington [US] / Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal...
30 killed in Pakistan train blast
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25: At least 30 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a powerful blast targeting a passenger train in south-western...
Iran open to talks but deeply mistrusts US: Pezeshkian
Tehran [Iran], May 24: Iran's president has shown openness to a diplomatic solution in the current conflict, but at the same time called for "utmost...
Zelensky says 'time is right' for Ukraine to start process of joining...
Kiev [Ukraine], May 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told European Union leaders that now is the time to begin the process of Ukraine's accession...
At least 90 killed in coal mine explosion in northern China
Beijing [China], May 24: At least 90 people have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported...
France bans far-right Israeli minister over treatment of activists
Paris [France], May 24: France on Saturday imposed an entry ban on Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir following controversial actions against Gaza flotilla...
Trump '50/50' on Iran peace deal or restarting war
Tehran [Iran], May 24: US President Donald Trump is split "50/50" between reaching a deal with Iran and restarting military strikes, Axios reports, raising the...
Hamas and Israel trade accusations over Gaza ceasefire breaches
Gaza City [Gaza], May 24: The Hamas group in the Gaza Strip has accused Israel of violating the terms of their ceasefire agreement through recent...
Senegal's President Faye sacks PM Sonko and dissolves government
Dakar [Senegal], May 24: Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty...
Three Red Cross volunteers were among the first Ebola deaths in Congo
Geneva [Switzerland], May 24: Three volunteer aid workers from the Red Cross were among the first people to die in the Ebola outbreak in the...
Another drone crashes in Latvia as tensions rise
Riga [Latvia], May 24: Another drone has crashed in Latvia amid soaring tensions over similar incidents in the Baltic region, with fears rising that the...
More than 180 new services are set to be added to 'DubaiNow'...
Dubai [UAE], May 23: As part of the efforts to integrate Dubai government services within the digital shared channels ecosystem, Digital Dubai organised an intensive...