Hezbollah confirms death of its key commander
Jerusalem [Israel], April 1: In a statement issued via its Telegram channel, the Lebanese group Hezbollah has confirmed claims by the Israeli army that one...
King Charles appears in public at Easter Sunday church service
London [UK], April 1: King Charles has greeted well-wishers in his first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
Polls close in Turkey amid race for control of key cities
Ankara [Turkey], April 1: Polling stations closed across Turkey on Sunday for municipal elections, election board chair Ahmet Yener told reporters in Ankara.
Taliban say US citizens detained for breaching Afghan law
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 1: The Taliban government chief spokesman confirmed on Sunday that some American citizens are being held in Afghanistan for violating the country's...
UN secretary general condemns drone attack on UNIFIL troops
Beirut [Lebanon], April 1: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned an explosion in Lebanon in which three UN observers and a Lebanese language assistant were...
Russia targets Ukrainian power grid as Zelensky calls for strength
Kiev [Ukraine], April 1: President Volodymyr Zelensky called in an Easter Sunday message for Ukrainians to defend themselves against Russian aggression, as Moscow's forces attacked...
British military conducts third aid airdrop over Gaza Strip
Gaza [Palestine], April 1: UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said the British air force has conducted its third airdrop of humanitarian aid over the...
Türkiye's opposition takes election lead in key cities
Ankara [Turkey], April 1: Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), led in local elections in key cities, including the country's largest city Istanbul...
Somalia receives 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine as cases surge
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 1: Somalia has received 1.4 million vials of the oral cholera vaccine worth 2.5 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations Children's...
OpenAI is 'afraid' of the voice cloning tool it developed
San Francisco [US], April 1: The tool named Voice Engine was first developed in 2022 and the first version was used for ChatGPT 's text-to-speech...
Chinese warships reappeared at the Cambodian naval base
Beijing [China], April 1: The Chinese Navy is said to be present at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base at least twice recently, according to Nikkei Asia...
Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into EU visa-free zone
Sofia [Bulgaria], April 1: Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without...
Russia arrests three in Dagestan anti-terror operation
Moscow [Russia], April 1: Russian authorities on Sunday arrested three people in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on charges of planning terrorist attacks, following...
Netanyahu to undergo hernia surgery
Jerusalem [Israel], April 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia, his office said, at a time when he...
Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], April 1: Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages in an Easter Sunday address...
UAE secured 44.1 % of Japan's crude oil needs in February 2024
Tokyo [Japan], April 1: The UAE secured 44.1 percent, namely 31.3 million barrels, of Japan's crude oil needs in February 2024, according to the Agency...
Abrahamic Family House honours winners of Ahmed El-Tayeb Mosque Quran Competition
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 1: The Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi hosted an awards ceremony on Saturday to honour the winners of the first...
Germany's Easter marchers demand end to fighting in Ukraine and Gaza
Berlin [Germany], March 31: Thousands of people across Germany on Saturday joined the country's traditional Easter marches that emerged from last century's peace movement, with...
52 killed in Zionist strikes on Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], March 31: The death toll in Zionist air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of...
Japanese health officials search food supplement firm after deaths
Tokyo [Japan], March 31: Japanese health authorities have searched a factory operated by the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company in Osaka following several deaths linked to the...
Nine arrested in Tajikistan after Moscow concert hall attack
Moscow [Russia], March 31: Nine people have been arrested in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan one week after a terrorist attack on the Crocus...
UN observers wounded in south Lebanon explosion
Beirut [Lebanon], March 31: Three United Nations observers and one translator were wounded while patrolling the border in southern Lebanon when a shell exploded near...
Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams US for new weapons supply to Israel
Ramallah [Palestine], March 31: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticised the US after reports that it agreed to send another $2.5bn in weapons...
Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery
Washington [US], March 31: Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures for longer than ever before,...
Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey
Ankara [Turkey], March 31: A pro-Kurdish candidate, who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000, has turned...
Peruvian president's home raided in luxury watch probe
Lima [Peru], March 31: Peruvian authorities raided President Dina Boluarte's home on Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption investigation related to undisclosed luxury watches....
Trump appeals Georgia prosecutor ruling
Washington [US], March 31: Donald Trump on Friday asked a Georgia appeals court to disqualify the district attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his...