Europe 'must do even more' on defence: German chancellor
Berlin [Germany], February 25: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for Germany and Europe to make a bigger effort when it comes to defence, in...
Nearly 30km oil slick after Houthis attack UK-owned vessel
Washington [US], February 25: Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked a UK-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea causing an oil slick, the US military said...
Head of top US gun-rights advocacy group convicted of corruption
Washington [US], February 25: A jury in New York on Friday found former top US gun lobbyist Wayne LaPierre and other executives of the influential...
15 die in building fire in eastern China
Beijing [China], February 25: At least 15 people died and 44 more were injured in a fire in a residential building in the eastern Chinese...
Blinken 'disappointed' by settler plan as Israel looks north, east
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 25: The Gaza War and indirect ceasefire talks rumbled on but it was developments in the West Bank and at the...
Erdogan slams UN, West for 'just watching crimes' in Gaza
Ankara [Turkey], February 25: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the UN and Western countries for "just watching the humanitarian crimes" committed by Israel...
Hamas warns Israel against Al-Aqsa Mosque restrictions
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 25: Hamas has warned Israel about its plans to restrict access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of...
'Bloodthirsty wolves': Iran's Khamenei slams Western leaders
Tehran [Iran], February 25: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has denounced the West for turning "a blind eye to the killing of 30,000 innocent...
Russian authorities return Navalny's body to his mother, says aide
Moscow [Russia], February 25: Russian authorities have handed over the body of late opposition politician Alexei Navalny to his mother, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said...
Bulgarian president calls for 'European solution' to end Ukraine war
Sofia [Bulgaria]. February 25: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called for a European solution to the war in Ukraine two years after the start of...
Crowds gather in UK to support Ukraine on second anniversary of war
London [UK], February 25: Crowds have gathered across the UK to show support for Ukraine and pay their respects to the fallen on the second...
'You are not alone,' Dutch PM tells Ukraine
The Hague [Netherland], February 25: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has assured Kiev of his country's continued support, joining other European leaders in marking the...
Switzerland doubtful Russia will join start of Ukraine peace summit
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: Russia is unlikely to take part at the outset of a high-level Ukraine peace conference which neutral Switzerland plans to host...
Trump wins South Carolina, swamping Nikki Haley in her home state
Washington [US], February 25: Donald Trump easily defeated Nikki Haley in South Carolina's Republican contest on Saturday, Edison Research projected, extending his winning streak as...
Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican Party that no longer...
Washington [US], February 25: Nikki Haley is pledging on the campaign trail to stand up to Russian aggression in eastern Europe, reform social security, keep...
7 hospitalized after gas leak at Swedish Security Service HQ
Stockholm [Sweden], February 24: Seven people were hospitalized with respiratory problems on Friday after the Swedish Security Service's headquarters in Stockholm were evacuated due to...
Iran rejects claims of selling ballistic missiles to Russia
Tehran [Iran], February 24: Iran denied on Friday Western media reports that it had sold ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, saying it...
EU to release billions of euros frozen funding for Poland
Warsaw [Poland], February 24: The European Commission (EC) is set to release up to 137 billion euros (148 billion U.S. dollars) of funding for Poland,...
Ukraine says it shot down another Russian A-50 surveillance plane
Kiev [Ukraine], February 24: Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleschuk said Friday that the Ukrainian military shot down another Russian A-50 surveillance aircraft.
U.S. stocks end mixed, Dow, S&P 500 posting record closes
New York [US], February 24: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, ending the week on a positive note, with the S&P 500 holding steady after...
U.S. private lunar lander alive after historical landing
Los Angeles [US], February 24: U.S. company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander is alive and well after making historical lunar landing on Thursday, the company...
101 Guatemalan migrants found in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], February 24: Mexican authorities found 101 Guatemalan migrants, including 11 unaccompanied minors, in an abandoned house in the northwestern Mexican state of...
Argentine president meets with U.S. secretary of state
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 24: Argentine President Javier Milei on Friday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Government House in Buenos...
Over 15,000 Dengue cases in Sri Lanka so far this year
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 24: Over 15,000 Dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024 along with five deaths, the National...
Political parties in Cambodia wrap up campaign for Sunday's senate election
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 24: Political parties in Cambodia on Friday concluded a 14-day campaign for Sunday's Senate election, without any reports of violence or...
Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine economy in 2023
Manila [Philippines], February 24: Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy in 2023, nearly twice the...
5.5-magnitude quake hits Southeast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ
Tokyo [Japan], February 24: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan at 23:10:42 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research...