West African bloc working for amicable solution to Niger crisis
Abuja [Nigeria], August 26: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday said it is working toward an amicable solution to restore constitutional...
Lebanon arrests 2 people suspected of spying for Israel
Beirut[Lebanon], August 26: Two people accused of spying for Israel have been arrested in Lebanon, a Lebanese intelligence official announced on Friday.
UN relief chief pleas for end to fighting ravaging Sudan
United Nations, August 26: The fighting in Sudan should put the suffering Sudanese people above the pursuit of power or resources and the conflict...
Denmark plans jail term for burning Quran in public
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 26: The Danish government has proposed a ban on setting the Quran alight in public after a series of burnings led to...
Bodies and flight recorders recovered at Wagner boss Prigozhin's jet crash site
Moscow [Russia], August 26: Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed...
UN rights experts raise climate change concerns with Saudi Aramco
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 26: U.N. experts sent a letter of concern to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, saying its expansion of fossil fuel production...
Madagascar crush: 12 dead at island games' opening ceremony
Antananarivo[Madagascar], August 26:At least 12 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a stadium in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, Prime Minister Christian Ntsay says.
UN declares IRENA's founding date as International Day for Clean Energy
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 26: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today adopted a resolution proclaiming the 26th January, the anniversary day of the...
Dubai Municipality visits Japan to explore best practices in sewage, rainwater management,...
Dubai [UAE], August 26: Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, alongside a delegation from the Municipality's executive and administrative department, explored best practices in...
UAE Embassy, NASA, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre co-host 'A Call from...
Washington [US], August 26: The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)...
Former school principal handed 15-year sentence in Australia
Melbourne [Australia], August 25: A former principal who abused two sisters at an Australian ultra-Orthodox Jewish school and spent years fighting extradition from Israel has...
At least 4 killed in mass shooting in California
Los Angeles [US], August 25: At least four people were killed and six wounded in a mass shooting on Wednesday night at a landmark biker...
Tropical Storm Franklin crossing Dominican Republic and Haiti
Miami [US], August 25: Tropical Storm Franklin began making landfall over the Dominican Republic Wednesday morning, where the storm is expected to bring heavy rains...
German court says insulting your boss on WhatsApp is firing offense
Erfut [Germany], August 25: A German court has decided that insulting your employer or colleagues in a private Whatsapp group can potentially lead to dismissal,...
Greek minister slams arsonists and calls them 'antisocial,' 'obscene'
Athens [Greece], August 25: Greece's civil protection minister lashed out at what he called the "antisocial arsonists" starting wildfires, saying their actions were "obscene and...
Ukraine marks Independence Day, says special ops landed in Crimea
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 25: As Ukraine marked its Independence Day on Thursday, Kiev said its troops landed in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that was...
US Presidential candidate hotly debated about Mr. Trump
Washington [US], August 25: Yesterday (August 24, Vietnam time), 8 Republican presidential candidates in the US had their first debate for the election in 2024.
US government sues SpaceX for 'employing only Americans'
Washington [US], August 25: The US government has sued billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company for discriminating in recruiting Americans and refugees.
State of emergency declared due to massive fire at Indonesian landfill
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 25: The government of Indonesia's West Java province declared a state of emergency when a fire broke out at a landfill over...
The US has directly trained pilots to fly F-16s for Ukraine since...
Washington [US], August 25: The US decided to directly train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 instead of just acting as a backup for European...
The last seconds of the plane belonging to boss Wagner
Moscow [Russia], August 25: Late last night, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary...
Former President Trump arrives at the detention center
Washington [US], August 25: This morning, former US President Donald Trump appeared at the Fulton County jail and faced more than 10 charges related to...
What we know about Russia plane crash that reportedly killed Prigozhin
Moscow [Russia], August 25: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead, having been named on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed...
How Russia reacted after Prigozhin plane crash
Moscow [Russia], August 25: Russia is a country full of surprises.
Putin breaks silence after Wagner boss Prigozhin's plane crashes
Moscow [Russia], August 25: Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin on Thursday, breaking his silence after the mercenary...
US officials see missile strike, other theories, behind crash of Prigozhin plane
Washington [US], August 25: The United States is looking at a number of theories over what brought down the plane presumed to be carrying mercenary...
Financial, realty blue chips continue to drive UAE stock markets
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 25: The UAE stock markets Thursday continued to capitalise on improved investor sentiments, with blue-chip industrial, banking and real estate stocks...