US, Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic
Washington [DC], April 13: A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and...
US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test...
Washington [US], April 13: The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a quick and accurate COVID-19 test...
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
Jerusalem [Israel], April 13: Israel braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last week of...
ADAFSA advises farmers, livestock breeders on precautions to take during unstable weather
Dubai [UAE], April 13: In response to the recent fluctuations in weather conditions, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has issued a...
Kristalina Georgieva to serve a second term as IMF Managing Director
Washington [US], April 13: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a...
IMF chief urges policymakers to "deal decisively with inflation and debt"
Washington [US], April 12: With global growth outlook well below the historical average, and a growing divergence in economic fortunes, the head of the International...
New Zealand FM says to pursue "active, energetic foreign policy"
Wellington [New Zealand], April 12: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Friday described his official tour covering six cities in five countries across three...
Iran aims to contain fallout in Israel response, will not be hasty
Tehran [Iran], April 12: Iran has signalled to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy in a way that aims...
Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on...
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 12: Russia, Germany and Britain this morning urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was...
US urges world to care more about Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], April 12: The United States on Thursday urged countries to give more attention to the conflict in Sudan.
Avalanche kills 3 skiers in Austrian Alps
Soelden [Austria], April 12: At least three people from the Netherlands were killed in an avalanche in the Ötztal Alps near the Austrian ski resort...
Brazil registers over 3 million dengue cases in 2024
Brasília [Brazil], April 12: Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has recorded 3,062,181 probable cases of dengue fever, nearly doubling last year's total of...
UAE President, Bill Gates discuss ways to enhance humanitarian cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 12: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from Bill Gates, Co-Chair of...
Six Nigerien soldiers killed in landmine blast
Niamey [Nigeria], April 12: A bomb blast has killed six Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali, Niger's army said Thursday, adding around 10...
iPhone users in 92 countries receive spyware attack warning from Apple
Washington [US], April 12: Apple sent notifications to individuals in 92 countries warning them that they may have been the target of mercenary spyware attacks,...
People in northern Gaza already facing famine, says US official
Washington [US], April 12: Samantha Power, the director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), says that people in parts of northern Gaza have...
Myanmar junta's forces lose control of important town on Thai border
Bangkok [Thailand], April 12: Rebel groups in crisis-hit Myanmar have reportedly taken control of the important trading town of Myawaddy on the border with Thailand.
South African president says Palestinians in Gaza 'faced with genocide'
Cape Town [South Africa], April 12: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that after more than 70 years "of discrimination, oppression and apartheid", Palestinians...
Three Dutch skiers die in avalanche in Austrian Alps
Vienna [Austria], April 12: Three skiers from the Netherlands were killed in an avalanche in the Ötztal Alps in Austria on Thursday, the mountain rescue...
Russia attacks Ukrainian power supply again
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 12: Power infrastructure in the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Lviv, Kiev and Zaporizhzhya was hit in renewed heavy Russian missile strikes overnight,...
Czech court sentences man for pushing tourist off Brno castle wall
Prague [Czech], April 12: A Czech court in Brno on Thursday sentenced a man to more than 10 years in prison for pushing a German...
Von der Leyen should revoke hiring of party colleague: EU Parliament
Brussels [Belgium], April 12: The European Parliament called for the appointment of German EU lawmaker Markus Pieper to an EU business envoy role to be...
New Zealand wants to get closer to the US amid global instability
Washington [US], April 12: In a statement released after a trip to the US, Egypt and Europe, Foreign Minister Peters said New Zealand is facing...
The French Navy prepares for war
Paris [France], April 12: In an interview with Politico this week, Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, commander of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle strike...
NASA announced a new mission to search for extraterrestrial life
Washington [US], April 12: AFP news agency reported on April 12 that US space scientists have just announced that an interplanetary probe will explore one...
TikTok affirms commitment to upholding online safety
Nairobi [Kenya], April 11: TikTok, a short-form video hosting platform, on Wednesday highlighted its dedication to maintaining user safety while online.
German coal mining emits up to 184 times more methane than reported:...
Berlin [Germany], April 11: Climate-damaging methane emissions from opencast lignite mining in Germany are "massively underestimated," and could be 184 times higher than reported,...