Both sides play heavy on emotion in ICJ hearing
The Hague [Netherlands], January 13: The UN's top legal body has now heard two days of powerful legal argument on the "crime of all crimes":...
Egypt denies suspending navigation through Suez Canal
Cairo [Egypt], January 13: Lieutenant General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, stated that navigation movement in the canal is regular from both...
Residents in Western Australia urged to flee as wildfire rages
Canberra [Australia], January 13: Residents in the state of Western Australia were urged to evacuate their homes on Saturday, as a bushfire burned out of...
North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020
Seoul [South Korea], January 12: A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns...
UN spokesperson highlights dire humanitarian situation in northern Gaza
New York [US], January 12: A UN spokesperson on Thursday highlighted the worsening humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza, emphasizing significant obstacles to relief efforts.
Myanmar navy seizes 1.45 tons of narcotic drugs
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12: Myanmar navy has seized 1.45 tons of Methamphetamine (ICE) in its territorial waters, according to the country's Central Committee for Drug...
Gaza hospitals cut off from UN aid as Israel intensifies bombing
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to allow UN aid teams to deliver the desperately needed humanitarian relief inside Gaza have...
Blinken sees 'concrete steps forward' as he ends Middle East trip
Washington [US], January 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the war in Gaza "is not escalating" as he wrapped up a...
Sheikh Hasina sworn in for fifth term as Bangladesh's premier
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 12: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a another term as Bangladesh's prime minister on Thursday, less than a week after her...
Zelensky says ceasefire would allow Russia to regroup and rearm
Kyiv [Russia], January 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected the idea of a ceasefire with Russia, saying it would only benefit Moscow by...
Azerbaijan demands land corridor through Armenia
Moscow [Russia], January 12: The Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan is demanding that neighbouring Armenia establish a land corridor free of control to the Azerbaijani exclave...
Trump attends closing arguments in NYC fraud trial
New York [US], January 12: The last day of Donald Trump's months-long Manhattan fraud trial started on time Thursday despite an early-morning bogus bomb threat...
US, Britain carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Washington [US], January 12: The United States and Britain have started carrying out strikes against targets linked to Houthis in Yemen, four U.S. officials told...
Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts to defence
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 12: Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field for more than a kilometre.
Reaction to South Africa's UN court case against Israel's war in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: South Africa accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings at the top U.N. court...
Russia's Medvedev warns of nuclear response
Moscow [Russia], January 12: A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied...
Tens of thousands protest in Poland against ex-ministers' imprisonment
Warsaw [Poland], January 12: Tens of thousands of opposition supporters massed outside Poland's parliament to protest against the new government's changes.
Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman
Tehran [Iran], January 12: The St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city of Sohar.
Netanyahu condemns ICJ genocide case
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 12: Benjamin Netanyahu condemned South Africa's genocide case against Israel in Gaza as "hypocrisy and lies".
Trump critic Chris Christie exits 2024 U.S. presidential race
Washington [US], January 11: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, officially withdrew from the 2024...
Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM, invites her to form...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 11: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina as the new prime minister...
213 dead, 52 missing in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo [Japan], January 11: The death toll rose to 213 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Thursday, after a series of strong quakes...
At Washington meeting China demands end to US military aid to Taiwan
Beijing [China], January 11: At a meeting of military representatives, China has called on the United States to stop arming Taiwan.
Zelensky appeals for air defence systems at start of Baltic tour
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 11: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed for more air defence systems as he made a major trip abroad on Wednesday with a...
US wants 'tangible steps' toward Palestinian state; Israel fights on
Washington [US], January 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he supports "tangible steps" towards establishing a Palestinian state, but the prospect...
Polish police arrest MPs in presidential palace
Warsaw [Poland], January 11: Polish police have arrested the former interior minister and deputy interior minister inside the presidential palace in Warsaw in a day...
US, allies slam alleged N Korea missiles to Russia
Washington [US], January 11: Nearly 50 countries joined the United States on Tuesday in condemning North Korea's alleged transfer of missiles to Russia, demanding an...