Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as possible": Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country stands ready to enter peace negotiations without delay.
Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008
Athens [Greece], March 5: Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)...
German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure, defense
Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro (about 531 billion U.S. dollars)...
Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for...
UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to...
Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over Hodeidah
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of...
Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins in Damascus
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together for a communal iftar in...
Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated to cost 53 billion U.S....
US health agency says employees can apply for early retirement
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply for early retirement over the...
EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya refugees, other crises
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees and other people affected by...
Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched more than 2,300 air attacks.
UN human rights chief concerned about growing power of tech oligarchs
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT entrepreneurs on Monday and pointed...
Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades continues
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature
New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel's military, has won the...
UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine
London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister warned a temporary pause in...
Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to block Gaza aid
Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, calling it a...
Europe's Group of Five political and military powers stand behind Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], March 4: Representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland reaffirmed their political and military aid for Ukraine on Monday.
Maiden commercial flight of European launch vehicle Ariane 6 rocket postponed
Paris [France], March 4: Shortly before the maiden commercial flight of the new European launch vehicle, Ariane 6, the launch was called off.
Italy aims to resume nuclear power generation by 2030
Rome [Italy], March 4:Italy's government has confirmed that the country will resume generating nuclear power no later than 2030.
Overweight, obesity affect nearly 29 pct of Italian children aged 8-9: report
Rome [Italy], March 4: An estimated 28.8 percent of Italian children between 8 and 9 years of age were overweight or obese in 2023, with...
Two killed after car rams into crowd in Germany's Mannheim
Berlin [Germany], March 4: A car plowed into a crowd in downtown Mannheim, a city in southwestern Germany, on Monday, killing two people and injuring...
Provocative Trump statements about Canada loom large as Trudeau meets King
Ottawa [Canada], March 4: King Charles has met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under the shadow of inflammatory statements made about Canada by US President...
UN rights chief concerned about US policy under Trump
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States...
Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows, aid groups warn
Gaza [Gaza City], March 4: Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in desperate need may spoil following...
White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as President Donald Trump seeks to...
US pauses military aid to Ukraine, says White House
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Scientists crack the code for why locusts swarm
Berlin [Germany], March 3: After months of building, the biggest locust swarm recorded in 70 years swept across 10 countries in East Africa in spring...