Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 5: A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 20...

U.S. watchdog departs as FHFA faces political scrutiny

New York [US], November 5: The internal watchdog for the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency is being removed from his role, four people familiar with...

Dozens killed, army helicopter downed as Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 5: The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines hit 46 on Tuesday, officials said, including six crew of a military...

Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter comes, aid agencies say

Gaza [Palestine], November 5: Far too little aid is reaching Gaza nearly four weeks after a ceasefire, humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday, as hunger persists...

Trump calls Jewish supporters of New York's Mamdani 'stupid'

Washington [New York], November 5: Donald Trump said on Tuesday any Jewish person who votes for New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a "stupid...

Shutdown could close some US airspace, airline stocks fall

Washington [New York], November 5: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Tuesday he could be forced to close some of the national airspace to...

Bombardier plans 600 new jobs as Canada lifts luxury tax

Ottawa [Canada], November 5: Business jet maker Bombardier, opens new tab said on Tuesday it estimates creating around 600 jobs in the coming years in...

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney dead at age 84

Washington [New York], November 5: Former United States Vice President Dick Cheney , has died at the age of 84, according to a statement from...

Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin meets with Chinese President Xi

Beijing [China], November 5: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday in Beijing, official media of both countries reported.

Sudan: ICC warns el-Fasher atrocities could be 'war crimes'

Al Fashir [Sudan], November 5: Sudan's civil war has reached a new tipping point after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of el-Fasher,...

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico

Lima [Peru], November 5: Peru announced on Monday that it had cut off diplomatic ties with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian Prime...

Typhoon Kalmaegi: Winds and rain lash central Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 5: Typhoon Kalmaegi brought torrential rain and strong winds as it hurtled into central Philippines on Tuesday killing at least two people,...

Trump tells military to prepare for 'action' against Islamist militants in Nigeria

Washington [US], November 4: US President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for action in Nigeria to tackle Islamist militant groups, accusing the...

Fire at shop in Mexico kills 23

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: A fire that broke out at discount shop in Mexico has killed at least 23 people and injured 11 others,...

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 28 in Jamaica

Kingston [Jamaica], November 4: The number of people killed in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa has risen to 28, the Caribbean nation's prime...

Pacific communities urged to get vaccinated as measles cases rise in NZ

Wellington [New Zealand], November 4: Pacific health experts are warning families to get vaccinated as New Zealand's measles outbreak spreads across the country.

Supreme Court cannot stop all of Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials...

Washington [US], November 4:U.S. factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first China and later India -...

Rescue under way after medieval tower partially collapses in Rome

Rome [Italy], November 4: Part of a medieval tower in the heart of Rome has collapsed, trapping one worker and leaving another critically injured.

Ukraine receives Patriot systems to bolster air defences against Russia

Kiev [Ukraine], November 4: President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has received more United States-made Patriot air defence systems to help it counter Russian attacks.

Maduro's days are numbered: Trump

Washington [US], November 4: President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed...

Latvian leader vetoes effort to exit women's rights treaty

Riga [Latvia], November 4: Following protests against Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on protecting women against violence, President Edgars Rinkevics vetoed a bill on...

US not planning any nuclear explosions, says Energy Secretary Wright

Washington [US], November 4: The nuclear weapons testing ordered by US President Donald Trump will not involve any nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said...

Haiti declares three days of national mourning after Hurricane Melissa

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: Haiti's government on Sunday declared three days of national mourning starting Monday following Hurricane Melissa, which killed at least 30...

Leader of Spain's Valencia region steps down one year after major floods

Madrid [Spain], November 4: Just over a year after deadly storms and flooding in the Spanish city of Valencia, regional president Carlos Mazon announced his...

Hamas hands over remains of three captives, Israel returns 45 bodies

Gaza [Palestine], November 4: Hamas has handed over the bodies of three more captives after a "complex search operation" in Gaza City, and Israel has...

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 4: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from coastal areas in the eastern Philippines before Typhoon Kalmaegi's expected landfall.

President Hassan sworn in following Tanzania polls

Dodoma [Tanzania], November 4: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term, following a landslide victory in a disputed election...