Ukraine says it uncovers major drone procurement corruption scheme
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 3: Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme that procured military drones and signal jamming systems...
Chile's Codelco reports death of one of five trapped El Teniente miners
New York [US], August 3: Chilean copper miner Codelco has discovered the remains of one of five trapped miners at its flagship El Teniente mine,...
Lebanese President Calls on Hezbollah to Disarm
Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: Speaking on television, Mr. Aoun emphasized: "All political parties... need to seize this historic opportunity without hesitation, and push for ensuring...
Ukraine faces pressure on the front line
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: Observers say the small advances of the Russian army are creating the basis for Moscow to carry out a "fatal" blow...
US formalizes reciprocal tax
New York [US], August 2: CNBC News reported that on July 31, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on reciprocal taxes for 69...
Pentagon withdraws more National Guard from Los Angeles
Los Angeles (California) [US], August 2: AFP yesterday (August 1) quoted an announcement from the Pentagon saying that 1,350 National Guard members will be withdrawn...
Trump orders deployment of two submarines after Putin's ally's remarks
New York [US], August 2: On July 31, Mr. Medvedev wrote on the messaging app Telegram reminding Mr. Trump to remember that Moscow possesses...
Trump fires census bureau chief over bad jobs numbers
New York [US], August 2: CNN reported on August 2 that President Donald Trump had fired the Director of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
Thailand does not want international observers to attend meeting on border with...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 2: The meeting was originally scheduled to be held in Phnom Penh ( Cambodia ), but will now take place in Malaysia...
Developments that drive trends
Paris [France], August 2: France, Malta and Canada will officially do so at this year's UN General Assembly. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced...
UAE made significant progress in combating trafficking in persons: UN official
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: A UN official commended the United Arab Emirates for its remarkable efforts in combating trafficking in persons.
Over 1,370 Palestinians killed while seeking food: UN
Gaza [Palestine], August 2: In total, since 27 May, at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food; 859 in the vicinity of the...
IHC,RIQ announce strategic 10-year alliance anchored by over USD 500 million in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: RIQ, the AI-native reinsurance platform purpose-built for the future of global risk transfer, has entered into a preferred reinsurance partnership...
Austria's inflation hits 3.5%, highest since April 2024
Vienna [Austria], August 2: Inflation rates in Austria recorded a significant increase in July, reaching 3.5% year-on-year, according to official figures released today by Statistics...
UAE, Jordan lead airdrop operation of humanitarian aid in Gaza alongside France,...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, conducted a phone call with...
EU rules on general-purpose AI models start to apply tomorrow, bringing more...
Brussels [Belgium], August 2: Tomorrow, the AI Act obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models enter into application across the EU.
Russia:120 aftershocks registered in Kamchatka in past 24 hours
Moscow [Russia], August 2: Approximately 120 aftershocks that followed the Wednesday (July 30) earthquake were registered in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula in the past...
Brazil's Justice Moraes ignores US sanctions
Brasilia [Brazil], August 2: Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, told...
Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest
Bogota [Colombia], August 2: Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was sentenced by a judge to 12 years of house arrest for abuse of process and...
Sig Sauer must face ICE officer's lawsuit
Washington [US], August 2: A U.S. appeals court revived a lawsuit seeking to hold firearms maker Sig Sauer liable to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Ukrainians mourn 31 killed in Russian strike on Kyiv
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: Ukrainian rescuers recovered more than a dozen more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed apartment block in Kyiv overnight.
Markets dive after Trump hits more countries with steep tariffs
New York [US], August 2: U.S. President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets tumbling...
Dozens seeking food in Gaza killed as US envoy visits Israel
Gaza [Israel], August 1: More than 50 Palestinians were killed and 400 others injured while waiting for food near a crossing in northern Gaza on...
Death toll from flooding in Beijing area rises to 60
Beijing [China], August 1: The death toll from flooding caused by heavy rains in and around Beijing has climbed to at least 60, authorities said...
Ceasefire holds in south Syria, but humanitarian crisis deepens: UN
Damascus [Syria], August 1: While a fragile ceasefire has largely calmed fighting in southern Syria's Sweida province, the humanitarian situation has worsened significantly, the United...
Heatwave hits south-west Iran as temperatures soar above 50°C
Tehran [Iran], August 1: Temperatures in the south-western Iranian city of Omidiyeh have soared to 51 degrees Celsius as the country experiences a severe water...
Turkey prays for rain amid drought, fires
Ankara [Turkey], August 1: Amid worsening drought, wildfires and record-shattering temperatures, Turkey is turning to both faith and water tanks in a desperate bid to...