Federal court demands Musk give testimony

Washington [US], February 13: A federal judge has demanded that Elon Musk give testimony in an official investigation into his acquisition of the social media...

Red Sea crisis puts Yemen peace process on hold

Sanaa [Yemen], February 13: As Houthi attacks roil the Red Sea and Western air raids target the rebels, moves to end Yemen's long-running war are...

Torched church, mosque mark trauma in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], February 13: The charred yellow arches and rubble-strewn floor of Mangu's large central mosque mark the ferocity of violence unleashed last month in...

2 ex-Guantanamo prisoners return to Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13: Two former prisoners held at the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay until 2017 were welcomed home to Afghanistan on Monday,...

Netherlands ordered to stop F-35 parts delivery to Zionists

The Hague [Netherlands], February 13: The Netherlands must stop delivering parts for F-35 fighter jets used by the Zionist entity in the Gaza Strip, after...

Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say 67 killed in assault

Jerusalem [Israel], February 13: Israel freed two Israeli-Argentine hostages held by Hamas in Rafah on Monday in a ferocious rescue operation which killed 67 Palestinians...

Atmospheric rivers boosts California's hydropower supplies

California [US], February 13: A pair of atmospheric rivers that drenched California in recent weeks will bolster the state's hydropower systems by filling reservoirs and...

Biden's reelection campaign joins TikTok in push for young voters

Washington [US], February 13: U.S. President Joe Biden's reelection campaign joined short-form video app TikTok on Sunday, using the NFL's Super Bowl to kick off...

US judge blocks Ohio law restricting children's use of social media

Washington [US], February 13: A federal judge on Monday prevented Ohio from implementing a new law that requires social media companies, including Meta Platform's (META.O),...

IMF's Kristalina Georgieva at WGS: We expect global interest rates to decline...

Dubai [UAE], February 13: On its first day, the World Governments Summit 2024 (WGS) hosted a plenary session featuring Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the...

UAE President receives President of Congo-Brazzaville

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 13: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of Congo-Brazzaville, who is...

MBRSG launches 3rd 'Global Economic Diversification Index' at WGS 2024

Dubai [UAE], February 13: The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has unveiled the third edition of the 'Global Economic Diversification Index (EDI)' at...

World Government Summit explores future challenges, pathways to shared visions

Dubai [UAE], February 13: The World Governments Summit (WGS), which opened today in Dubai and runs until February 14, seeks to answer several questions that...

Iraq, U.S. resume dialogue on ending U.S.-led coalition's mission

Baghdad [Iraq], February 12: Iraq and the United States resumed Sunday a new round of dialogue to discuss ending the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in...

Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

Helsinki [Finland], February 12: The presidential candidate for the National Coalition Alexander Stubb narrowly won the Finnish presidential election Sunday night.

U.S. defense chief hospitalized, transferring duties to deputy

Washington [US], February 12: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on Sunday "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue," said the Pentagon.

Mongolia issues warning of heavy snow, blizzards

Ulan Bator [Mongolia], February 12: Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Sunday issued a warning of snow, blizzards and strong winds that...

Cambodia logs 3 more cases of mpox

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 12: Cambodia recorded three more cases of mpox, also known as monkeypox, raising the total number of infections in the kingdom...

5.1-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - GFZ

Wellington [New Zealand], February 12: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 12:49:11 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German...

Zelensky, continuing reshuffling, names new land forces commander

Kiev [Ukraine], February 12: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed the former deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavliuk as the new commander of the Land Forces,...

Iran marks 45th anniversary of Islamic Revolution

Tehran [Iran], February 12: Tens of thousands of government supporters in Iran have celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Gaza Strip death toll rises to 28,176

Gaza [Gaza Strip], February 12: At least 112 people have been killed and 173 others injured in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll...

Argentina's president, Pope Francis meet face to face in Rome

Vatican City [Italy], February 12: Argentina's top political and religious leaders - President Javier Milei and Pope Francis - met for the first time Sunday...

Rebels, horses, cow carts: Indonesia gets ready for mega polls

Jakarta [Indonesia], February 12: Indonesia will hold one of the world's biggest one-day elections next week - a mind-boggling feat that involves shifting votes by...

Russia is using Starlink in occupied areas, Ukraine says

Kiev [Ukraine], February 12: Russian forces in occupied Ukraine are using Starlink terminals produced by Elon Musk's SpaceX for satellite internet in what is beginning...

UK journalist says Malaysia sentence is 'political revenge'

London [UK], February 12: UK journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown has accused Malaysia of seeking "political revenge" for her reporting after a court jailed her in...

Palestinian president in Qatar to discuss ceasefire efforts

Ramallah [Palestine], February 12: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Doha on Sunday for talks on securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war with the...