Sharjah-Japan Business Forum explores prospects for trade, investment cooperation
Dubai [UAE], November 25: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), organised the Sharjah-Japan Business...
Latvian Embassy hosts National Day reception
Riga [Latvia], November 25: The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the UAE held a reception on Monday evening on the occasion of Latvia's...
5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's East Java
Java [Indonesia], November 25: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's East Java province on Monday.
Study finds way to 'reboot' eye, restore impaired vision
New York [US], November 25: Scientists claim to have found a way to restore vision in people with a common developmental eye disorder by "rebooting"...
Malaysian floods affect 11,000 people across seven states
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 25: More than 11,000 people in seven Malaysian states have been affected by flooding caused by torrential rain, the national disaster...
US-Ukraine talks make major headway as Trump's peace plan undergoes key revisions
Geneva [Swizterland], November 25: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence after what he described as a constructive first round of talks between American...
Mass kidnapping in Nigeria: 300 abducted, 50 escaped
Abuja [Nigeria], November 25: At least 50 of the more than 300 students abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria have managed to escape, Al...
Jamaican reggae music pioneer Jimmy Cliff dies
Kingston [Jamaica], November 25: Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in his classics, has died at 81....
Ukraine allies give cautious welcome to 'modified' peace framework
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 25: European allies of Ukraine have given a cautious welcome to efforts to refine a United States peace proposal initially criticised for...
Israel's attacks threaten truce, Hamas tells Egypt's spy chief
Cairo [Egypt], November 25: A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel's breaches of the ceasefire agreement, the...
Malaysia says it will ban social media for under-16s from next year
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 25: Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing...
US adds Venezuelan 'Cartel of the Suns' to terror list as military...
Washington [US], November 25: The United States has designated what Venezuelans call the "Cartel de los Soles", or "Cartel of the Suns", a "foreign terrorist...
Six killed in suicide attack in Pakistan's Peshawar
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 25: Three suicide attackers have attacked the headquarters of a paramilitary force in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least three...
Sudan's de facto ruler rejects US proposal for a ceasefire
Khartoum [Sudan], November 25: Sudan's de facto president Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has strongly rejected a US proposal for a ceasefire between his Sudanese Armed Forces...
Voters in Slovenia reject assisted dying law for terminally ill people
Budapest [Hungary], November 25: Voters in Slovenia rejected a bill that would have allowed terminally ill people to end their lives, with 53.4% voting against...
Separatist candidate wins presidential vote in Bosnia's Serb region
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], November 25: A close ally of Bosnia's Serb Republic separatist leader Milorad Dodik won a snap presidential election in a tight...
Majority of Slovenians voted against law on assisted dying
Ljubljana [Slovenia], November 25: As many as 53.43% Slovenians voted against a law that proposed legalising assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, the unofficial...
Australia's teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad
Sydney [Australia], November 25: Australia is home for YouTube star Jordan Barclay, the place where he was born, went to school and built a company...
Israel kills Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike
Jerusalem [Israel], November 25: Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut, the Israeli military said,...
Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk
Bangkok [Thailand], November 25: For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the...
Seven killed in tourist bus overturn in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], November 24: Seven people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a tourist bus overturned in Michoacan State in western...
EU, United States to resume trade talks Monday to resolve outstanding issues
Brussels [Belgium], November 24: The European Union and the United States will resume trade negotiations on Monday in Brussels after a two-month pause, with the...
Nepal adds more than 8,00,000 new voters in latest round of roll...
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 24: A total of 8,37,094 new voters has been added to the electoral roll following the completion of extended voter registration in...
COP30 ends with finance boost but no fossil fuel roadmap
Belem [Brazil], November 24: The COP30 climate summit in Belem closed with a compromise agreement that expands financial support for developing nations but avoids any...
Over 90 people dead in Vietnam floods
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 24: The toll from flooding in Vietnam has risen to 102 people dead or missing, with thousands of homes inundated or destroyed,...
Iran sanctions mean life-saving medication in short supply
Tehran [Iran], November 24: "Many life-saving drugs are no longer available," said an Iranian pharmacist who wished to remain anonymous, adding that the country's supply...
Indonesia declared Polio-free by WHO
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the end of Indonesia's poliovirus type-2 outbreak, marking a major milestone in the...