France election: Voting underway as far right bids for power

Paris [France], July 8: Voting in the second round of the French parliamentary election opened on Sunday with the far-right looking to making major gains.

US: Four people killed, three others injured in mass shooting in Kentucky

Kentucky [US], July 8: Four people were killed and three others were injured in a mass shooting inside a home on Saturday. The people were...

How big is the risk of voter fraud in US elections?

Washington [US], July 8: Ahead of the US elections in November, some are sounding the alarm over possible voter fraud. DW takes a look at...

Scientists re-emerge after a year in Mars simulation project

Tallahassee (Florida) [US], July 8: After a year, four scientists in the United States on Saturday ended an experiment that simulated life on Mars.

Beryl to become hurricane again before hitting Texas

Austin (Texas) [US], July 8: Storm Beryl is expected to become a hurricane again as it moves across the warm waters of the Gulf...

5 journalists killed in Israel's Gaza attacks

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: At least five journalists were killed in attacks by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours in Gaza as bombings...

New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan 'dead and buried'

London [UK], July 7: Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain...

Air strike leaves 100,000 without power in Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 7: A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy.

Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties to conservative group

Washington [US], July 7: Former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Saturday from a conservative group's sweeping plans for the next Republican presidency,...

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after...

Iran's new president pledges to 'extend hand of friendship'

Tehran [Iran], July 7: Reformist candidate and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's presidential election after beating his ultra-conservative rival Saeed Jalili in a...

Israeli attack on UNRWA-run school in central Gaza kills 13 people

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Thirteen Palestinians, most of them children and women, have been killed after Israeli jets attacked a central Gaza school, where...

Gaza residents suffer from 'manufactured' humanitarian crisis: British doctor

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Dr James Smith, an emergency physician from the UK who has worked in Gaza's hospital, has told Al Jazeera from...

Tough decisions lie ahead, says Britain's new premier

London [UK], July 7: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will have to make "tough decisions" when asked about tax hikes as he vowed...

Slovakia's PM Fico praises Orban in first public appearance after attack

Bratislava [Slovakia], July 7: Slovakian Prime Minster Robert Fico has made a public appearance for the first time since surviving an assassination attempt against him...

Russian air strike leaves 100,000 people without power in Ukraine's Sumy

Kyiv [Russia], July 7: A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy.

Defiant Biden says no intention to exit presidential race

Washington [US], July 7: United States President Joe Biden has used a much-anticipated interview with ABC News to reiterate that he is the candidate to...

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], July 7: Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the eastern coast of Mexico, causing...

Jordan's GDP grew 2% during Q1 2024

Amman [Jordan], July 7: The latest economic indicators monitored by the Jordan News Agency (Petra) showed that Jordan's gross domestic product (GDP) recorded a growth...

New Kiswa installed at Kaaba in Makkah

A new covering (Kiswa) was installed early Sunday at the holy Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of the Islamic new year (1 Muharram,...

NASA project simulating stay on Mars comes to an end

New York [US], July 7: The first mission of the US space agency NASA's multi-mission project, which aims to simulate life on Mars, ended on...

Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian wins presidential runoff

Tehran [Iran], July 6: Masoud Pezeshkian, a moderate who has promised to open Iran to the world, won the run-off presidential election, officials said early...

"We will rebuild Britain," says Keir Starmer as he delivers his first...

London [UK], July 6: After Keir Starmer was elected as the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister on Friday, he delivered his first speech outside 10,...

"Connectivity is backbone of India-Iran relationship": Iran's envoy to India

New Delhi [India], July 6: Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of the India-Iran relationship, adding that...

Nepal: Another ally walks out of Prachanda-led government ahead of vote of...

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 6: The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) in Nepal, another ally of the government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has deserted...

Biden admits debate was "bad episode", blames illness and lack of preparation

Madison (Wisconsin) [US], July 6: In his first television interview since the CNN debate with Donald Trump, President Joe Biden candidly addressed his performance,...

EU voices deep concern about Israeli army orders to evacuate civilians from...

Brussels [Belgium], July 6: The European Union is deeply concerned about the Israeli army orders to evacuate civilians from the area of Khan Younis. Some...