Gabriel Attal, 34, to become France's youngest prime minister in decades
Paris [France], January 10: French Education Minister Gabriel Attal has been tipped by President Macron as the new prime minister to replace the outgoing premier,...
Bahrain hosts 4th meeting of Higher Committee of Integrated Industrial Partnership For...
Manama [Bahrain], January 10: The Kingdom of Bahrain will host the fourth meeting of the Higher Committee of the Integrated Industrial Partnership For Sustainable Economic...
UAE economy expected to grow by 3.8% in 2025: World Bank
Washington [US], January 10: The World Bank expected the UAE's real GDP to grow by 3.4 percent in 2023, rising to 3.7 percent in 2024...
China trains high-quality farmers for rural revitalisation
Beijing [China], January 10: High-quality farmers are playing a pivotal role in driving China's comprehensive rural revitalization. According to People's Daily Online report, China trained...
World's first 100,000-tonne Green Hydrogen project starts operating in Inner Mongolia
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], January 10: A photovoltaic hydrogen demonstration project in Juungar Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was recently connected to the grid in a...
Freight train derailed in Russia's Far East region
Moscow [Russia], January 9: A freight train on Monday evening collided with an empty train when running along the Trans-Baikal Railway, causing 14 of its...
21 injured in hotel explosion in U.S. Texas
Houston [US], January 9: At least 21 people were injured following an explosion on Monday at a hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, authorities said.
Polls open in Bhutan's general elections
Thimphu [Bhutan], January 9: Voters in Bhutan began casting their ballots Tuesday as polls opened for the country's final round of parliamentary elections, local media...
Death toll rises to 180 in Japan's quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo [Japan], January 9: The death toll climbed to 180 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 9 a.m. local time on Tuesday...
WHO unable to deliver medical supplies to northern Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], January 9: The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has not been able to reach the north of the Gaza Strip for nearly...
French govt resigns after political wrangling over immigration
Paris [France], January 9: The centre-right government of French prime minister Élisabeth Borne has resigned, the presidential palace in Paris said on Monday.
Rescuers free tourists and guides trapped in Slovenian cave
Ljubljana [Slovenia], January 9: Rescuers successfully freed five people from a cave in Slovenia on Monday, two days after the group went missing.
Russia evacuates hundreds from border city amid Ukraine strikes
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 9: Russia said Monday it had moved some 300 people from the border city of Belgorod due to Ukrainian shelling, the biggest...
Blinken meets MBZ, MBS on regional tour
Washington [US], January 9: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia's crown prince before heading to the Zionist entity as part...
Israeli strike kills a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], January 9: Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in a strike in south Lebanon.
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting
Rome [Italy], January 9: Pope Francis called for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice "deplorable" and a grave violation of the...
Israel shifts to deadlier strikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
Damascus [Syria], January 9: Israel is carrying out an unprecedented wave of deadly strikes in Syria.
US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to 'secessionist' Serbs
Washington [US], January 9: Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia.
Germany: Farmers' protest causes nationwide disruption
Munich [Germany], January 9: German farmers are angered by the government's plans to slash agricultural subsidies. Blockades are expected to disrupt roadways across the country,...
US launches first moon lander in 50 years
Florida [US], January 9: The first US-based spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in more than half a century blasted off in the predawn hours...
Golden Globes 2024: 'Oppenheimer' wins big
Los Angeles [US], January 9: "Oppenheimer" - Christopher Nolan's historic drama about the inventor of the atomic bomb - bagged the Golden Globe...
Missing part of Boeing 737 Max jet found in backyard
Portland (Oregon) [US], January 9: The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late Sunday that part of a Boeing aircraft that blew...
China accelerates 5G expansion while pioneering 6G frontier
Beijing [China], January 9: Officials at the recent Digital China Summit detailed commitments to advancing networks through proliferating 5G use cases plus 6G research. China...
UAE President attends dinner banquet hosted by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in...
Baku [Azerbaijan], January 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended a dinner banquet hosted by His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President...
IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research microplastic impact
Vienna [Austria], January 9: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, launched on January 6th its first scientific research expedition today to...
UN envoy briefs Yemeni leader on peace efforts
Sanaa [Yemen], January 8: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg met with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi in Saudi Arabia's...
Two dead, nine injured in 35-vehicle pile up in California
Los Angeles [US], January 8: Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up in California on Saturday and the...