EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal
Brussels [Belgium], February 2: European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree 50 billion euros ($54 billion)...
Drought emergency declared in Barcelona
Barcelona [Spain], February 2: Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency Thursday, clearing the way for...
Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi mosque
New Delhi [India], February 2: An Indian court ruled that Hindus can offer prayers in a 17th century mosque in the holy city of Varanasi.
French farmers' union call for end of blockades
Paris [France], February 2: Two of France's main farming unions urged protesters who have staged hundreds of tractor blockades across the country to go back...
Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South Carolina
South Carolina [US], February 2: The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday in South Carolina, the state...
Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who cost him $56 billion
California [US], February 2: Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the Tesla CEO was stripped of...
Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire...
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 2: Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border, after claiming to have dismantled...
Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London
London [UK], February 2: Climate activist Greta Thunberg will stand for trial in a London court on Thursday on charges over a public order offence.
Facebook kills people, US Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg
Washington [US], February 2: In an unusual gesture during a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised to parents whose children have...
Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs; discusses...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has congratulated Stephane Sejourne, on his appointment as...
UAE reaps 52 medals in 4th West Asian Para Games
Sharjah [UAE], February 2: The UAE raised its tally to 19 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals, in the Fourth "West Asia...
Austria: Inflation on downward path in January
Vienna [Austria], February 2: Statistics Austria Thursday published its flash estimate of Austrian inflation. The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) inflation amounted to 4.3%,...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs discuss advancing bilateral cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Diana Elena Mondino, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International...
Polish president refers gov't budget to top court over legality "doubts"
Warsaw [Poland], February 1: Polish President Andrzej Duda sent Wednesday the budget for the year 2024 to the Constitutional Tribunal for review "due to doubts...
Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov't pledged aid
Athens [Greece], February 1: Greek farmers are planning protests across the country for Feb. 1, demanding sufficient financial aid pledged by the government with no...
U.S. destroys ready-to-launch Houthi missile in Yemen
Washington [US], February 1: The U.S. military on Wednesday struck and destroyed a Houthi missile it assessed was "ready to launch," the Central Command...
Mexico's president accuses U.S. of stirring mudslinging in media
Mexico City [Mexico], February 1: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of allowing mudslinging in the media.
Myanmar appoints new election chief, ministers
Yangon [Myanmar], February 1: Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday appointed a new election chief and ministers following an extension of the state of emergency,...
Iran warns US: 'We will not leave any threat unanswered'
Cairo [Egypt], February 1: Following the deadly attack by a pro-Iranian militia on US soldiers in Jordan, Iran has warned the United States of the...
Switzerland to practise fighter jet take-off and landing on highway
Geneva [Switzerland], February 1: The Swiss Air Force is preparing for a worst case scenario and will practise taking off and landing on a highway...
Injuries in Ukraine after Russian drone and missile attacks
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 1: At least four people in Ukraine have been injured in night-time Russian drone and missile attacks, according to official reports.
US fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea; pilot ejects and survives
Seoul [South Korea], February 1: A second F-16 fighter jet of the US armed forces has crashed in South Korea during a flight over...
Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: Official
Tripoli [Libya], February 1: Libyan authorities on Wednesday began sending 350 irregular migrants to their home country Egypt, an immigration official told AFP. War-torn Libya...
Eight million displaced by Sudan war: UN
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 1: The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is around eight million, the United Nations...
Spain MPs reject Catalan amnesty bill in blow for PM
Madrid [Spain], February 1: Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party that demanded it voting against...
Argentina mega reform bill set to pass in Congress
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 1: Argentina's government said that it was confident its sprawling economic reform bill, known as the "omnibus bill", would gain approval...
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 14 years
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 1: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a...