Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security Council head
Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary general of the country's powerful...
30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them amnesty when returning voluntarily, authorities...
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation
Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including former president Bill Clinton and...
Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next steps in Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the next steps in the Gaza...
Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 6: The Scandinavian NATO countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway are providing a total of more than $500 million for an initiative to...
UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as supplies cut off by...
Nairobi [Kenya], August 6: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday of famine in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur region.
Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney march
Sydney [Australia], August 5: The Australian government on Monday pledged further humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza, a day after some 90,000 demonstrators...
Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after Beirut port blast
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5: On the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has renewed his pledge to...
South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with North
Seoul [South Korea], August 5: The South Korean military on Monday began dismantling loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts along the border with North Korea, local...
Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo province
Damascus [Syria], August 5: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said that armed factions associated with the country's security forces have attacked some of...
Moscow summons German envoy over Japanese claim to Kuril Islands
Moscow [Russia], August 5: The German ambassador to Russia, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites
Washington [US], August 5: SpaceX, the American Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, launched 28 novel Starlink satellites into space.
More than 2,000 homes still lack power as Storm Floris hits Ireland
Dublin [Ireland], August 5: Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to the island. Weather alerts remain...
Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to 42oC
Madrid [Spain], August 5: A 85-year-old man has died in Spain after the country saw the start of the second official heat wave of the...
Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on concert hall
Moscow [Russia], August 5: A Russian military court has opened a high-profile trial of 19 defendants accused of carrying out or aiding an Islamist terrorist...
Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine deployment
Moscow [Russia], August 5: The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to reposition two nuclear submarines closer...
Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after vulture strike
Madrid [Spain], August 5: An Iberia Airbus A321 en route to Paris was forced to return to Madrid's airport Sunday evening after striking a large...
Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria
Sofia [Bulgaria], August 5: Bulgarian authorities have uncovered an illegal marijuana production greenhouse during a fire at a roadside building and arrested one suspect, the...
Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's 'Trigger Mechanism'
Tehran [Iran], August 5: Iran announced today that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran within ten days. It affirmed...
Belgium stops sheltering asylum seekers protected by other EU countries
Brussels [Belgium], August 5: Belgium announced that from Monday, asylum seekers who have already been granted protection in another EU member state will no longer...
Five Palestinians die from acute malnutrition in Gaza within 24 hours
Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Monday the death of five adults in the past 24 hours due to...
Australia develops world-first foot and mouth vaccine to protect livestock
Canberra [Australia], August 5: A team of scientists in New South Wales has developed the world's first mRNA vaccine designed to protect livestocks from foot-and-mouth...
UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza as 'affront to our...
New York [US], August 5: he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday condemned the ongoing starvation in the Gaza Strip,...
Turkmenistan hosts UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
New York [US], August 5: The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), starts on Tuesday in the city of Awaza, Turkmenistan.
Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia
Canberra [Australia], August 5: Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise applicants from Southeast Asia, the...
More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger
Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday, including 10 seeking aid, health...
OPEC+ to continue to ramp up oil output
Vienna [Austria], August 4: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, announced the decision on Sunday...