Singapore's ruling party PAP wins election in landslide
Singapore, May 5: Singapore's long-governing People's Action Party (PAP) has retained its strong grip on power in the city-state's general election, extending its 66-year unbroken...
14 children arrested in England after boy dies in fire
London [UK], May 5: Fourteen children aged between 11 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a boy following...
Hamas releases video of hostage allegedly injured in Israeli attack on Gaza
Gaza border [Israel], May 4: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, released a new video on Saturday showing a hostage who appeared to...
Cambodia encourages businesspeople, entrepreneurs, producers to participate in China-ASEAN Expo
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 4: Cambodia has encouraged businesspeople, entrepreneurs, investors and producers to participate in the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), scheduled for Sept. 17-21...
New Zealand PM congratulates newly elected leaders of Australia, Singapore
Wellington [New Zealand], May 4: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Sunday congratulated Anthony Albanese and Lawrence Wong on their recent election victories in...
War-torn Yemen's PM Ahmed bin Mubarak resigns amid economic hardships
Sanaa [Yemen], May 4: Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak said on Saturday he had resigned, a symbolic step signalling rifts inside the internationally recognized...
S Korea's conservative party picks presidential candidate
Seoul [South Korea], May 4: South Korea's main conservative party has nominated Kim Moon-soo, a former labour minister and veteran political figure, as its presidential...
Driver released from custody after fatal crash in Germany
Berlin [Germany], May 4: The driver of an SUV that hit a group of people waiting at a tram stop in the south-western German city...
Ukraine says it shot down Russian jet after Black Sea coast targeted
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine said on Saturday it had shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Russian port city of Novorossiysk using a...
Israeli cabinet backs expansion of Gaza campaign
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 4: Reuters reported on May 2 that the Israeli security cabinet has approved a plan to expand operations in the Gaza...
Trump's budget strategy amid economic downturn
Washington [US], May 4: The White House released its 2026 federal budget proposal as US President Donald Trump acknowledged the risk of a short-term recession.
South China Sea amid new series of tense undercurrents
Beijing [China], May 4: While the world is focusing on trade issues and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the situation in the East...
Singapore's ruling PAP party wins landslide victory
Singapore, May 4: Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won a landslide victory in the general election on May 3, giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong...
Israel says Qatar 'plays double game' in mediating negotiations, Qatar reacts strongly
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 4: In a post on the X platform, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Qatar, one of three countries acting as...
Billionaire Warren Buffett suddenly announced his upcoming retirement and has chosen his...
Washington [US], May 4: Billionaire Warren Buffett has just made a surprising announcement when he said he will retire at the end of the year...
China uses DeepSeek's AI model to design advanced fighter jets
Beijing [China], May 4: According to the Shenyang Aircraft Research Institute, DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) technology has provided 'new ideas and approaches'.
Considering referendum proposal on budget
Paris [France], May 4: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he was considering proposing a national referendum over the country's budget, given concerns that big...
Romanians vote in presidential test of Trump-style nationalism
Bucharest [Romania], May 4: Romanians vote in the first round of a presidential election that could propel hard-right eurosceptic George Simion to power in a...
Australia's Albanese claims election victory
Sydney [Australia], May 4: Australia's Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister.
UAE's hosting of Gate of Sudan festival highlights strong bilateral ties: Nahyan...
Dubai [UAE], May 4: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, attended the Gate of Sudan festival held today at Dubai...
UAE strongly condemns Israeli attacks on Syria
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 5: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the continuous Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, reaffirming the UAE's...
Gate of Sudan Festival cultural platform for UAE-Sudan exchange
Dubai [UAE], May 4: Amin Gafar, Head of Sudanese Diaspora in the UAE, affirmed that the Gate of Sudan Festival, held today at Expo City...
UEFA Champions League Trophy tour visits Kenya
Nairobi [Kenya], May 3: The UEFA Champions League Trophy arrived in Kenya on Friday, marking the final stop of a month-long global tour that began...
UNIFIL chief warns against fragile stability in S. Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], May 3: Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), on Friday cautioned against the still "fragile" situation...
Israeli drones hover over several Syrian cities, airstrike reported in Hama province
Damascus [Syria], May 3: Israeli air activity intensified across Syria on Friday, with drone activities observed in multiple provinces and warplane strikes reported in the...
Hamas confirms delivery of Gaza peace deal proposal, including five-year truce, to...
Gaza [Palestine], May 3: Senior Hamas leader Abdul Rahman Shadid confirmed Friday that the movement had presented to mediators a proposal for a comprehensive Gaza...
Israel launches airstrikes at Syria's capital, central and western provinces
Damascus [Syria], May 3: Israeli air activity intensified across Syria on Friday, with warplane strikes reported in capital Damascus as well as central and western...