Amazon successfully launches 29 internet satellites into orbit
Washington [US], May 31: Amazon has successfully launched 29 Internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) using Atlas V rockets from its ULA launch joint...
Popular French philosopher, Edgar Morin, Edgar Morin died
Paris [France], May 31: Edgar Morin, one of the most influential French intellectuals of the modern era, has died in Paris at the age of...
Era of US subsidising wealthy nations' defence is over: Hegseth
Beijing [China], May 31: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sharply criticized European allies at a major security conference in Singapore, as he also warned of...
US, UK and Australia to develop underwater drone technology
London [UK], May 31: Britain, Australia and the US have announced the next step in the Aukus defence partnership with an agreement to produce kit...
US military disables non-compliant vessel over blockade violation
Washington [US], May 31: The US military has disabled a Gambian-flagged vessel that was heading to Iran by firing a missile into its engine room,...
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to 3,371
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 31: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Centre stated on Saturday, announcing that the cumulative number of casualties resulting...
France warns strong storms could end record-breaking heatwave
Paris [France], May 31: France's weather service warned Saturday that strong storms could mark the end of a record-breaking heatwave blamed for a number of...
17 countries launch framework to protect critical underwater infrastructure
Singapore, May 31: Seventeen countries, including Singapore, launched on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue a framework to protect critical underwater infrastructure.
Suspected Ebola cases in Congo rise to 1,028
Washington [US], May 31: Congolese authorities have 1,028 suspected cases of Ebola, Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba told reporters late Friday, up from 906 the...
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Washington [US], May 31: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where...
UAE boats dominate sprint race as Victory takes pole position for Sardinia...
Dubai [UAE], May 31: Team Victory continued their stellar performance at the opening of the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy, the opening round of...
Shenzhou-22 return capsule touches down, astronauts all sound
Jiuquan [China], May 30: The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-21 mission returned to Earth safely on Friday evening aboard the Shenzhou-22 crewed spaceship, wrapping up...
5.0-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang
Beijing [China], May 30: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Toksun County in Turpan City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, according to the...
UAE President, VPs offer condolences to Emir of Qatar on passing of...
Dubai [UAE], May 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...
UAE President, VPs offer condolences to Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Dr Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman...
DRC identifies 1,028 suspected Ebola cases
Punia [DRC], May 30: The Democratic Republic of the Congo announced Friday that it has identified 1,028 suspected cases of Ebola, rising from 906 cases...
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...