New Zealand, Australian foreign, defense ministers meet first time in "2+2" format
Wellington [New Zealand], January 31: New Zealand and Australia's foreign ministers and defense ministers met on Wednesday to discuss key global issues, the first time...
Hamas chief says open to talks about Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday that his movement is examining a draft agreement with Israel that would lead to...
Russia and Ukraine both report drone attacks during the night
Moscow [Russia], January 31: Russian air defences repelled Ukrainian drone attacks on the Crimea peninsula and four other regions overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow...
Situation in Mideast more dangerous now than in 1973: Blinken
Washington [US], January 31: The situation in the Middle East is more dangerous than it has been for decades, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
Chinese prez accepts credentials of Taliban's envoy
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially accepted the credentials of the Taliban's ambassador to Beijing, the foreign ministry in Afghanistan announced...
Scandal-hit New York mayor fights for political survival
New York [US], January 31: New York Mayor Eric Adams is gripped by a slew of scandals, including a sexual assault allegation and claims of...
North Korea fires new round of missiles
Seoul [South Korea], January 31: North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of...
Spanish farmers plan February protests as anger spreads
Madrid [Spain], January 31: Spanish farmers' associations said they were planning to take to the streets in February.
Biden says he has decided how to respond to attack
Washington [US], January 31: U.S. President Joe Biden said he has made up his mind on how to respond to a drone attack that killed...
Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan for 10 years ahead of election
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 31: A Pakistan court jailed Imran Khan for 10 years for leaking state secrets.
West Africa's 'Brexit' moment spells trouble for the region
Bamako [Mali], January 31: A decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit West Africa's economic and political bloc reverses decades of regional integration,...
The hospital raid by undercover Israeli commandos
Gaza [Palestine], January 31: A screen grab of CCTV footage from Ibn Sina hospital in the West Bank, opens new tab city of Jenin appears...
Sotheby's defeats Russian oligarch in art fraud case
Moscow [Russia], January 31: A federal jury ruled in favor of Sotheby's at a trial in which the Russian billionaire oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev accused the...
Mandela auction suspended amid row over heritage
New York [US], January 31: A controversial auction of 70 personal items belonging to former South African President Nelson Mandela has been suspended.
Hamdan bin Zayed commends Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for significant...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region said that Emiratisation has gained significant momentum...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Nigerian Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations over phone
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed bilateral relations with Nigeria's Minister of Foreign...
Speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, today visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGM) here.
Abdullah bin Zayed affirms support for UNRWA in phone call with Lazzarini
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 31: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed the current developments in the Middle East and...
Georgian prime minister resigns
Tbilisi [Georgia], January 30: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Monday he has decided to resign.
U.S. not seeking war with Iran after soldiers killed in drone attack,...
Washington [US], January 30: The White House said Monday that the United States will not go to war with Iran after three U.S. soldiers...
Mexican president criticizes U.S. threats to close border as "demagogic"
Mexico City [Mexico], January 30: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday dismissed as "demagogic" recent threats from some U.S. politicians to close the...
Australia's sexual assault reports up 40 pct since 2013: government report
Canberra [Australia], January 30: The number of people reporting cases of sexual assault in Australia has grown by more than 40 percent over the...
Meloni vows 'cooperation among equals' with African leaders
Rome [Italy], January 30: Italy wants to use its current presidency of the group of the world's seven leading industrialized democracies (G7) to revamp relations...
Iran executes four convicted of Israeli bomb plot
Tehran [Iran], January 30: Iran has executed four men it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation.
Residents urged to stay indoors as heavy storm hits northern Norway
Copenhagen [Denmark], January 30: Police urged residents to stay indoors on Monday as a heavy storm hit northern Norway, causing disruptions and debris.
Russian President Putin to visit Turkey in February, says Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], January 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin is still planning to visit Turkey in February, the first time he has entered a NATO member...
Cameron urged to act as dual national Kara-Murza vanishes from prison
London [UK], January 30: Family and friends of jailed British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza have become increasingly concerned about his fate after he disappeared from a...