US airports lifting 'shoe removal' at security screenings

Washington DC [US], July 9: Some US airports have started lifting the requirement for passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings run by the...

Saudi crown prince meets Iranian foreign minister

Tehran [Iran], July 9: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Jeddah on Tuesday, in the first visit...

Russian minister implicated in embezzlement investigation before death

Moscow [Russia], July 9: A sacked Russian official who was found dead with a gunshot wound in a park outside Moscow was implicated in an...

More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire rages in Catalonia

Barcelona [Catalonia], July 9: Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 residents of the northeastern Tarragona province to remain indoors on Tuesday and several dozen were...

Gazans reject Trump's displacement plan

Gaza City [Gaza], July 9: Whenever Mansour Abu Al-Khaier stares across Gaza, all the 45-year-old Palestinian man sees is death and destruction in the tiny...

Rescue teams find three more bodies after central Texas floods

Austin [Texas], July 9: The death toll in Kerr County crept up to 87 on Tuesday as search and rescue teams recovered three more bodies...

US envoy Barrack lauds Lebanon's response to disarming Hezbollah

Beirut [Lebanon], July 8: US envoy Thomas Barrack expressed satisfaction on Monday with Lebanon's response to Washington's proposal to disarm the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia during...

Chinese national detained at Milan airport over US espionage claims

Rome [Italy], July 8: A Chinese national has been detained at a Milan airport over suspicion of espionage in the United States.

New Romanian premier Bolojan links austerity plans to vote of confidence

Bucharest [Romania], July 8: New Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has tied a vote of confidence in parliament to a stringent austerity programme just two...

Palestinian news agency says Israeli military arrested its editor-in-chief

Ramallah [Palestine], July 8: A Palestinian news agency on Monday said its editor-in-chief was arrested by the Israeli military in the West Bank.

Netanyahu meets Trump at critical moment for Gaza

Washington [US] / Gaza [Palestine], July 8: US President Donald Trump was set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on...

Suriname elects first female president amid uncertainty

Paramaribo [Suriname], July 8: Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician and lawmaker to lead the...

Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens

Rome [Italy], July 8: Countries across the Mediterranean are battling fast-spreading wildfires and soaring temperatures as a heatwave sweeps through Southern Europe and parts of...

Two people reported dead in Kenya protests as central Nairobi sealed off

Nairobi [Kenya], July 8: Two people have reportedly died of gunshot wounds after police opened fire during protests in Kenya, the latest in a wave...

Typhoon Danas weakens after causing deaths, damage in Taiwan

Taipei [Taiwan], July 8: Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm on Monday after killing two people and injuring more than 330 in Taiwan, authorities...

President Trump hits back at Elon Musk's 'ridiculous' America Party plans

Washington [US], July 8: US President Donald Trump has hit back at his former adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, over plans to form a new...

Australian woman found guilty on three charges of murder over mushroom meal

Sydney [Australia], July 8: An Australian woman was found guilty on Monday on three charges of murder relating to a deadly mushroom-laced lunch she had...

Trump delays tariffs on 14 countries until August

Washington DC [US], July 8: President Donald Trump says he has delayed imposing higher tariffs on goods entering the US from 14 countries, including Japan...

Man killed after opening fire on Texas border patrol station

Austin [Texas], July 8: A man with a rifle and tactical gear was shot dead by police after he opened fire at a Border Patrol...

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Jerusalem [Israel], July 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told President Donald Trump he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, handing...

BRICS tariff to be applied if they adopt 'anti-American' policies

Washington DC [US], July 8: The Trump administration will not immediately impose a new 10% tariff against members of the developing nation BRICS bloc, but...

Blaze in Cairo disrupts communications, injures 22

Cairo [Egypt], July 8: At least 22 people were injured after a fire broke out on Monday in a key telecoms data centre in Cairo,...

Texas search teams face more rain, death toll surpasses 80

Austin [Texas], July 8: A Christian girls' summer camp in central Texas said on Monday that at least 27 campers and counselors were among those...

Kenya anti-government protests leave 10 dead and dozens injured

Nairobi [Kenya], July 8: Kenyan police fired to disperse demonstrators in Nairobi marking the 35th anniversary of pro-democracy rallies on Monday, and police said 11...

Trump to end deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans

Washington DC [US], July 8: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will terminate deportation protections for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans living in the United...

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car

Moscow [Russia], July 8: Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis...

Newcomers win big at Nairobi City Marathon

Nairobi [Kenya], July 7: The fourth edition of Nairobi City Marathon concluded on a high note on Sunday amid chilly weather that enveloped the Kenyan...