5.2-magnitude quake hits Philippine Islands Region - GFZ

Beijing [China], December 5: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Philippine Islands Region at 0058 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center...

At least 14 dead, 35 injured in bus crash in S. Thailand

Bankok [Thaikand], December 5: At least 14 people died and 35 others injured as a passenger tour bus veered off the road and collided with...

Philippines inflation rate hits 20-month low in November with lower food prices

Manila [Philippines], December 5: Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines further eased to 4.1 percent in November, the lowest since March 2022, mainly due to lower...

British Defence Ministry estimates 70,000 Russians killed in Ukraine

London [UK], December 5: Around 70,000 Russian regulars and mercenaries have fallen since the invasion of Ukraine, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) estimated in its...

Climate activists express outrage at COP28 inaction

Dubai [UAE], December 5: German environmental activists attending the UN Climate Change Conference also known as COP28 have called on the 200 countries attending to...

At least 60 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since Oct 7: Int'l...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 5: At least 60 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the International...

Gaza Strip death toll from Israeli attacks nears 16,000: Health Ministry

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 5: Nearly 16,000 people died in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks since October 7, and some 42,000...

Central Gaza's only hospital surrounded by Israeli soldiers, says its director

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 5: The Israeli armed forces have closed in on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the only hospital in the central part of...

Onslaught on Gaza widens

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 5: Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate several more areas as it widens its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds.

Conflict tensions from the Gaza Strip spread to the Red Sea

Tel Aviv [Israe], December 5: The latest attacks on a series of ships in the Red Sea mark a dangerous escalation in waters in the...

Vietnam always gives the highest priority to its relationship with Laos

Hanoi [Vietnam], December 5: Within the framework of the program to attend the first Summit of the National Assembly of the three countries Cambodia -...

Vietnam and Denmark expect to reap from COP28

Washington [US], December 5: At the COP28 Conference in Dubai (UAE), Vietnam and Denmark will continue to cooperate to achieve global climate goals, promote green...

Israel presses ground offensive in southern Gaza, air strikes intensify

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 5: Intense Israeli air strikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas...

Climate finance takes centre stage at COP28 climate talks

Washington [US], December 5: Money pledges grabbed the spotlight again at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates turned their focus to the yawning gap...

US nearly out of money to help Ukraine fight Russia, White House...

Washington [US], December 5: White House budget director Shalanda Young warned in a letter on Monday to Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and...

COP28 president denies he doesn't respect climate science

Washington [US], December 5: COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber defended his role in hosting this year's U.N. climate summit on Monday and insisted he understood...

Five bodies found in wreck of US military aircraft near Japan

Washington [US], December 5: American and Japanese search teams have found five bodies in the wreckage of a US military aircraft that crashed near Yakushima...

Official visit to Australia by French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs,...

Sydney [Australia], December 5: Australia and France share a commitment to a dynamic bilateral relationship founded on trust, shared values and shared interests, globally and...

SSC, Sharjah Falconers Club conclude Championship for Falconry

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: Sharjah Sports Club (SSC) and Sharjah Falconers Club (SFC) pulled curtains down on "Telwah" Championship 2023 with the participation of...

Sheikha Fatima Fund for Women Refugees hosts panel discussion on empowering women...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 5: The Brussels International Center (BIC) co-hosted an event titled "Empowering Women Refugees: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Action" organised by...

Kiev Mayor Klitschko attacks Zelensky for mistakes, urges honesty on situation

Kiev [Ukraine], December 4: Kiev Mayor VitaliKlitschko has launched an attack on Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky in an interview with Switzerland's 20 Minuten news outlet that...

Four killed, 50 wounded in explosion at Catholic Mass in Philippines

Manila [Philippines], December 4: Four people were killed and 50 wounded in an explosion on Sunday during a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines, the...

UK ready to give Rwanda $19mn to seal new small boats treaty:...

London [UK], December 4: Rwanda is to be given at least £15mn ($19mn) extra to sign a treaty with the UK to take migrants who...

UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives

London [UK], December 4: The UK's military will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, according to the British Ministry...

Israel 'divides' the Gaza Strip

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 4: As Israel opens a new phase of the conflict with Hamas forces in Gaza, the United States increases pressure to...

Philippines - France: One side looks close, one side reaches far

Manila [Philippines], December 4: The Philippines and France have just agreed to start negotiations on an agreement that would allow each country's military to be...

Two Chinese businessmen were kidnapped and extorted by 13 people in Cambodia

Beijing [China], December 4: Phnom Penh Metropolitan Military Police arrested 12 foreigners and one Cambodian on charges of kidnapping two Chinese businessmen.