Zelensky visits front as Russia ups attacks

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 1: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky on Thursday visited a frontline command post in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces have been stepping up attacks...

Nepal registers first same-sex marriage; 'historic', say activists

Kathmandu [Nepal], December 1: Local authorities in a village in Nepal registered the Himalayan nation's first same-sex marriage, officials and activists said, five months after...

COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory

Dubai [UAE], December 1: The U.N. climate summit clinched an early victory Thursday, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope with...

Hamas hands over two female hostages, others expected after truce extended

Gaza Strip [Palestine], December 1: Hamas handed two female hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza City's central Palestine Square and further hostages are expected...

World at risk of losing malaria fight as cases rise, report says

Geneva [Switzerland], December 1: The world is in danger of losing the fight against malaria, as cases of the disease rose by around 5 million...

UN peacekeepers try to stay safe amid Lebanon-Israel border flare-ups

Beirut [Lebanon], December 1: While trying to fulfil their mandate to keep the peace, U.N. soldiers deployed along Lebanon's border with Israel during the worst...

Gaza conflict: Middle East tourism struggles for survival

Cairo [Egypt], December 1: Moustafa Hassan is slowly starting to worry.

UAE, a pioneer in renewable energy: President of Palau

Dubai [UAE], December 1:SurangelWhipps Jr., President of Palau, said the UAE is a trailblazer in the field of renewable energy, especially solar energy.

US affirms commitment to finalising Loss and Damage Fund discussions at COP28

Dubai [UAE], December 1: The regional spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, Samuel Warburg, has affirmed that negotiations on the Loss and Damage Fund...

Hamdan bin Mohammed welcomes King of Jordan as he arrives in UAE...

Dubai [UAE], December 1: His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, arrived in Abu Dhabi today to participate in...

UAE President meets with King Charles III at COP28 in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], December 1: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of...

1 killed as US military plane crashes off Japan's coast

Tokyo [Japan], November 30: A US military plane has crashed into waters off the coast of Japan's Yakushima Island in southern Kagoshima prefecture on Wednesday,...

Erdogan brands Netanyahu 'butcher of Gaza'

Ankara [Turkey], November 30: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be personally responsible for the deaths in the besieged...

Talks under way on second extension to Israel-Gaza truce

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 30: A sixth group of hostages were set to be freed by Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday as international mediators sought...

Accelerate humanitarian aid to Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 30: Yesterday morning (Vietnam time), the US announced the airlift of more than 24.5 tons of medical supplies, medicine and food...

Russian general accused Ukraine of using chemical weapons

Moscow [Russia], November 30: Commander of the Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, on November 28...

Leader Kim Jong-un's sister issued a strong statement to the US

Seoul [South Korea], November 30: Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, criticized the US for being "two-faced" when proposing negotiations while increasing...

Former Google CEO warns that AI will threaten humanity in the next...

New York [US], November 30: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the power of artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten humanity in the next 5-10...

Rumor has it that a Russian general was killed in Ukraine; NATO...

Moscow [Russia], November 30: Russian media, including Lenta newspaper, reported on November 29 that Russian Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was killed near the city of...

American spies collected 9 alien flying saucers?

Washington [US], November 30: Experts reveal that American spies may have collected many suspected alien flying saucers, with the coordination of many agencies.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away

Washington [US], November 30: Latest information, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away on November 29 (US time), at the age of 100.

Vietnam - Japan look towards the future, reaching out to the world

Tokyo [Japan], November 30: On the afternoon of November 29 (local time), President Vo Van Thuong gave a speech at the Japanese National Assembly, this...

Bangladesh opposition vows to continue protests despite 'autocratic' crackdown

Sylhet [Bangladesh], November 30: Bangladesh's main opposition party said it would continue its anti-government protests despite what a rights group called an "autocratic crackdown" ahead...

Four Palestinians including 8-year-old killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 30: Four Palestinians, including an 8-year-old boy and a 15-year-old male as well as two senior militant commanders, were killed by...

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats

Tel Aviv [Israel, November 30: Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death,...

Israeli ex-hostage says she confronted Hamas chief YahyaSinwar in Gaza tunnel

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 30: An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its...

Hamas hands over 16 hostages to Israel from Gaza Strip

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 30: Sixteen hostages were released on Wednesday by Hamas on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in...