Dozens arrested after clashes at Melbourne anti-war protest
Melbourne [Australia], September 12: Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne, Australia.
Nigeria floods affect 1 million people after collapse of dam
Abuja [Nigeria], September 12: The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has caused severe flooding, destroying thousands of homes and worsening a dire humanitarian...
Israeli air attack on Gaza shelter kills 14
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: At least 14 people - including women and children - have been killed in an Israeli air attack on a...
Passengers stranded at Kenya airport
Nairobi [Kenya], September 12: Hundreds of staff at Kenya's main airport have gone on strike over a planned buyout by India's Adani Group, grounding flights...
Ms. Harris scores points after 'boxing match' with Mr. Trump
Washington [US], September 12: US Vice President Kamala Harris is considered to have performed better than former President Donald Trump in the debate.
Palestine given historic rights at UN
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: The Palestinian delegation on September 10 won a seat at the UN General Assembly, a new right for the...
US sentences former CIA officer for sending 'secret defense information' to China
Washington [US], September 12: The US Department of Justice on September 11 announced the sentence for a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee who provided...
North Korea just launched multiple ballistic missiles?
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 12: The South Korean military has confirmed that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today, September 12, launched several short-range...
US Secretary of State: Ukraine joining NATO is irreversible
Washington [US], September 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Ukraine's path to NATO membership is irreversible but also stressed the need to...
Invitation to a high-class banquet for China
Beijing [China], September 12: Just as Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited, Saudi Arabia announced its intention to use the yuan as a means of payment...
Hamas agrees to US ceasefire proposal
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: Hamas said it was ready to implement an immediate ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip based on the initial...
Australia to send Vietnam help after deadly typhoon
Sydney [Australia], September 12: Australia will give Vietnam $3 million for humanitarian relief after a deadly typhoon killed more than 150 people.
US election officials query postal ballot delivery plan
Washington [US], September 12: A group of about three dozen US state and local election officials have raised serious concerns about the Postal Service's ability...
Russia says Ukrainian troops being pushed back in Kursk
Moscow [Russia], September 12: Russian forces have begun a significant counter-offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into western Russia last month, and have...
Humanitarian operations getting ever more difficult to carry out in Gaza: WFP
New York [US], September 12: Corinne Fleischer, WFP Director for Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, has briefed reporters on her recent visits to...
Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people, displace some 400,000
Abuja [Nigeria], September 12: Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their...
UAE urgently evacuates 252 patients, family members from Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 12: The United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation, conducted an urgent humanitarian initiative on Wednesday to evacuate...
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission
New York [US], September 11: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn space mission launched successfully on Tuesday, with the four astronauts on board embarking on a journey that...
Hundreds of UK prisoners freed early amid jail overcrowding crisis
London [UK], September 11: Hundreds of UK prisoners are being freed early to cut overcrowding in jails, as a watchdog warned it was "inevitable" some...
Nearly 200 environmental advocates killed worldwide in 2023, says NGO
London [UK], September 11: Nearly 200 environmental advocates were killed around the world in 2023, according to a report released on Tuesday by non-governmental organization...
Firefighter 'who wanted to be hero' arrested over deadly Chile blaze
Santiago [Chile], September 11: Police in Chile have arrested a former firefighter on suspicion of contributing to a deadly forest fire which killed 137 people...
Israel says US-Turkish activist killed in West Bank 'hit unintentionally'
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 11: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it was "highly likely" that US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot and...
26 drown as migrant boat sinks off coast of Senegal
Dakar [Senegal], September 11: At least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants went down off the coast of Senegal, the Senegalese navy said...
Severe forest fires in the US and Brazil
Washington [US], September 11: AFP news agency quoted US officials on September 9 as saying that many serious fires had occurred in western states. In...
What does the US say about participating in the same exercise with...
Beijing [China], September 11: Chinese soldiers will take part in Brazil's annual military exercises this week, which also involve US forces.
US issues new demands to Israel after US citizen shot dead
Washington [US], September 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 10 asked Israel to make "fundamental changes" in its activities in the West...
Mob storms Mexican Senate as lawmakers meet
Mexico City [Mexico], September 11: Crowds of protesters stormed Mexico's Senate on September 10, forcing lawmakers to postpone debate on a controversial proposal by outgoing...