Ukraine ready for counteroffensive: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky says he believes the country is ready for a long-awaited counteroffensive to liberate its territories from Russian occupation,...
Three Israeli soldiers killed on border with Egypt
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 4: Three Israeli soldiers were killed on their country's border with Egypt on Saturday, according to the military.
Chinese dissidents in New York open world's only Tiananmen museum
Beijing [China], June 4: Chinese dissidents who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests unveiled a museum in New York on Friday dedicated to...
Death toll climbs to 15 as tensions persist in Senegal
Dakar [Senegal], June 4: Tensions remained high in Senegal on Saturday after fresh overnight clashes brought the death toll to 15 in the two days...
Ukraine shelling kills two in Belgorod, children evacuated
Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Shelling and strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Belgorod region killed two people.
Speaker of Federal National Council attends Erdogan's inauguration ceremony
Ankara [Turkey], June 4: Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), SaqrGhobash, attended the Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's inauguration ceremony today at the Presidential Palace...
Abdullah bin Zayed receives US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 4: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Higher Committee Responsible for Overseeing...
Turkish lawmakers sworn in new term
Ankara [Turkey], June 3: The Turkish parliament convened on Friday, the first time after the May 14 polls, holding the oath-taking ceremony of the newly...
Kuwaiti princess winner in Chinese Recitation Competition
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: Muneera Al Sabah, a princess of the Kuwaiti royal Sabah family and also a winner of a Chinese Recitation Competition...
Israel's firefighters put out 220 fires amid extreme heat wave
Jerusalem [Israel], June 3: Fire crews on Friday overcame 220 fire incidents in open areas across Israel due to an extreme heat wave that hit...
Bolivian president replaces ministers of mining, health
La Paz [Bolivia], June 3: Bolivian President Luis Arce appointed new health and mining ministers Friday, urging them to "step on the accelerator" to meet...
Egypt, Qatar to launch relief initiative for Sudan
Cairo [Egypt], June 3: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani agreed on Friday to launch a joint...
UN Security Council urges ceasefire, humanitarian access in Sudan
United Nations, June 3: The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday urged parties concerned in Sudan to immediately cease hostilities and facilitate humanitarian...
UN Security Council extends mandate of assistance mission in Sudan
United Nations, June 3: The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday decided to extend the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission...
Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
St Petersburg [Russia], June 3: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday that it detected a targeted cyber attack on its staff's iPhones.
Italy celebrates 77th Republic Day
Rome [Italy], June 3: Italy's traditional Republic Day celebrations were held on Friday in Rome, marking the 77th anniversary of the 1946 referendum in...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Indian counterpart on sidelines of 'Friends of BRICS'...
Cape Town [South Africa], June 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met Dr.SubrahmanyamJaishankar, Indian Minister of External Affairs, on...
UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress of International Union for...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 3: The UAE has won the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
EDB enhances partnership with ADDED's Industrial Development Bureau at 'Make It in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 3: Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine of the UAE's economic development and industrial advancement, signed a Memorandum of...
U.S. stocks surge on passage of debt ceiling bill, strong jobs data
Washington [US], June 3: U.S. stocks posted handsome gains on Friday as investors cheered the passage of a debt ceiling bill by the U.S. Congress...
People cool off in Lake Ontario in Toronto
Ontario [Canada], June 3: People cool off in Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada, on June 2, 2023. Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the...
1 dead, 2 missing after heavy rain pounds wide areas of Japan
Tokyo [Japan], June 3: Torrential rains pounded a wide swath of Japan's Pacific coast on Friday, leaving a man dead and two people missing, local...
3 men arrested, over 800 kg of cocaine seized in Western Australia
Sydney [Australia], June 3: The Australian Federal Police said on Friday that three men were arrested in relation to a transnational crime syndicate that attempted...
Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth
New York [US], June 3: Drug traffickers have found new ways of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, out of South East Asia to high-paying...
Zelensky hopes for 'a significant number' of Western fighter jets
Bulboaca (Maldova) [Romania], June 2: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky voiced optimism on Thursday that his European allies will follow his call to supply Kiev with modern...
Mexico police find 45 bags of human remains amid search for workers
Mexico City [Mexico], June 2: Forty-five bags containing parts of dismembered bodies were discovered on the outskirts of the Mexican metropolis of Guadalajara during the...
NATO should strengthen Ukraine to deter future attacks: Blinken
Washington [US], June 2: NATO needs to cooperate to further build up Ukraine's military in the coming years to win the current war and deter...