5 injured in hospital bomb blast in Myanmar's Mandalay

Yangon [Myanmar], September 1: Five people were injured on Thursday in a hospital bomb blast in Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay, the information team...

EU FMs stress diplomacy amid Niger coup fallout

Washington [US], September 1: EU foreign ministers in the Spanish city of Toledo stressed the value of democracy on Thursday as they considered the fallout...

Fire guts house-turned-factory in Philippines, killing 16

Manila [Philippines], September 1: Sixteen people were killed in a fire that swept through a two-storey house converted into a clothes factory in the Philippines,...

Indonesia's tropical glacier melting rapidly

Jakarta [Indonesia], September 1:The Puncak Jaya glacier in Indonesia's Papua Province, one of the world's few tropical glaciers, could disappear entirely by 2025, the head...

Protests against Dutch nominee as EU climate commissioner

The Hague [Netherlands], September 1: The nomination of Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra as the new European Union commissioner for climate action has been met...

Climate crisis one step ahead of us: Greek PM

Athens [Greece], September 1: The enormous scope of the wildfires that have struck Greece this summer can be attributed primarily to global warming, Prime Minister...

'Shut up': Ukraine's Kuleba lashes out at counteroffensive critics

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 1: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday slammed the critics of his country's counteroffensive strategy and the speed of the troops'...

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case

Washington [US], September 1: Former US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday in the sprawling Georgia election interference conspiracy case, allowing him to...

In Sudan's east, murky arms trade thrives as war rages

Khartoum [Sudan], September 1: More than four months into Sudan's devastating war, arms dealers are struggling to keep up with demand for a trade that...

Storm Idalia strikes Georgia, Carolinas after slamming Florida

Tbilisi [Georgia], September 1: Florida began assessing the damage Wednesday from Idalia's flooding after the powerful storm inundated coastal communities and knocked out power to...

UK names Grant Shapps as new defense secretary

London [UK], September 1: Grant Shapps was on Thursday appointed UK defense secretary, succeeding Ben Wallace who formally stepped down after a key role shaping...

New York says Trump should be found liable for fraud

New York [US], September 1: New York's attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that...

At least 74 dead in Johannesburg building fire

Johannesburg [South Africa], September 1: At least 74 people have died - including 12 children - after a Johannesburg building fire.

Kyiv confirms drone attack

Kiev [Ukraine], September 1: A Ukrainian government official has confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine was behind Wednesday's drone attack on a Russian airbase at...

ERC to organise 'Grace Preservation First Global Conference' in September

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 1: The Grace Preservation First Global Conference, oraganised by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan...

UAE leaders condole South African President over victims of building fire

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 1: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolence to Cyril Ramaphosa, President of...

UAE-Bahrain Diplomatic Cooperation Working Group holds meeting

Abu Dhabi [UAE],September 1: Reflecting the deep-rooted historical and fraternal ties and strategic cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain, a...

U.S. dollar falls as data show U.S. economy cooling

New York [US], August 31: The U.S. dollar lost in late trading on Wednesday, as new data indicated that the U.S. economy may not be...

NASA's Space-X Crew-6 to head home after wrapping up mission aboard space...

Los Angeles [US], August 31: NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 is heading home soon, wrapping up a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), according to...

1 killed, 4 injured in heavy weapon attack in Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], August 31: One person was killed and four others injured in a heavy weapon attack in eastern Myanmar's Shan State on Wednesday, the...

15 killed in house fire in Philippine capital

Manila [Philippines], August 31: Fifteen people were killed in a fire that gutted a house in the Philippine capital region before dawn on Thursday, the...

Transition towards new anti-corruption president starts in Guatemala

Mexico City [Mexico], August 31: Guatemala's outgoing president Alejandro Giammattei has initiated the transition process to future president Bernardo Arevalo's government, who was declared the...

Netanyahu's son asked to compensate woman

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 31: The son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must pay damages to a woman for indirectly accusing her of having...

Spanish party leaders meet over formation of new government

Madrid [Spain], August 31: A meeting between the heads of the two main parties in Spain has brought no progress in the difficult search for...

British judges to get powers to force offenders to attend hearings

London [UK], August 31: Judges in Britain will be given the power to order an offender to attend their sentencing hearing, including by force if...

Kremlin rules out international probe into Prigozhin jet crash

Moscow [Russia], August 31: Russia has ruled out an international investigation into the crash of the Embraer business jet that was carrying the head of...

Orban hopes Trump's return would bring immediate peace to Ukraine

Budapest [Hungary], August 31: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is convinced that only the return of former President Donald Trump to lead the United States...