The Republican Party failed to reach consensus, the White House planned to...
Washington [US], September 23: The White House on September 22 (US time) planned to begin notifying federal agencies to prepare for a possible government shutdown...
Veteran US Democratic Party congressman was prosecuted for accepting bribes of money...
Washington [US], September 23: Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was indicted on charges of accepting bribes.
Vietnam - Bangladesh strive to achieve a trade turnover of 2 billion...
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 23: On the afternoon of September 22, in the capital Dhaka, National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue attended the Policy and Law Forum...
Vanuatu to miss Pacific Islands summit with Biden at White House, official...
Washington [US], September 23: Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman won't attend a Pacific Isands summit with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, an official from...
Sunak may ban cigarettes in UK for future generations: The Guardian
ZLondon [UK], September 23: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy...
One dead, 10 missing in Taiwan golf factory fire
Taipei [Taiwan], September 23: One person died and 10 were missing after a fire and explosion on Friday at a factory in southern Taiwan that...
Philippines issues health warning as capital hit by smog, volcanic gas
Manila [Philippines], September 23: The alert remained at level 1 on a five-level scale, denoting a "slight increase in volcanic earthquake, and steam or gas...
Australia fines lender NAB $1.4 million for wrongfully charging fees
Canberra [Australia], September 23: The Australian Federal Court has fined the country's second-biggest lender National Australia Bank (NAB) a penalty of A$2.1 million ($1.4...
Israel to start vaccinations against new Omicron substrains
Jerusalem [Israel], September 22: Israel will soon start vaccinations against new Omicron substrains of COVID-19, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday in a statement.
5.6-magnitude quake hits Southeast of Honshu, Japan - GFZ
Tokyo [Japan], September 22: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan, at 2122 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research...
State of emergency declared for New Zealand's Queenstown following heavy rain
Wellington [New Zealand],September 22: New Zealand's scenic town Queenstown declared a state of emergency on Friday for an initial period of seven days, as part...
Singapore's first green bond report published
Singapore, September 22: Singapore's Ministry of Finance on Thursday published the first edition of the Singapore Green Bond Report.
Young Arabs want to boycott brands that damage environment
Doha [Qatar],September 22: More than half (58 percent) of Arab youth are ready to support calls to boycott brands that damage the environment, rising to...
Niger's toppled president takes legal action
Niamey [Niger], September 22: Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's former president who was overthrown by the military, is taking the coup plotters to court.
Indonesia jails woman for blasphemy over TikTok food video
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 22: An Indonesian court has jailed a woman for two years after she was found guilty of breaching the country's blasphemy laws...
Russia and Ukraine conduct heavy airstrikes as war nears 20th month
Kiev [Ukraine], September 22: Russia launched a new wave of heavy airstrikes on Ukraine early on Thursday morning, including on the capital Kiev, while Ukraine...
Zelensky says he had 'great dialogue' with US Senators
Washington [US], September 22: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said he had a "great dialogue" with US Senators and expressed his gratefulness for US support, as things...
Venezuela regains control of gang-run jail with pool and zoo
Caracas [Venezuela], September 22: Some 11,000 soldiers and police stormed the Tocoron prison in Venezuela about 140 kilometres south-west of the capital Caracas in a...
Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists hold 'constructive' peace talks
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 22: Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh held their first direct peace talks Thursday, after Baku claimed to...
MBS: Palestinian issue key for normalization
New York [US], September 22:Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with the Zionist entity is getting "closer", as he...
PM calls on Iraqi counterpart to abide by Khor Abdullah accord
New York [US], September 22: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah,...
Do your utmost best, Crown Prince urges Kuwaiti athletes
Beijing [China], September 22: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged athletes competing in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou Thursday...
Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of COVID pandemic
Canberra [Australia], September 22: Australia's centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic to...
US offers work permits to half million Venezuelans
Washington [US], September 22: The U.S. will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the...
King Charles visits Notre-Dame in state trip aimed at bolstering ties
Paris [France], September 22: King Charles underscored on Thursday the importance of the relationship between Britain and France and called for a renewed "Entente Cordiale"...
Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending new arms to Ukraine
Warsaw [Poland], September 22: Poland is only carrying out previously agreed arms deliveries to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Thursday, amid souring bilateral relations...
Fujairah Crown Prince receives Minister of Culture and Youth
Fujairah [UAE], September 22: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, stressed the importance of partnerships and strategic projects...