Kuwait breaks ground on Osaka Expo pavilion
Tokyo [Japan], March 8: Kuwait held a groundbreaking ceremony for its pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka on Thursday, a major step in its...
Bangladesh teacher suspended after allegedly shooting student in exam
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 8: A lecturer in a medical school in Bangladesh has been suspended, two days after allegedly shooting and injuring a student in...
Three killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo ship - US military
Washington [US], March 8: Three crew members have been killed in a Houthi missile strike on a cargo ship off southern Yemen, US officials say...
US to build temporary port to deliver Gaza aid
Washington [US], March 8: President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech that the U.S. military will construct a temporary port...
Hundreds of guillemots, exhausted by storms, dead on French beaches
Paris [France], March 8: Hundreds of guillemot seabirds have been found dead on French Atlantic beaches, exhausted by unusually heavy winter storms that prevent them...
Spain pledges extra 20 mln euros in aid to UNRWA
Madrid [Spain], March 8: Spain will give the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA an additional 20 million euros ($21.88 million) in aid, Foreign Minister...
Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital
Ottawa [Canada], March 8: Six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in the Canadian capital...
Year of Sustainability 2024 unveils 'Sustainability Champions Society' to engage the public...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 8: Following the announcement by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to extend the Year of Sustainability...
AD Ports Group welcomes Iraqi delegation to discuss strategic transport and logistics...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 8: AD Ports Group today welcomed an esteemed Iraqi delegation headed by Razzaq Muhaibas Al-Saadawi, Iraq's Minister of Transport, alongside key...
Shurooq showcases its approach to hospitality projects in ITB Berlin
Berlin [Germany], March 8: Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), marking its 15th participation, has presented its pioneering approach to hospitality and commitment to sustainable...
Mohammed bin Rashid issues Law on taxation of foreign banks in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], March 8: In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister...
Kremlin says West "playing with fire" by discussing sending troops to Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], March 7: Western leaders are "playing with fire" by discussing the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said...
Russia repatriates 2 Iranian prisoners
Tehran [Iran], March 7: Two Iranians imprisoned in Russia were repatriated to their home country under a convict extradition agreement between Tehran and Moscow, Iran's...
European People's Party proposes transfer of asylum seekers to "safe third countries"
Bucharest [Romania], March 7: The European People's Party (EPP), the European Parliament's main center-right grouping, has proposed major changes to the European Union (EU)'s asylum...
German economy expected to narrowly escape recession in 2024: ifo
Berlin [Germany], March 7: The ifo Institute for Economic Research Wednesday revised its growth forecast for the German economy in 2024 down to 0.2 percent...
Canada drives innovation in wheat sector to improve production
Ottawa [Canada], March 7: The Canadian federal government said Wednesday it will drive innovation in wheat sector to improve production.
3 killed in Mexico helicopter crash
Mexico City [Mexico], March 7: At least three members of the Mexican Navy died Wednesday when their helicopter crashed 370 km southwest of the port...
Nepal's PM expands new cabinet
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 7: Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday introduced 16 more ministers from four parties into his cabinet, two days after...
DPRK top leader urges ramping up actual-war drills, war preparations
Seoul [South Korea], March 7: The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday instructed the country's armed forces to ramp...
ASEAN countries refuse to take sides in power competition, Melbourne summit reveals
Manila [Philippines], March 7: ASEAN leaders, senior officials, and experts have voiced their opposition to being compelled to pick sides in the rivalry among major...
4 carmakers in S. Korea to recall some 69,000 vehicles
Seoul [South Korea], March 7: Four domestic and foreign carmakers in South Korea will voluntarily recall some 69,000 vehicles for manufacturing defects, the transport ministry...
Russia shells Odessa during visit by Zelensky, Greek PM Mitsotakis
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 7: Deadly explosions have rocked Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Pentagon analyzes strange hot air balloons discovered by fishermen
Washington [US], March 7: On March 7, CNN quoted US Department of Defense spokeswoman Sue Gough as saying that the agency was analyzing a strange...
Vietnam-Denmark high-level dialogue on health
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 7: On March 6, Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan, on behalf of the leaders of the Ministry of Health, had a working...
Protesters knock down door of Mexico's presidential palace
Mexico City [Mexico], March 7: A group protesting the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014 knocked down a door to the country's presidential...
Haiti gang leader threatens 'civil war' if PM does not resign
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 7: The gang leader behind the violence blighting the Haitian capital has warned there will be a "civil war" if Haiti's...
Nikki Haley ends White House bid, clearing path for a Trump-Biden rematch
Columbia (South Carolina) [US], March 7: Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will...