Bhutan: Second phase of the one million fruit tree plantation project completed
The focus was on planting 13 high-value fruit crops such as almonds, pecan nuts, walnut, kiwis, avocados, dragon fruit, Miyazaki mango, dekopon citrus, Macadamia nut,...
S. Korea's foreign reserves continue to rise in July
Seoul [South Korea], August 3: South Korea's foreign reserves rose for the second successive month in July on higher conversion value of non-U.S. dollar assets,...
Poland says Belarus violated Polish airspace in NATO provocation
Warsaw [Poland], August 3: Helicopters from Belarus violated Polish airspace in a targeted provocation against Poland and NATO's eastern flank, the Polish Defence Ministry said...
Greek government offers free holiday week to evacuated tourists
Athens [Greece], August 3: Tourists evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes last week due to wildfires will be allowed to spend a week free...
Son of Colombian president charged with money laundering
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 3: Colombian prosecutors on Tuesday said they have charged the son of President Gustavo Petro, Nicolas Petro, with money laundering...
Tunisia's PM dismissed amid economic woes
Tunis [Tunisia], August 3: Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the prime minister and named a new one amid economic woes in the country.
Pontiff urges Europe to do more to solve the world's problems
Rome [Italy], August 3: In the face of wars and conflicts and the suffering and migration they cause, Pope Francis criticized Europe on Wednesday for...
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau separated from his wife after 18 years of...
Ottawa [Canada], August 3: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on August 2 that he and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, are living separately.
Progressive Party leaves coalition in Thailand
Bangkok [Thailand], August 3: Political parties in the coalition, which hope to form a new Thai government after a general election in May, announced yesterday...
Russia and the West in the power game in Africa
Niamey [Niger], August 3: While the West is losing influence, Russia has gradually filled in the political and security vacuum in the Sahel, one of...
US investigates 280,000 new Tesla electric cars
Austin (Texas) [US], August 3: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the United States yesterday announced that NHTSA has opened a preliminary investigation...
The Asia-Pacific economy remains promising
Beijing [China], August 3: Moody's analysis company, belonging to Moody's Investment Services Group, one of the three most prestigious financial credit rating agencies in the...
First UK nationals safely out of the country, foreign minister says
Niamey [Niger], August 3: The first group of British nationals have safely left Niger on a French flight to Paris, the Foreign Office has said.
Ukraine war: Drones target Odesa grain stores near Romania border
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 3: A Russian drone strike has hit Ukrainian port facilities at Izmail on the River Danube, a short distance from Nato member...
Donald Trump slams election indictment on eve of court hearing
Washington [US], August 3: Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at charges against him of plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, on the...
Russia strikes Ukraine's Danube port, sending global grain prices higher
Moscow [Russia], August 3: Russia attacked Ukraine's grain ports in the early hours of Wednesday, including an inland port across the Danube River from Romania,...
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman gets death penalty
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], August 3: A US federal jury has sentenced the attacker who killed 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October 2018...
Trump faces federal charges for efforts to overturn 2020 election
Washington [US], August 3: Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the third time in four months...
UAE win four medals as fourth IMMAF Youth World Championship kicks off...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 3: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and...
UAE President receives President Raisi's invitation to visit Iran
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 3: KhalifaShaheenAlmarar, Minister of State, received a letter of invitation for His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , UAE...
Ceasefire at Palestinian camp in Lebanon breached
Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: A ceasefire that had been agreed among rival factions in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon collapsed on Tuesday after...
Italy's Meloni cuts welfare benefits
Rome [Italy], August 2: Hundreds of thousands of Italians would have their social benefits cut off on Tuesday, as the government of Prime Minister Giorgia...
Ukraine peace talks to begin in Saudi
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 2: Saudi Arabia will host top security officials from around 30 countries for talks this weekend aimed at forging a path...
Suu Kyi to get reduced prison sentence
Bangkok [Thailand], August 2: The military junta in Myanmar has announced it will reduce the prison sentence of jailed former freedom icon Aung San Suu...
UAE promises climate activists freedom to protest at summit
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: The United Arab Emirates has said it will allow environmental activists to "make their voices heard" and peacefully assemble at...
Trump and Biden running neck and neck in 2024
New York [US], August 2: Former US president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden are locked in a neck-and-neck race for the White House...
Gunman shoots Swedish consulate worker in western Turkey
Istanbul [Turkey], August 2: A gunman shot and heavily wounded a Turkish employee at a Swedish consulate in Turkey's western province of Izmir, state news...