Ghana moves closer to passing bill that would crack down on LGBT...
Accra [Ghana], February 23: Ghana's parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to holding a vote on a bill that seeks to further clamp down...
Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over med school quotas
Seoul [South Korea], February 23: More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against a government plan to admit...
Israel to join truce talks in Paris, amid heavy Gaza bombardment
Jerusalem [Israel], February 23: Israel will send negotiators on Friday to truce talks in Paris, Israeli media said, as Gazans hoped for a ceasefire that...
Putin, with ironic smile, praises Biden for calling him a 'crazy SOB'
Moscow [Russia], February 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Joe Biden on Thursday for calling him a "crazy SOB", saying with an ironic smile that...
FNC to host Abu Dhabi Session of Parliamentary Conference on WTO
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 23: In partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament (EP), the Federal National Council (FNC) will host on...
UAE proposes preparation of 'parliamentary strategic framework' for Asian cooperation on sustainable...
Baku [Azerbaijan], February 23: The Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) has proposed the preparation of a "Parliamentary Strategic Framework for Asian Cooperation...
German citizens reject Tesla expansion plans in Gruenheide
Berlin [Germany], February 22: Citizens of Gruenheide in Germany have opposed American car manufacturer Tesla's plans to expand its Gigafactory there.
Junior doctors in Wales begin strike amid pay disputes
London [UK], February 22: Thousands of junior doctors in Wales began a three-day strike on Wednesday over continued pay disputes, the second walkout since...
Romania to hold presidential election in September: PM
Bucharest [Romania], February 22: Romania is set to hold its presidential election in September, as confirmed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, who is...
Lithuania closes two more border crossings with Belarus
Riga [Latvia], February 22: Lithuania will close two more border crossings with neighbouring Belarus for security reasons, the government in Vilnius decided on Wednesday.
French warships down 2 drones over Red Sea
Paris [France], February 22: Two French frigates have shot down two drones in the Red Sea after previously registering multiple drone attacks from the...
Gaza has become a death zone: WHO
Gaza [Palestine], February 22: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to spiral out of control.
UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist's death
London [UK], February 22: The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader...
Zelensky sends delegation to Polish border for talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 22: After days of protests by Polish farmers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky now wants to send Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and other...
Pakistan's upcoming coalition government: The main players
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22: After a split-verdict in Pakistan's general election this month, a broad alliance of parties have agreed to form a coalition government....
Beijing crushing Tibetans: Exiled political leader
Dharamshala [India], February 22: As Tibetans prepare to mark 65 years since a failed uprising against Chinese rule and questions loom over the Dalai Lama's...
US against ordering Zionists out; ICJ to hear Kuwait's plea
The Hague [Netherlands], February 22: The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that the Zionist entity should not be legally forced to...
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza's Rafah, killing large family in home
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 22: Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south and over a dozen members of one family were killed in...
Australian bishop Christopher Saunders charged with rape
Canberra [Australia], February 22: High-ranking Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders has been charged with rape and a string of sex offences - some against children -...
Spanish birth rate hits lowest level since records began in 1941
Madrid [Spain], February 22: Spain's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since records started in 1941, provisional data from its National Statistics Institute...
Biden administration to cancel another $1.2 billion of student loans
Washington [US], February 22: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his administration is cancelling $1.2 billion worth of student loans for nearly 153,000 people who...
US candidate Haley sides with court ruling that embryos are babies
Washington [US], February 22: Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that she believed frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) were babies, endorsing...
UAE President receives FIFA President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of...
World Police Summit a cornerstone of future policing: Hong Kong Police Commissioner
Dubai [UAE], February 22: Siu Chak-yee, Raymond, Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force, emphasised that the World Police Summit (WPS) is more...
UAE and Argentina Presidents discuss cooperation ties in phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 22: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Javier Milei, President of the Argentine Republic, held...
Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports, MBRF sign protocol for joint cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], February 22: The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Egypt and the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), signed a protocol...
DR Congo's prime minister resigns
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 21: Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sama Lukonde Kyenge submitted his resignation to President Felix Tshisekedi,...