New Zealand hikes tourist tax prompting warning
Wellington [New Zealand], September 4: New Zealand will steeply increase an entry tax for foreign tourists in a move some fear could deter visitors.
Putin welcomed in Mongolia despite ICC arrest warrant
Moscow [Russia], September 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued...
Russian missiles kill 50 in strike on Ukrainian military institute
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 4: At least 50 people were killed and 271 wounded when Russia hit a military institute in Ukraine's central town of Poltava...
Israeli attacks kill 35 in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine],September 4: Israeli forces killed at least 35 Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said, but brief pauses...
Hamdan bin Mohammed meets with Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 4: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence,...
Muslim Council of Elders, Islamic Religious Council of Singapore discuss enhancing cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 4: The Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, received a delegation from the Islamic Religious Council of...
161,000 Palestinian children vaccinated against polio in two days: WHO
Gaza [Palestine], September 4: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has vaccinated 161,000 Palestinian children in two days as part of the polio vaccination campaign in...
Nahyan bin Mubarak visits 21st edition of ADIHEX
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 4: Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, visited the 21st edition of the Abu Dhabi International...
ADNEC Group partners with Resorts World Cruises to boost Arabian Gulf cruise...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 4: ADNEC Group, through its subsidiary Tourism 365, announced a partnership with Resorts World Cruises, an international premier cruise line...
Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader Gonzalez, AG says
Caracas [Venezuela], September 3: Venezuela's attorney general's office said on Monday a court has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, accusing him...
Rescuers searching for two people on yacht off NSW
Sydney [Australia], September 3: Rescuers are attempting to reach a yacht with two people on board in rough seas off the NSW south coast.
Trump says he had 'every right' to interfere in 2020 election
Washington DC [US], September 3: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges for allegedly trying to overturn his 2020 election loss...
France's Macron continues meetings amid prime minister search
Paris [France], September 3: Emmanuel Macron will meet his predecessors and two senior politicians tipped as candidates to become the next prime minister as the...
Mpox outbreak: DR Congo lacks vaccines to curb infections
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo], September 3: The first 10,000 mpox vaccines have reached Africa, but instead of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo),...
Bangladesh floods: 59 Killed, thousands homeless in 11 districts
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 3: Floodwaters have receded in most areas of the 11 affected districts, but the struggles of those impacted continue, as the disaster...
UK: Academicians urge universities to be transparent over donations
London [UK], September 3: A group of academicians and intellectuals in the United Kingdom have urged universities to be more open about donation sources after...
Philippines, China trade blame over latest ship collision
Manila [Philippines], September 3: The Philippines and China on Saturday accused each other of dangerous maritime maneuvers after their coastguard ships collided in disputed waters...
Increase in visitors to Spain despite anti-tourism protests
Madrid [Spain], September 3: Spain is being visited by more people from abroad this year than ever before, despite the increasing protests against mass tourism...
Netanyahu not doing enough to secure Gaza ceasefire deal: Biden
Washington DC [US], September 3: In what is still a rare public criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu, United States President Joe Biden has said that the...
First day of Gaza polio vaccination campaign reaches 87,000 children
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3: The UN-led polio immunization campaign in the Gaza Strip is progressing, but continued fighting is making it difficult for many families...
Suicide bomb attack kills at least six civilians in Afghan capital Kabul
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3: At least six civilians were killed when a suicide bomber carried out an attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said...
Brazil's top court upholds ban of X
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], September 3: A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has upheld the ban of Elon Musk's social media platform X amid the judiciary's...
Ten dead as storm Yagi triggers floods in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], September 3: Ten people were killed as tropical storm Yagi dumped heavy rains in the Philippines, causing floods and landslides, the national disaster...
Many Ukrainians injured in heavy Russian missile and drone attacks
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 3: Russia unleashed a powerful wave of drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kiev, Sumy and Kharkiv, officials said on Monday...
Azerbaijan ruling party wins majority in snap parliamentary elections
Moscow [Russia], September 3: President Ilham Aliyev's ruling party has secured the majority of seats in the snap parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan, local media...
Dutch schools begin mobile phone ban
Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 3: Schools in the Netherlands began a complete nationwide ban on mobile phones on Monday.
'Far-right surge in eastern state elections damaging Germany'
Berlin [Germany], September 3: Politicians in the German states of Thuringia and Saxony began wrangling over potential coalitions on Monday after state elections saw big...