Ukraine says it has liberated southeastern village of Robotyne
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to advance further south in...
Texas grid operator appeals for conservation as heat wave persists
Washington [US], August 29: Texas' electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during...
Sharjah to host first Gulf-Iraq Business Forum 26-27 September
Sharjah [UAE], August 29: The emirate of Sharjah is gearing up to host the first-ever Gulf-Iraq Business Forum on 26th and 27th September, under the...
Greece battles wildfires, 146 arrests made for arson
Athens [Greece], August 28: Greek firefighters are battling wildfires on Andros island in the Aegean Sea and the Evros region in northern Greece on Sunday,...
1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at Louisville restaurant
Chicago [US], August 28: One was killed and six others injured in a shooting at a restaurant in downtown Louisville in the U.S. state of...
Myanmar police seize 6.6 kg of heroin in northern state
Yangon [Myanmar], August 28: Myanmar police have seized 6.6 kg of heroin worth over 160 million kyats (about 76,100 U.S. dollars) in the country's northern...
Bangladesh, WB sign financing agreement to help rural youths get jobs
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 28: The Bangladeshi government and the World Bank (WB) on Sunday signed a 300 million U.S. dollar financing agreement to equip about...
Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia: Putin
Moscow [Russia], August 28: President Vladimir Putin has called on all employees of Wagner and other Russian private military contractors to take an oath of...
Two dead, dozens injured in explosions at Romanian fuel station
Bucharest [Romania], August 28: At least two persons died and dozens more were injured in two successive explosions at a liquid gas fuelling station near...
Ukrainian troops advancing south after taking Robotyne, army says
Kiev [Ukraine], August 28: The Ukrainian army says it is continuing to advance after breaking through the Russian defence line near Robotyne, a settlement in...
Austrian police arrest six suspected human smugglers in two incidents
Vienna [Austria], August 28: Authorities in Austria arrested six people suspected of human smuggling in two separate incidents over the weekend.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protest after Arab sector deaths
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 28: Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday evening to protest against the policies of the right-wing...
9/11 plea deal splits victims' families
Washington [US], August 28: A proposal to allow alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks to plead guilty and avoid the death penalty poses a powerful...
Wagner boss' death confirmed by Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 28: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions over...
Hundreds flee as typhoon brushes past Philippines
Manila [Philippines], August 28: More than a thousand people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in...
Three US Marines killed in aircraft crash
Canberra [Australia], August 28: Three US Marines have been killed and several others seriously wounded after an Osprey aircraft crashed during military exercises in Australia.
White Florida shooter who killed three Black victims bought guns legally
Florida [US], August 28: The white gunman who shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, was a 21-year-old...
Tropical Storm Idalia expected to hit Florida as hurricane
Florida [US], August 28: Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane, bringing high winds and storm surges to...
UAE calls for free flow of capital, goods, services during B20 meeting...
New Delhi [India], August 28: The UAE has called anew for further international action to ensure the free flow of capital, goods, and services, being...
Syria denounces French, U.S. chemical weapons accusations
Damascus [Syria], August 27:Syria on Saturday denied U.S. and French allegations that the country used chemical weapons near Damascus in 2013.
Kiev denounces EU countries' plans to extend Ukrainian grain import ban
Kiev [Ukraine], August 27:Ukraine on Saturday denounced the plans of five EU countries to extend Ukrainian grain import ban, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in...
3 pilots die in military trainer jet collision in Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], August 27:Three pilots were killed after two L-39 military trainer jets collided in the sky over Ukraine's northern Zhytomyr region, the country's Air...
U.S. Florida shooting leaves 4 people dead, including shooter
Washington [US], August 27:A racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, the U.S. state of Florida, left at least four people dead,...
Man charged after 2 boys die in fatal crash in Sydney
Sydney [Australia], August 27: Police had charged a driver, a 33-year-old man, after two boys aged 10 and nine, died in a crash in Sydney's...
DPRK reopens borders to its citizens abroad: KCNA
Seoul [South Korea], August 27: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reopened its borders to its citizens staying abroad, a major step to...
Myanmar earns over 125 mln USD from mineral exports over 4 months
Yangon [Myanmar], August 27: Myanmar earned over 125 million U.S. dollars from mineral exports over the past four months (April 1 to Aug. 18) of...
Landslide claims 2 lives in Bangladesh's Chattogram city
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 27: A devastating landslide triggered by heavy rains in Bangladesh's seaport city Chattogram, some 242 km southeast of capital Dhaka on Sunday...