South Korea says US cancelled upcoming joint marine exercises over Iran war
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea says the United States has cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to...
Ebola cases in DRC hit 5,515 as Pope Leo urges global action...
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 5,515 confirmed cases of infection and killed 2,642 people, with 51 new...
Eight, including 2 children, killed in Gaza strikes
Gaza [Israel], August 25: Sources at hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli air strikes killed at least eight Palestinians, including two children,...
Iran vows to retaliate after US widens sanctions
Tehran [Iran], August 25: Iran promised to retaliate against expanded U.S. economic sanctions that the Americans said would cut off Iran's economic lifeline, with Tehran...
US unveils 'economic D-Day' of sanctions to isolate Iran
Washington [US], August 25: The U.S. on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will "sever every economic lifeline" sustaining Iran, as President...
US removes Syria from terrorism sponsor list
Damascus [Syria], August 25: The United States removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, lifting what Damascus says was the...
Tornado in southern France injures 26 people, damages 100 homes
Paris [France], August 25: A tornado in the Aude department, southern France, injured at least 26 people and damaged around 100 homes in Pomas, near...
Hungary keeps 7.5% deficit goal while drought, energy costs bite
Budapest [Hungary], August 25: Hungary's new government promised to clean up the budget. The weather and the energy market are not cooperating.
S. Korea to develop environmental, ocean observation satellite
Seoul [South Korea], August 25: South Korea will develop a next-generation environmental and ocean observation satellite by 2033 to succeed the current geostationary satellite, the...
UN reports 47 killed, 22 injured in overnight gang attack near Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 25: At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighborhood overlooking Haiti's of...
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.