US lifts sanctions on Eritrea 'to advance US regional interests' in Red...
Washington [US], September 20: The United States has lifted sanctions on Eritrea, with the Department of State saying President Donald Trump had chosen not to...
US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countries
Washington [US], September 20: A US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's policy of rapidly deporting migrants to countries other than their own...
North Korea's foreign ministry dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 20: The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang's nuclear...
Millions without power in Cuba
Havana [Cuba], September 20: Millions in Cuba were left without power on Friday as the country was plunged into yet another major blackout.
PM spruiks social ban, airs AI risks with ex-Apple head
Sydney [Australia], September 20: The risks posed by the growing use of AI need to be mitigated, the prime minister has warned, as he spruiks...
Denmark and Greenland safeguard sovereignty in US security deal
New York [US], September 20: Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald...
Elderly woman among three killed in separate incidents
New York [US], September 20: Three women have died just hours apart in separate incidents in one state, including an elderly woman who was fatally...
11 Syrian personnel killed in Deir ez-Zor depot blast
Damascus [Syria], September 20: The Syrian Ministry of Defence announced that 11 of its personnel were killed in an explosion at a weapons depot at...
Global forced displacement declines: UN report
New York [US], September 20: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide fell to...
UAE smart feeder processes 15 million images to monitor wildlife feeding
Dubai [UAE], September 20: A UAE-developed smart wildlife feeder is using artificial intelligence to identify animals, monitor their numbers and consumption, and automatically adjust feed...
Global Food Week 2026 opens registration for visitors
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: Global Food Week 2026 has officially opened registration for visitors to the Global Food Week exhibition and attendees of the...
Guterres calls for a comprehensive reset of UN peace operations
New York [US], September 19: Addressing the UN Security Council debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argued that peacekeeping must remain a...
UAE accelerates drive to take national products to global markets
Dubai [UAE] September 19: The UAE continues to strengthen an integrated ecosystem linking domestic production with quality, innovation, technology, supply chains and global markets, enhancing...
One in four doctors nearing retirement age as WHO warns of global...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The World Health OrganiSation has warned of a growing global shortage of health workers, reporting that nearly one in four doctors...
Cuba's power grid collapses, leaving millions without electricity
Havana [Cuba], September 19: Cuba's electricity grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, cutting power across the island of about 9.4 million people, the country's...
Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile, WEF report finds
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18: Twenty years after the World Economic Forum (WEF) first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than...
Oman, UK FMs discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions in region
Muscat [Oman], September 18: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of Oman, and his British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband discussed on Thursday the...
Kuwait, Canada to promote defence cooperation
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 18: Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber AlAhmad Al-Sabah and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand signed a MoU on...
Gene could raise lung cancer risk some 60 times: Study
Washington [US], September 18: Scientists have identified an inherited genetic mutation that can raise a person's risk of developing lung cancer by about 25 times,...
El Niño puts India on track for its driest monsoon since 2009
New Delhi [India], September 18: India is on course for its driest monsoon in 17 years as a strengthening El Niño curbs rainfall, threatening crop...
WHO reports encouraging signs of progress against Ebola
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said on Wednesday that there are encouraging signs of declining...
OpenAI launches framework to report unexpected AI model behavior
Washington [US], September 17: OpenAI announced on Wednesday that it will publish reports on unexpected or unauthorised behaviour by its artificial intelligence models, amid growing...
Nepal flood missing toll rises to 6,150
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 17: Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on Wednesday that the number of people missing following floods that...
Canada applies to join UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force
Ottawa [Canada], September 17: Canada has formally applied to join the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the Office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...
EU plans social media ban for under-13s
Brussels [Belgium], September 17: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the European Union plans to prevent children under the age...
UAE universities reshape media education for digital age
Dubai [UAE], September 16: UAE universities are actively evolving their media programmes to keep pace with artificial intelligence, digital platforms and changing audience habits, equipping...
Senior official urges creators to uphold national narrative
Dubai [UAE], September 16: Content developers and social media users have a great opportunity and an equal responsibility as they frame the global narrative about...