The US election in 2024 is 'heating up'
Washington [US], July 31: US Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly attacked Republican presidential candidates, while Iowa saw the first clash between Mr. Trump and rival...
War coming back to Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 31: Ukraine's President VolodymyrZelensky has warned war is coming back to Russia after a drone attack on the capital Moscow.
Turkey urges Sweden to take steps to stop Koran burnings
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 31: Turkey's Foreign Minister HakanFidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign...
Evacuation order issued for western Canadian town as wildfire crosses over from...
Vancouver (British Columbia) [Canada], July 31: An evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district in the province of British Columbia...
Colombian President Petro's son arrested in money laundering probe
Bogota [Colombia], July 31: Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit...
Saudi FM voices rejection of Quran desecration
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 30: Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has voiced the kingdom's rejection of all attempts to desecrate the Islamic...
UN Palestinian refugee agency appeals for substantial funding boost
Gaza [Palestine], July 30: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) needs to raise millions of dollars...
EU ends financial support, security cooperation with Niger's new authorities
Brussels [Belgium], July 30: The European Union (EU) does not recognize and will not recognize the authorities resulting from the putsch in Niger, High Representative...
Hurricane kills 7 on wild beach in central Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 30: A local official said on Sunday that seven people, including three children and four adults, died when trees fell on their...
5 people wounded in U.S. Seattle shooting
Washington [US], July 30: Five people were wounded in a late Friday shooting in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington, police...
Plane crash in Canadian Rocky Mountains kills 6
Ottawa [Canada], July 30: A small plane crashed in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary, Canada on Friday night, killing six people, media reported Saturday.
Fourth firefighter dies battling record wildfires this year in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], July 30: A firefighter battling the wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, has been confirmed dead, the fourth such fatality during the country's record...
Bangladesh police clash with opposition protestors demanding PM's resignation for fair polls
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 30: Police in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Saturday fought with opposition protestors with teargas and rubber bullets.
Myanmar's border trade surges 37.83 pct year-on-year in Q1 of 2023-24 FY
Yangon [Myanmar], July 30: Myanmar's border trade surged 37.83 percent year-on-year to over 2.75 billion U.S. dollars during the first quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal...
Blinken defends prosecution of Assange
Washington [US], July 30: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday defended his country's ongoing efforts to prosecute Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Zelensky visits Bakhmut front line; more fighting seen in south
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has visited the front line near Bakhmut in the east of his country.
Hezbollah leader calls for punishment for those who burn the Koran
Beirut [Lebanon], July 30: The leader of Hezbollah's armed forces in Lebanon called on Muslims to punish those who blaspheme the Koran if the authorities...
President Putin: Russia does not want but is always ready for any...
Moscow [Russia], July 30: President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia does not want to cause a conflict, but if it has to, it is always...
Singapore Prime Minister's brother challenged after being threatened with lawsuits
Singapore, July 30: Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, younger brother of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said that the two ministers misunderstood him and challenged...
Colombian President Petro's son arrested
New York [US], July 30: Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and...
Saudi Arabia summons Danish envoy over Quran desecration
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 29: The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it summoned the Danish charge d'affaires over the recent burning of copies...
Yemen welcomes new Saudi aid for Safer tanker salvage operations
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 29: The Yemeni government has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its additional 8-million-U.S. dollar assistance in the salvage operations of...
Lower energy and food prices drive inflation down in France
Paris [France], July 29: The year-on-year consumer price index (CPI) in France was 4.3 percent in July, thus continuing a slow but steady downward trend...
German economy stagnates after short recession
Berlin [Germany], July 29: After two quarters of economic contraction, Germany's gross domestic product stagnated in the second quarter of 2023, according to preliminary figures...
WHO urges action to eliminate viral hepatitis
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 29: The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe highlighted the urgent need on Friday to provide healthcare to communities and...
France's GDP up by 0.5 pct in Q2: INSEE
Paris [France], July 29: France's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in volume terms in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, after the...
Wildfires, extreme weather grip Italy
Rome [Italy], July 29: Wildfires raging in Southern Italy began to spread North on Friday as the country remained in the grips of bouts of...