Australia's Victoria to trial electronic monitoring for young offenders

Sydney [Australia], March 20: Government of the Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday revealed a new trial program aiming to reduce serious offenses committed by...

Using Gaza hunger as conflict tactic may be war crime, says UN

Geneva [Switzerland], March 20: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, believes that Israel may be using starvation in the Gaza Strip as...

US strikes drones and missiles in Yemen's Houthi controlled areas

Washington [US], March 20: The US armed forces said that they carried out self-defence strikes against drones, missiles and weapons storage containers in areas of...

Biden asks Netayahu to send team to Washington for talks on Rafah

Washington [US], March 20: US national security advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in...

Israel has launched Rafah invasion quietly to avoid international reactions

Ramallah [Palestine], March 20: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Israel began its aggression on Rafah without announcing the move to avoid international reactions.

Hong Kong passes tough security law fought by protesters

Hong Kong, March 20: Hong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear will further...

Police accuse Bolsonaro of fraud over vaccine records

Brasilia [Brazil], March 20: Brazilian police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of fraud relating to his Covid vaccination records, paving the way for...

US Supreme Court says Texas can jail migrants

Washington [US], March 20: The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to arrest and jail migrants, as part of the state's new tough immigration law.

'We will not let up': US vows to continue support for Ukraine

Washington [US], March 20: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has promised Ukraine continued international support in its defensive against Russia.

Estonia expels Russian diplomat

Tallin [Estonia], March 20: Estonia has expelled an employee of the Russian embassy in Tallinn from the EU and NATO country, the Foreign Ministry announced...

Blinken assures Philippines of 'ironclad defence commitments'

Washington [US], March 20: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured the Philippines of continued US "ironclad" support amid rising tensions with China...

Hong Kong passes tough new national security law

Hong Kong, March 20: Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related...

The EU's big bet

Cairo [Egypt], March 20: The amount of money the EU gives Egypt under this agreement is 7.5 billion euros, far exceeding the 3 billion euros...

How is the former President of Brazil after accusations of falsifying Covid-19...

Brasilia [Brazile], March 20: Mr. Bolsonaro has been under investigation since last year on suspicion of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records while he was in office....

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as he lays in bed at...

US reports death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa

Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said.

GCC, EU discuss Schengen visa waiver for GCC citizens

Riyadh [UAE], March 20: Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), and Enrique Mora, Deputy...

President of UAE receives written message from President of Slovakia

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received a written message from Zuzana Čaputova, the President of...

Death toll rises to 10 from Bangladesh's last week cylinder blast

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 19: The death toll from last week's gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has hit 10...

DPRK top leader guides super-large multiple rocket launcher battery firing drill

Seoul [South Korea], March 19: The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) guided a firing drill by the country's super-large multiple...

Australia's retail petrol prices trend downward but still relatively high: report

Sydney [Australia], March 19: Australia's consumer watchdog reported on Tuesday that retail petrol prices in the country's five largest cities remained relatively high in the...

West slams fraught Russian election as China's Xi congratulates Putin

Moscow [Russia], March 19: Western governments came out on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's landslide win in a vote they say was neither...

Paris mobilizes further forces after teen killed in police chase

Paris [France], March 19: The Paris Prefect of police, Laurent Nuñez, has ordered the mobilization of additional forces after dozens of young people attacked a...

Pyongyang launches ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, the...

Palestinian PM rejects foreign presence in Gaza

Ramallah [Palestine], March 19: The Palestinian caretaker prime minister has rejected any attempt to install foreign security companies inside Gaza.

Iraqi armed faction claims attack on Israeli base in Golan Heights

Baghdad [Iraq], March 19: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iran armed groups, says it launched a drone attack at an Israeli airbase...

EU foreign ministers agree on plans to sanction Israeli settlers

Brussels [Belgium], March 19: EU foreign ministers agreed on plans to sanction extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank for the first time, multiple...