Russian FM expresses hope Palestine, Israel will return to negotiating table soon
Moscow [Russia], October 21: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that he hopes Israel and Palestine will soon be able to resume negotiations, according...
Ukraine spends over 28 bln USD on defense this year: PM
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 21: The Ukrainian government spent more than 1.031 trillion hryvnias (28.2 billion U.S. dollars) to cover the country's defense needs this year,...
Colonel General Afzalov becomes new commander of Russian Aerospace Forces
Moscow [Russia], October 21: Colonel General Viktor Afzalov has become the new commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces (RAF), replacing Army General Sergei Surovikin,...
U.S. House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as House speaker nominee after three...
Washington [US], October 21: U.S. House Republicans on Friday dropped right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as the Republican nominee for...
Canadian lawmakers call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Ottawa [Canada], October 21: More than 30 members of the Canadian Parliament on Friday urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to facilitate a ceasefire between...
UN chief visits Rafah crossing as aid convoy waits to enter Gaza
Rafah [Gaza Strip], October 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, ahead of the...
Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel
Washington [US], October 21: U.S. President Joe Biden asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while Israel's defence chief told...
Orthodox church says it was hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], October 21: A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli...
Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel's Gaza campaign
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 21: Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel's bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense...
COP28 President-Designate and Secretary-General of Muslim Council of Elders discuss upcoming Religious...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21:Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, affirmed, in alignment with the vision...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Romanian FM review latest regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Romanian Foreign...
International research conference considers accelerating pace of climate change
Geneva [Switzerland], October 12: A once-in-a-decade international research conference will discuss changes in the Earth's climate system which will reverberate for centuries and even thousands...
UAE President holds phone call with US Defense Secretary
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 21: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense....
Storm Babet causes massive evacuation, blackout in Scotland
Edinburgh [Scotland], October 20: Around 400 homes in Angus, Scotland, were being evacuated on Thursday due to the risk of floods caused by heavy rainfall,...
U.S. blockade against Cuba causes loss of billions of dollars
Havana [Cuba], October 20: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Thursday denounced the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade against his country, which has caused a...
5.7-magnitude quake hits Mindanao, Philippines: GFZ
Manila [Philippines], October 20: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 18:58:54 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for...
Australia to fast-track national anti-racism strategy: minister
Canberra [Australia], October 20:The Australian government will fast-track its plans for a national anti-racism strategy following the failed Indigenous Voice referendum.
EU human rights award goes to late Iranian protest icon MahsaAmini
Brussels [Belgium], October 20: The European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be awarded to Iranian-Kurdish woman MahsaAmini, who died in police custody,...
Israel receives armoured vehicles from US
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: The Israeli Defence Ministry has received a shipment of armoured vehicles from the US. They arrived in a transport plane and...
Egyptians protest near border crossing to push for Gaza aid access
Cairo [Egypt], October 20: Dozens of Egyptians are holding a sit-in protest outside Egypt's only border crossing with the Gaza Strip and have vowed to...
Venezuelan migrants deported on first charter plane from US
Caracas [Venezuela], October 20: Some 130 Venezuelan migrants arrived in Venezuela Wednesday on a chartered plane from the United States on the first such deportation...
Washington in limbo as House marks 15th day without speaker
Washington [US], October 20: US lawmakers rejected hardline conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives for a second time on Wednesday,...
Death toll mounts in West bank
Ramallah [Palestine], October 20: Zionist forces killed nine Palestinians Thursday in multiple incidents across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. At least...
Egypt, Jordan slam 'collective punishment'
Cairo [Egypt], October 20: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II condemned the "collective punishment" of Palestinians in Gaza as they met...
Palestinians await aid trucks; Sunak meets Bibi, MBS
Gaza [Palestine], October 20: Palestinians in war-torn Gaza on Thursday eagerly awaited the arrival of aid trucks promised in a deal struck by US President...
Israeli minister says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside'
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border that they will soon see the Palestinian enclave "from...
US to send two Iron Dome systems back to Israel
Washington [US], October 20: The Pentagon plans to send the two Iron Dome missile defense systems it had previously purchased from Israel back to that...