Latin America must brace as El Nino flips to La Nina
Washington [USA], April 19: Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La...
Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat
Honiara [Solomon Island], April 19: A prominent Solomon Islands critic of China, the ousted former governor of Malaita province Daniel Suidani, has been reelected, local...
Opposition calls for boycott of Moldova EU referendum
Chisinau [Moldova], April 19: The leader of Moldova's leftist opposition urged voters to boycott a referendum on backing the country's drive to join the European...
At UN, Iran warns Israel against further military action
New York [USA], April 19: Iran told the United Nations Security Council that Israel "must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our...
Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case
Washington [US], April 19: Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks...
Dubai faces massive clean up
Dubai [UAE], April 19: Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged...
Security Council fails to recommend full UN membership for State of Palestine
New York [USA], April 19: The Security Council has blocked Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations due to a United...
TRENDS explores cooperation with French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs
Paris [France], April 19: TRENDS Research and Advisory and the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) have discussed the potential for research collaboration...
Over five million worshippers perform prayers at Prophet's Mosque in a Week
Madinah [Saudi Arabia], April 19: The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah received more than five million worshippers last week, according to the General Authority for the...
Japan's Nikkei stock index plunges over 3%
Tokyo [Japan], April 19: The Nikkei stock index plunged more than 3 percent Friday morning with the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,260.89 points, or...
Morocco rescues 131 sub-Saharan migrants
Rabat [Morocco], April 18: The Moroccan navy rescued 131 sub-Saharan migrants bound for Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday off the Atlantic coast, the official news...
UNHCR provides medical assistance to healthcare centers in Libya
Tripoli [Libya], April 18: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has provided medical supplies to healthcare centers in Libya, aiding thousands amid the...
14 killed, several wounded in latest raid on CAR villages: UN
New York [US], April 18: UN humanitarians said on Wednesday armed rebels raided a Central Africa Republic (CAR) village in southern Mbomou prefecture, killing 14...
BRI Stories | Public welfare project exemplifies China and Angola's friendship
Luanda [Angola], April 18: Residents take a walk at a park of the "new city" Kilamba in the suburb of Luanda, Angola, March 7, 2024....
UN rights chief alerts humanitarian crisis in east DR Congo
Goma [Congo], April 18: The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Wednesday called for international attention to the ongoing war in North Kivu province...
Croatia's ruling party wins parliamentary elections
Zagreb [Croatia], April 18: The ruling center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), led by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, won most seats in the parliamentary elections...
Kremlin confirms withdrawal of troops from Nagorno-Karabakh region
Moscow [Russia], April 18: The Kremlin has confirmed reports that Russian troops are beginning to withdraw from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh between the republics...
Iran's nuclear chief says IAEA boss will travel to Tehran for talks
Tehran [Iran], April 18: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, will shortly be travelling to Tehran to resume nuclear talks...
France will not invite Putin to D-Day anniversary commemoration
Paris [France], April 18: France says it will not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the landing of...
Tip of iconic fallen spire survives Copenhagen stock exchange blaze
Copenhagen [Denmark], April 18: The undamaged top of the spire that fell from the burning historic stock exchange in Copenhagen on Tuesday has been handed...
EU launches sanctions on Iran after unprecedented attack on Israel
Tehran [Iran], April 18: European Union (EU) leaders have agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran following last weekend's unprecedented attack by Tehran on Israel.
Vietnam's imprints at the United Nations
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 18: Affirming its position in the international arena, Vietnam has also continuously left many outstanding marks at the United Nations in recent...
Georgia presses on with 'foreign agents' bill opposed by EU
Tbilisi [Georgia], April 18: Georgia's parliament approved the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that the European Union said risked stifling freedoms and...
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says
Jerusalem [Israel], April 18: Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as Western countries pleaded for...
Russian villagers build homemade dam to keep out floods
Moscow [Russia], April 18: As floods engulfed large parts of central Russia, residents of one village defied advice to flee their homes and started building...
Seventeen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv
Chernihiv [Ukraine], April 18: Three Russian missiles slammed into the city centre of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, wounding dozens more...
Tsunami alert after Ruang volcano erupts, thousands told to evacuate
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 18: Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang Mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than...