First Turkish astronaut arrives at ISS
Washington [US], January 21: An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday on a voyage chartered by Axiom...
Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen
Tehran [Iran], January 21: Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct...
Army called in to rescue about 600 Spanish motorists stuck in snow
Madrid [Spain], January 21: Army units were mobilised to help about 600 drivers who were stuck on a motorway in heavy snow as Storm Juan...
Australia sweats in heatwave lifting bushfire risk, amid El Nino
Canberra [Australia], January 21: Large swaths of Australia sweltered in a heatwave, the nation's weather forecaster said.
Middle East missile attacks raise Gaza escalation risk
Gaza [Palestine], January 21: Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen threw into sharp focus the increasing risk of the war in Gaza.
Thousands of New Zealand Maori meet to discuss response to government plans
Wellington [New Zealand], January 21: More than 10,000 New Zealand Maori congregated in the central North Island to discuss how to respond to government plans...
Israeli soldiers uncover Gaza tunnel that once held hostages
Gaza [Palestine], January 21: At the end of a kilometer-long, booby-trapped tunnel in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers discovered cramped cells where the military said...
Philippines' Marcos draws ire for helicopter use for Coldplay concert
Manila [Philippines], January 21: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert...
Protesters call for change to Netanyahu government
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 21: Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
At Putin campaign HQ, soldier's wife says bring him home
Moscow [Russia], January 21: The wife of a Russian soldier delivered an emotional appeal for his return from Ukraine at the election headquarters of President...
UAE launches Global TradeTech Sandbox during World Economic Forum in Davos
Davos [Switzerland], January 21: The UAE government, during its participation in the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, launched...
Vietnam's export value grows eight-fold to $371.8bn since joining WTO
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 21: Over 17 years of being a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Vietnam has seen hallmark economic growth thanks to...
On behalf of UAE President, Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends inauguration of President...
Kinshasa [DR Congo], January 21: On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister...
Tunisian president meets visiting Mauritanian FM
Tunis [Tunisia], January 20: Tunisian President Kais Saied received on Friday visiting Mauritania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad Mohamed Salem Ould...
South Africa seeks to prevent auction of Nelson Mandela items
Cape Town [South Africa], January 20: The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) said on Friday that it will continue its fight to prevent a...
Ukraine allocates record 464 mln USD to fortify defense lines
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 20: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday that the government has decided to allocate a record 17.5 billion hryvnias...
Italy experiencing "most severe flu season": health authorities
Rome [Italy], January 20: Italy is in the midst of its "most severe flu season in years," with some 7.8 million Italians suffering flu-like...
EU's Reynders visits Poland to discuss rule of law
Warsaw [Poland], January 20: European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders held discussions with the new Polish government on Friday on judicial reforms that could unlock...
Biden signs stopgap measure to extend government funding until March
Washington [US], January 20: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed a stopgap funding bill that will keep the government open into early March, avoiding...
NASA confirms first U.S. commercial lunar delivery mission ends
Los Angeles [US], January 20: The first flight of NASA's commercial lunar delivery service carrying agency science and technology, as well as other customer payloads...
Japan's lunar probe not generating power despite moon landing
Tokyo [Japan], January 20: Japan's national space agency on Saturday confirmed its first moon landing with the Small Lunar Landing Demonstrator (SLIM), but the spacecraft's...
Australian school communities urged to help identify victims of human trafficking
Canberra [Australia], January 20: Australian authorities have called on schools around the country to be on the lookout for signs of forced marriage amid a...
Rapid rise in dengue mosquitoes reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 20: The population of mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by 29.5 percent, state media reported...
10 arrested for trafficking stimulant tablets in Myanmar's Yangon
Yangon [Myanmar], January 20: Myanmar's anti-narcotic police have arrested 10 suspects for trafficking over 1.4 million stimulant tablets in Yangon Region's Mayangone Township, according...
Landslides kill 7 people in S. Philippines
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 20: At least seven people died in flash floods and landslides in the southern Philippine regions of Davao and Carago, the...
Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is 'a gift from God'
Vatican [Vatican City], January 20: Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is "a gift from God" that should be "disciplined with patience."
Ecuador security forces launch major prison operation
Quito [Ecuador], January 20: Security forces in Ecuador have launched an operation in a major prison complex in the port city of Guayaquil.