Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
New York [US], November 26: More than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members around the world in 2024, the...
Israel receives remains of deceased Gaza captive
Jerusalem [Israel], November 26: Israel said the Red Cross had handed over a set of human remains believed to belong to an Israeli captive held...
US calls on Sudan's warring parties to accept ceasefire plan unaltered
Washington [US], November 26: The United States envoy has called for the warring parties in Sudan to accept his truce proposal without seeking preconditions.
Trump administration to review refugees admitted under Biden: Report
Washington [US], November 26: US President Donald Trump's administration plans to review the status of many refugees admitted to the US when Joe Biden was...
Sharjah-Japan Business Forum explores prospects for trade, investment cooperation
Dubai [UAE], November 25: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), organised the Sharjah-Japan Business...
Latvian Embassy hosts National Day reception
Riga [Latvia], November 25: The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in the UAE held a reception on Monday evening on the occasion of Latvia's...
5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's East Java
Java [Indonesia], November 25: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's East Java province on Monday.
Study finds way to 'reboot' eye, restore impaired vision
New York [US], November 25: Scientists claim to have found a way to restore vision in people with a common developmental eye disorder by "rebooting"...
US-Ukraine talks make major headway as Trump's peace plan undergoes key revisions
Geneva [Swizterland], November 25: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced confidence after what he described as a constructive first round of talks between American...
Ukraine allies give cautious welcome to 'modified' peace framework
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 25: European allies of Ukraine have given a cautious welcome to efforts to refine a United States peace proposal initially criticised for...
Israel's attacks threaten truce, Hamas tells Egypt's spy chief
Cairo [Egypt], November 25: A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel's breaches of the ceasefire agreement, the...
Malaysia says it will ban social media for under-16s from next year
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 25: Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under the age of 16 starting from next year, joining a growing...
US adds Venezuelan 'Cartel of the Suns' to terror list as military...
Washington [US], November 25: The United States has designated what Venezuelans call the "Cartel de los Soles", or "Cartel of the Suns", a "foreign terrorist...
Separatist candidate wins presidential vote in Bosnia's Serb region
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], November 25: A close ally of Bosnia's Serb Republic separatist leader Milorad Dodik won a snap presidential election in a tight...
Majority of Slovenians voted against law on assisted dying
Ljubljana [Slovenia], November 25: As many as 53.43% Slovenians voted against a law that proposed legalising assisted dying for some terminally ill adults, the unofficial...
Israel kills Hezbollah military leader in Beirut strike
Jerusalem [Israel], November 25: Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut, the Israeli military said,...
Toxic mines put Southeast Asia's rivers, people at risk
Bangkok [Thailand], November 25: For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the...
Seven killed in tourist bus overturn in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], November 24: Seven people were killed and at least 20 others injured when a tourist bus overturned in Michoacan State in western...
EU, United States to resume trade talks Monday to resolve outstanding issues
Brussels [Belgium], November 24: The European Union and the United States will resume trade negotiations on Monday in Brussels after a two-month pause, with the...
Nepal adds more than 8,00,000 new voters in latest round of roll...
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 24: A total of 8,37,094 new voters has been added to the electoral roll following the completion of extended voter registration in...
Over 90 people dead in Vietnam floods
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 24: The toll from flooding in Vietnam has risen to 102 people dead or missing, with thousands of homes inundated or destroyed,...
Iran sanctions mean life-saving medication in short supply
Tehran [Iran], November 24: "Many life-saving drugs are no longer available," said an Iranian pharmacist who wished to remain anonymous, adding that the country's supply...
Indonesia declared Polio-free by WHO
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has officially declared the end of Indonesia's poliovirus type-2 outbreak, marking a major milestone in the...
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia hospitalised with chest infection, under intensive observation
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 24: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Khaleda Zia, has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara after being diagnosed with a chest...
Trump accuses Ukraine of ingratitude as officials meet in Geneva on US...
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 24: Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the...
Zelenskiy says Ukraine is grateful for efforts by US, Trump
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 24: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukraine was grateful to the United States and to President Donald Trump for all...
US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say
Washington [US], November 24: The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told...