Boeing to increase quality inspections of 737 Max production

Washington [US], January 16: Boeing says there will be more quality inspections for its 737 Max aircraft after an unused door blew off an Alaska...

Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China

Beijing [China], January 16: One of Taiwan's last diplomatic allies has cut ties with the island in favour of Beijing, just days after a new...

US Defence Secretary Austin leaves hospital

Washington [US], January 16: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover...

Nine hurrahs in parliament for new Danish king

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 16: The president of the Danish parliament, Søren Gade, greeted the country's new head of state with "Long live His Majesty King...

Houthi official vows to make Yemen 'graveyard' for US

Tehran [Iran], January 16: A leading member of the Iranian-backed Houthi movement has threatened to turn Yemen into a "graveyard" for the United States, following...

Ukraine claims downing of two key Russian military jets

Kiev [Ukraine], January 16: Ukraine has reportedly shot down two strategically important Russian military aircraft.

It's right time for more targeted operation: US

Washington [US], January 16: A top US official has reiterated that Israel should switch to more targeted strikes in Gaza, in an apparent sign of...

UK to 'consider' whether more Red Sea action needed: Defence minister

London [UK], January 16: The UK will "consider" whether it "has to take further action" to repel Houthi attacks on international cargo ships in the...

Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes tops 24,100

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, has...

Palestine UN mission decries Blinken's post

Washington [US], January 16: Palestine's mission to the United Nations has criticised US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for not mentioning some 24,000 Palestinians killed...

One dead, several injured after ramming attack near Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: A woman was killed and more than a dozen people injured in an attack near the Israeli coastal city of...

Houthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned cargo ship

Washington [US], January 16: A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated cargo ship on Monday, US Central Command said in a statement.

There was a stir because UFOs appeared in the sky in China

Beijing [China], January 16: People in Beijing and many other places in China discovered unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the sky and this phenomenon quickly...

Taiwan loses ally Nauru, accuses China of post-election ploy

Taipei [Taiwan], January 16: Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China.

There's no more money, German minister tells rowdy farmers

Cologne [Germany], January 16: Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner took to the stage in front of thousands of jeering farmers protesting against tax rises and...

North Korea's Kim calls for change in status of South, warns of...

Seoul [South Korea], January 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for a constitutional amendment to change the status of South Korea as a...

Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration

Vatican City [Italy], January 16: Pope Francis defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples.

Houthi attacks expose China's commercial stakes in Red Sea

Beijing [China], January 16: China has called for an end to attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea that have dramatically widened the Hamas-Israel...

Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16: Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages after warning Israel they might be killed if it...

Trump seeks early victory in Iowa caucus

Washington [US], January 16: Republican presidential candidates headed out for a final, frigid day of campaigning in Iowa.

U.S., Britain launch new strike on Yemen's Hodeidah: media

Sanaa [Yemen], January 15: The United States and Britain conducted a new strike on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday evening, the...

Chinese automakers sell record 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023

St Petersburg [Russia], January 15: Chinese automakers sold a record total of 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023, accounting for almost half of Russia's auto...

Hot air balloon crash kills 4 in Arizona desert

Los Angeles [US], January 15: Four people were killed and one person was critically injured when a hot air balloon crash-landed in the U.S. desert...

Australian foreign minister to visit Middle East

Canberra [Australia], January 15: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced that she will visit the Middle East.

Thousands of residents evacuated as Indonesian volcanoes erupt again

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15: Indonesia's Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra erupted twice on Sunday morning, the country's volcanology agency said. The eruptions occurred...

South Korea says North has tested suspected medium-range missile

Seoul [South Korea], January 15: In its first test of nuclear-capable missiles of the new year, North Korea is believed to have fired a medium-range...

Cameron says RAF strikes not an escalation in Middle East conflict

London [UK], January 15: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has denied the Royal Air Forces strikes in Yemen will escalate the picture in the Middle...