Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence
Quito [Ecuador], August 21: People in Ecuador have voted in presidential and congressional elections overshadowed by violence.
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters
Washington [US], August 21: The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a...
Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households in British Columbia told to evacuate
British Columbia [Canada], August 21: About 30,000 households have been ordered to evacuate in Canada's British Columbia province, where nearly 400 wildfires are raging.
California braces for imminent storm Hilary arrival
California [US], August 21: The US state of California is bracing itself for tropical storm Hilary, which is already bringing fierce winds and flooding to...
US Senate Republican says Trump should drop out of presidential race
Washington [US], August 21: A prominent U.S. Senate Republican on Sunday said former President Donald Trump should drop out of the 2024 Republican White House...
Palestine rejects Israeli plan to legalize 155 settlement outposts in West Bank
Ramallah [Palestine], August 20:Palestine on Saturday condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to legalize 155 Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank.
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires up to 114 as search for victims...
Los Angeles [US], August 20:The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 114 on Friday while more than 60...
Over 60,000 dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 20: Dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka for 2023 passed the 60,000 mark on Saturday, the data released by the Epidemiology...
Road accidents claim 92 lives in Laos in July
Vientiane [Laos], August 20: A total of 92 people were killed in road accidents across Laos in July, an increase from the previous month's figure...
Regional group ECOWAS and Niger in stalemate over military threat
Niamey [Niger], August 20: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared its readiness for military intervention after the coup in Niger, having...
US, Japan, S Korea expand security ties at historic Camp David summit
Washington [US], August 20: The United States, Japan and South Korea deepened their security cooperation at what was dubbed a "historic summit" by the White...
Russia slaps entry bans on 54 British officials, journalists, lawyers
Moscow [Russia], August 20: Moscow slapped bans on 54 British citizens, including government officials, journalists and public relations specialists, citing London's "anti-Russian course," in a...
Jailed Egyptian pro-democracy activist gets presidential pardon
Cairo [Egypt], August 20:Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi has pardoned several prisoners including prominent pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Douma, an Egyptian lawmaker said on Saturday.
Venezuelans struggle to find power, water amid shortage
Caracas [Venezuela], August 20: Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage on water. Isora must go to the black market to get gas...
Over 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2023
Port-au-Prince[Haiti], August 20:More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings...
'Heinous' Russian attack on Ukraine kills 7
Chernihiv [Ukraine], August 20: A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday, in...
Thousands flee raging wildfires in western Canada
Kelowna [Canada], August 20: Residents of western Canada scrambled to evacuate Saturday as raging wildfires encroached on two metropolitan areas - separate blazes that have...
Saudi Crown Prince accepts invitation to pay visit to Iran
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 20: Iran's foreign minister met Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Friday during his first visit since the Middle East rivals announced...
UK reports first case of new COVID virus variant
London [UK], August 20: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the first case of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 had been detected in the country in...
UAE participates in the G20 Joint Health-Finance Ministers Meeting
New Delhi [India], August 20: Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and Dr.MahaBarakat, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Health,...
World Humanitarian Day: UN and partners aim to reach 250 million people...
New York [US], August 20: The United Nations on Friday paid tribute to 22 staff members killed in the bombing of its headquarters in Iraq...
ECI inks three MoUs with leading banks, insurance companies in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 20:Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE's federal export credit company, has entered into strategic agreements with leading Ethiopian financial institutions, fortifying...
Hurricane Hilary sparks rare storm watch for U.S. Southwest
Los Angeles [US], August 19:Hurricane Hilary, now a Category 4 hurricane barreling north, is expected to impose "significant impacts," including heavy rain and flooding, on...
Russia sanctions 54 British citizens in retaliatory move
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 54 British citizens, including officials, journalists and law enforcement representatives, the Foreign Ministry said on...
UN marks 20th anniversary of bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad
United Nations, August 19: The United Nations on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing of its headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, which...
Children in DRC facing worst cholera outbreak in 6 years: UNICEF
United Nations, August 19: A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the...
West not willing to negotiate with Russia: Russian FM
Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that the West is not interested in negotiating with Moscow on the issue of...