At least 17 killed by gas leak in South Africa
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 7: At least 17 people died from gas poisoning in the South African city of Boksburg on Wednesday evening, according to...
Thousands protest in Israel; police chief resigns
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Thousands of Israelis again protested against the government in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on Wednesday following the resignation...
Stoltenberg convenes meeting with Sweden, Turkey on NATO
Brussels [Belgium], July 7:NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg convened a meeting with the leaders from Turkey and Sweden on Monday in Vilnius to "resolve the remaining...
Wagner boss Prigozhin back in Russia, says Belarus leader
Moscow [Russia], July 7: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has returned to Russia after a brief exile in Belarus while...
US President Biden says Sweden will make NATO stronger
Washington [US], July 7: US President Joe Biden has reassured Sweden of his full support in joining NATO.
Millions signed up to Twitter rival Threads
Washington [US], July 7: More than 30 million people have downloaded Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the...
Final Ariane 5 blasts off amid rocket crisis
Paris [France], July 7: Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket blasted off for a final time on Wednesday, with its farewell flight after 27 years of...
Cocaine found at White House: Cameras, visitor logs searched by Secret Service
Washington [US], July 7: Cocaine discovered in the White House on Sunday was found in a cubby hole in a West Wing entry area where...
Trinidad and Tobago signs preliminary energy agreement with Suriname
Paramaribo [Suriname], July 7: Suriname said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Trinidad and Tobago that aims to increase energy cooperation, and...
Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in Mar-a-Lago documents case
Washington [US], July 7: Donald Trump aide Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty at a Miami federal courthouse on Thursday to charges he helped the former...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize commercial ship in Gulf - U.S. Navy
Tehran [Iran], July 7: Iran's Revolutionary Guards "forcibly seized" a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf on Thursday and the vessel was possibly...
Venezuela to regulate private shipments of food and medicine, sources say
Caracas [Venezuela], July 7: Venezuela is planning to introduce new regulations on courier shipments of food, medicine and other products in an effort to raise...
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from US House Freedom Caucus
Washington [US], July 7: U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, has been voted out of the hardline House...
Wimbledon school crash: Child dies after car collision
Wimbledon [US], July 7: Police said on Thursday that a child died and several others were injured after a car crashed into a school building...
UAE President congratulates President-Elect of Paraguay
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 7: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today made a phone call to Santiago Peña, President-Elect of the...
Presidents of Greece, Malta urge EU solidarity on migration
Athens [Greece], July 6: During their meeting here on Wednesday, the presidents of Greece and Malta urged member states of the European Union to demonstrate...
16 dead following nitrate gas inhalation in South Africa
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 6: At least 16 people were confirmed dead on Wednesday evening following suspected gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksburg,...
US Independence Day: President, First Lady watch fireworks with family at White...
Washington [US], July 6: As the US celebrates its Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill...
'Failed N Korean satellite not usable for reconnaissance'
Seoul [South Korea], July 6: About a month after North Korea's failed launch of a satellite which it said would be used for military reconnaissance,...
Storm paralyses Dutch road, air traffic
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 6: A storm with speeds up to 120 km per hour blanketed the Netherlands on Wednesday curbing flights at Schiphol international airport,...
No Trump as US presidential hopefuls march
New York [US], July 6: Ron DeSantis was in New Hampshire. Mike Pence was in Iowa. And Donald Trump was home at his New Jersey...
IAEA chief reassures Fukushima residents over water release
Fukushima[Japan], July 6: The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog tried to reassure local residents and representatives on Wednesday that the planned release of treated...
Temperature breaks record for second day
Paris [US], July 6: Tuesday was the hottest day ever recorded as the global average temperature leaped to a record high for the second day...
Saudi says oil cuts show not at odds with Russia
Vienna [Austria], July 6: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday dismissed talk of discord with oil ally Russia, praising their coordinated decisions to remove barrels from the...
Philadelphia mass shooting suspect arraigned on five murder charges
Washington [US], July 6: A Philadelphia resident arrested in one of a series of mass shootings across the county over the Fourth of July weekend...
Pentagon to tighten controls on classified information after leak
Washington [US], July 6: The Pentagon announced on Wednesday plans to tighten controls on top secret information following an alleged leak incident that saw an...
Palestinians fear escalation after destructive West Bank assault
Ramallah [Palestine], July 6: The atmosphere in Jenin refugee camp feels like one I have witnessed elsewhere - in Gaza, after wars with Israel.