Japan to take necessary steps on excessive yen swings: FinMin

Tokyo [Japan], April 16: Japan is prepared to take all necessary steps to counter excessive currency moves, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday, as the...

Death toll in Indonesia's South Sulawesi landslides rises to 20

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 16: Search and rescue team has found two more bodies in landslides in Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, bringing the death toll...

Hamas presents counter-proposal for hostage deal

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: The Palestinian organization Hamas has presented mediators with a counter-proposal for a hostage deal, in indirect negotiations in the Gaza...

Mass graves discovered at al-Shifa Hospital and in Beit Lahiya

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: Two mass graves have been discovered by Gaza's Health Ministry and the Civil Defence Forces in the north of the...

Allies urge restraint as Israel mulls response to Iran attack

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: Calls for restraint mounted on Israel on Monday following Iran's unprecedented attack on the country, amid fears that the confrontation...

Iran and Israel trade barbs at Security Council

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: The United Nations has called on Iran and Israel to show restraint, with the threat of a full-scale direct conflict...

Four Israeli soldiers injured in explosion in Lebanon

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 16: Four Israeli soldiers were injured and taken to hospital after an unidentified explosion that occurred on Lebanese territory, according to...

Kazakh president signs bill aimed at combating domestic violence

Moscow [Russia], April 16: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed on Monday a bill amending the national legislation to ensure women's rights and the safety of...

Iran may face new EU sanctions after attack on Israel

Tehran [Iran], April 16: The EU could impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran's direct attack on Israel, several diplomats said on Monday evening after...

Dutch train staff to halt traffic for 3 minutes over rise in...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 16: Railway workers in the Netherlands are planning to halt train traffic for three minutes on Saturday evening to protest a rise...

British PM braces for fresh wrangling over Rwanda deportation bill

London [UK], April 16: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is braced for a fresh round of parliamentary wrangling over his bill to save his government's...

Paris hosts Sudan aid conference one year after start of war

Paris [France], April 16: Germany, France and the European Union appealed to the international community on Monday to provide urgent support for Sudan, in light...

First major forest fire in Spain destroys 600 hectares in one day

Madrid [Spain], April 16: Spain's first major forest fire of the year has destroyed some 600 hectares of land in just 24 hours in the...

Iraqi leader calls for restraint in Middle East during Washington visit

Baghdad [Iraq], April 16: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called for restraint in the Middle East on Monday during talks in Washington as tensions...

Kiribati court rules suspended Australian judge cannot be deported

Sydney [Australia], April 16: A Kiribati court has ruled that a High Court judge in the Pacific Island nation who has been suspended by the...

Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be...

Washington [US], April 16: Donald Trump's unprecedented criminal trial has begun with half of a group of potential jurors ruled out within minutes on impartiality...

Stabbing at Wakeley church a terror incident, Australian police say

Sydney [Australia], April 16: A knife attack during a service at an Assyrian church in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism,...

Iran did not provide US with attack warning or targets, White House...

Tehran [Iran], April 16: Iran did not provide warnings to the United States last week about its timeframe for launching an attack on Israel or...

Australia church stabbing: bishop wounded, 15-year-old arrested

Sydney [Australia], April 16: At least four people were wounded, including a bishop with a global online following, in a knife attack during a service...

At Trump trial, prosecutors say gag order violations could mean fines, jail

Washington [US], April 16: New York prosecutors asked a judge at the start of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial to fine him and remind...

Bolivia urges UN to facilitate peace in Middle East

La Paz [Bolivia], April 15: Bolivian President Luis Arce on Sunday called on the United Nations to de-escalate regional tensions and establish peace in the...

EU, G7 leaders urge preventing escalation in Mideast

Brussels [Belgium], April 15: European Union (EU) and Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Sunday called for preventing a further escalation of the situation in...

3 killed in Mexico helicopter crash

Mexico City [Mexico], April 15: At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday.

New Zealand, Singapore to deepen ties: PMs

Wellington [New Zealand], April 15: New Zealand and Singapore committed to strengthening cooperation in the next phase of their relationship.

Fans brave chill to hear Trump speak before trial

Schnecksville [US], April 15: Donald Trump's mounting legal woes are just more reason to stick behind the former president, his ardent supporters told AFP on...

Australia mourns Sydney mall stabbing victims

Sydney [Australia], April 15: A small evening vigil was held Sunday for the six people killed in a knife attack at a busy Sydney shopping...

Unpopular Sunak in 'doom loop' as defeat looms

London [UK], April 15: He's failed to meet key pledges, hit an opinion poll low, and even cramped the style of a popular Adidas...