Venezuelan President Maduro denies drug links in letter to Trump
Mexico, September 23: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected accusations that his country is involved in drug trafficking in a letter to US President Donald Trump...
Super Typhoon Ragasa pounds Philippines with strong wind, heavy rain
Manila [Philippines], September 23: Super Typhoon Ragasa slammed into the northern Philippines on Monday, bringing torrential rain and powerful winds that ripped off rooftops, toppled...
Egyptian president pardons prominent 2011 uprising activist Abdel-Fattah
Cairo [Egypt], September 23: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi issued a pardon on Monday for prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, a presidential statement said.
Putin proposes one-year extension to last US-Russia arms control pact
Moscow [Russia], September 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday proposed that Russia and the United States each commit for one more year to the...
UN report urges rethink of global water crisis affecting millions
New York [US], September 22: A new United Nations report has called for a fundamental reassessment of the global water crisis, which continues to deprive...
Canada, Mexico eye stronger ties amid Trump tariff threat
Mexico City [Mexico], September 22: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mexico on Thursday for talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as both seek...
Philippines President orders evacuation ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa landfall
Manila [Philippines], September 22: With Super Typhoon Ragasa intensifying ahead of its expected landfall in the northern Philippines on September 23, the country's President Ferdinand...
Pentagon restricts press access, asks reporters to sign pledge on publishing rules
Washington [US], September 22: Reporters covering the US Department of War (earlier called Department of Defence) will soon be required to sign a pledge agreeing...
Israel presses on with Gaza City assault, at least 60 Palestinians killed
Gaza [Palestine], September 22: Israel's military kept up its assault on Gaza City and the wider Gaza Strip on Saturday, dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped...
Disney's Kimmel suspension shows Trump's increasing grip over media
New York [US], September 22: ABC's abrupt suspension of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, opens new tab under pressure from the Federal Communications Commission is...
Two bodies found in search for Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in mine,...
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 22: Two bodies have been recovered in the search for seven Freeport Indonesia workers trapped underground at a major copper mine since...
US vaccine advisers abandon broad COVID shot support
New York [US], September 22: A panel of vaccine advisers named by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday said that COVID-19 shots should...
Netanyahu rejects recognition of Palestinian state
Gaza [Palestine], September 22: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly condemned recent moves by world leaders to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it "a...
Trump White House scrambles to save Kirk's young voter machine after his...
New York [US], September 22: The Trump White House is scrambling to preserve the powerful voter mobilization machine built by Charlie Kirk, whose assassination left...
Pope Leo decries 'forced exile' of Gaza civilians
Gaza [Palestine], September 22: Pope Leo spoke out against the forced displacement of Gaza civilians on Sunday as Israel intensified its military demolition campaign in...
British couple freed by Afghanistan's Taliban arrive in Qatar
Doha [Qatar], September 22: Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, arrived in Qatar from Afghanistan into the arms of their daughter on Friday,...
Charlie Kirk lauded at Arizona memorial as galvanizing force for conservatism
New York [US], September 22: President Donald Trump hailed slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a "martyr for American freedom" on Sunday and vowed at...
Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says
Beijing [China], September 22: A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was...
Britain, Canada and Australia recognise Palestinian statehood
London [UK], September 22: The leaders of Britain, Canada and Australia announced on Sunday that their governments have formally recognised a Palestinian state, a coordinated...
Trump reaffirms US will help defend Poland, Baltic states from Russia
Washington [US], September 22: President Donald Trump has reassured European NATO allies that the US will help to defend them in case of a Russian...
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan prepare for effects of typhoon
Beijing [China], September 22: China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were bracing for the effects of the approaching Typhoon Ragasa on Sunday.
Venezuela starts training civilians to fight US in event of an attack
Mexico City [Mexico], September 22: The Venezuelan government is training civilians on how to use weapons to defend the country in the event of a...
UN chief expresses grave concern over Sudan's El Fasher
Omdurman [Sudan], September 22: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed dismay at "the rapidly deteriorating situation" in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's...
UN Security Council to meet after Estonia cites Russian violations
New York [US], September 22: The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Monday about reported Russian violations of Estonian airspace after...
Obama warns of 'cancel culture' after Jimmy Kimmel's talk show pulled
Washington [US], September 21: Former US president Barack Obama has warned of "cancel culture" under Donald Trump's administration following the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel's...
Israel begins a wave of strikes on Hezbollah posts in southern Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], September 21: The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun a wave of strikes against "Hezbollah military targets" in southern Lebanon. The...
US strike on alleged drug smuggling vessel kills three, says Trump
Washington [US], September 21: US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US military killed three people in a strike on a vessel south of...