New gold medal earned by UAE chess team at 15th Pan-Arab Games

Algiers [Algeria], July 13: Emirati chess player, Salem Abdurahman, earned his country a new gold medal in the Rapid Chess Championship at the 15th Arab...

Six people killed in chopper crash near Mount Everest

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12: All six people aboard a helicopter died after it crashed near Mount Everest on Tuesday, police said.

Migrants trapped on border transferred back to Tunisia

Tunis [Tunisia], July 12: At least 500 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been transferred back to Tunisia after being pushed into a dangerous no-man's-land on...

Thailand's PM Prayut to retire from politics

Bangkok [Thailand], July 12: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will not seek re-election and will retire from politics, his party said on Tuesday.

Taliban leader endorses Twitter, accuses Threads

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12: A senior leader of the Taliban on Monday weighed in on the social media battle between tech billionaires Elon Musk and...

The US is 'buckling' because of places where it rains and floods,...

Washington [US], July 12: This week, extreme weather, partly due to the El Nino phenomenon, is forecast to continue to cover the United States.

Helicopter crashes in Nepal, 5 foreign tourists die

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 12: The helicopter crashed while carrying tourists in Nepal, killing the local pilot and five Mexicans from a family.

Former Russian leader says NATO aid to Ukraine brings World War 3...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: Former Russian President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the NATO alliance's increased military support for Ukraine increases the risk...

NATO meets to support Ukraine, Russia warns

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: NATO leaders yesterday began an important meeting, discussing Ukraine's efforts to join the bloc as well as supporting it against Russia.

Cuba criticizes US for sending nuclear submarines to Guantanamo Bay

Havana [Cuba], July 12: Cuba on July 11 protested the presence of a nuclear-powered submarine at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay east of...

Solomon Islands PM's 'I am back home' comment in Beijing 'shameful'

Beijing [China], July 12: Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has accused the country's Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of mocking Solomon Islanders.

Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years

Los Angeles [US], July 12: Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of notorious cult leader Charles Manson, was released on parole after serving more than...

Runway lighting stolen from Nigerian airport

Abuja [Nigeria], July 12: Thieves have stolen the lighting system for one of the runways at Nigeria's busiest airport just months after it was installed,...

Trump seeks to delay trial in classified documents case

Washington [US], July 12: Former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta have asked a federal court in Florida to postpone their criminal trial...

Police and anti-judicial reform protesters clash as bill advances

Jerusalem [Israel], July 12: Israeli police have clashed with protesters amid huge demonstrations against the government's controversial judicial reform plans.

BBC presenter sent abusive messages to second young person

London [UK], July 12: A crisis at Britain's BBC over alleged payments by an unnamed star to a young person for explicit images deepened when...

Russian ex-navy commander shot dead while jogging in Krasnodar

Moscow [Russia], July 12: A former Russian submarine captain who worked as a mobilisation officer has been shot dead while jogging in the southern Russian...

'Ukraine will make NATO stronger,' Zelenskiy says in summit city

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced disappointment that Ukraine was not invited to join NATO on Tuesday, telling supporters in the Lithuanian capital:...

Indonesia seizes Iranian-flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transfer

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 12: Indonesia's coast guard said it seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of involvement in the illegal transhipment of crude oil, and vowed...

Allies refuse to give Ukraine timeframe on joining

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: Nato states have said Ukraine can join the military alliance "when allies agree and conditions are met" after President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Abortion drug restrictions eased in Australia

Canberra [Australia], July 11: Medical abortions will be made more accessible in Australia after the medical regulator changed restrictions.

Over 300 migrants missing in Atlantic Ocean

Madrid [Spain], July 11: Three refugee boats with some 300 people on board went missing in the sea between Africa and Spain's Canary Islands.

Somali military says 40 Al-Shabaab fighters killed

Mogadishu [Somalia], July 11: The Somali military said on Sunday it had killed around 40 fighters and commanders of the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab.

Dutch Prime Minister Rutte to leave politics

Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 11: The Netherlands' long-serving prime minister, Mark Rutte, has announced that he will retire from politics and will not stand as a...

NGO report exposes Palestinian children's abuse in Israeli detention

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 11: A damning report released by Save the Children, a prominent rights group, sheds light on the distressing reality faced by...

Uzbek president re-elected for another seven years

Moscow [Russia], July 11: ShavkatMirziyoyev has been re-elected president of the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan in the snap election he had called.

Heavy rains cause flooding, mudslides in southwest Japan

Tokyo [Japan], July 11: Torrential rain pounded southwestern Japan, triggering floods and mudslides and leaving two people dead and at least six others missing, officials...