Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Washington [US], May 5: Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in regional mayor contests.

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party, calling it a "threat" to...

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Efforts have intensified to secure a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, with talks resuming in...

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

Texas [US], May 5: In January 2020, they were seniors in high school. Graduation was just around the corner. But so was a deadly pandemic.

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa killed at least two civilians,...

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

Seoul [South Korea], May 5: On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing a wanted list...

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still insists on Rafah ground...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and captive-release negotiations, with sources saying...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 5: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had passed away outside the...

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Cairo [Egypt], May 4: Farmers work at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on May 3, 2024. Egypt has entered the season of wheat harvest....

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia [Tunis], May 4: Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani urged Tunisian and foreign economic operators to invest in economic zones to boost the country's economic...

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2024: forecast

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's economic growth is projected to slow down to 3 percent this year from 5.3 percent in 2023, the government-run Ukrinform...

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

The euro's value against the lek fell to 100.31 on the local currency exchange market on Thursday, the lowest value ever recorded, according to the...

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local elections

London [UK], May 4: Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers of voters switched their allegiance...

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in Serbia

Belgrade [Serbia], May 4: Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024.

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 4: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday outlined the country's priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to his press service.

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4: Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured when two buses collided in Ampara in the Eastern province of...

5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands: GFZ

New York [USA], May 4: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Solomon Islands at 22:47:39 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre...

New step in China's aircraft carrier ambitions

Beijing [China], May 4: Last week, Xinhua news agency reported that the Fujian aircraft carrier was being tested at sea by the PLA. This is...

Huge fire at the chemical factory of a German weapons manufacturer

Berlin [Germany], May 4: DW radio reported that the fire occurred on May 3 at a metal technology factory in the southwest of the German...

Prosecuted for threatening to kill the attorney general in a case involving...

Washington [USA], May 4: The Guardian newspaper reported on May 4 that a man in California (USA) was just indicted for threatening to kill Ms....

The US nearly doubled its budget for purchasing artillery shells

Washington [USA], May 4: "We proposed an additional 3.1 billion USD related to the production and addition of 155 mm bullets, but were spent 6...

A US congressman and his wife were prosecuted for accepting bribes from...

Washington [USA], May 4: On May 4, CNN reported that US Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, had just been indicted for accepting...

WHO warns of the risk of 'bloodbath' in the Gaza Strip

Geneva [Switzerland], May 4: AFP on May 4 quoted Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warning of serious consequences if...

Germany and France met secretly before Mr. Xi's visit

Brussels [Germany], May 4: The meeting of the two EU leaders was described as a private event, taking place just days before Chinese President Xi...

Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

Ottawa [Canada], may 4: Canadian police said on Friday they had arrested and charged three Indian nationals with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep...

Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union assesses progress of initiates, lays down plans for future

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 4: The Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union convened on Friday to strategise and outline plans for the sport's development in the future, with...