Forcing people from their land completely unacceptable: UN High Commissioner for Human...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the international system was going through a tectonic shift, and the...
Austria strengthens commitment to IAEA in tackling nuclear security challenges
Vienna [Austria], February 25: Austrian Chancellor and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to...
UAE, Italy sign three investment memoranda to facilitate cooperation in pharmaceuticals, minerals,...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25: The Ministry of Investment has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Republic of Italy to support mutual investments...
Israel to maintain "indefinite" presence in Syria's Mount Hermon, buffer zone: Netanyahu
Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will maintain an indefinite military presence at the peak of Mount...
Iraq conveys messages to Syria over security threats
Baghdad [Iraq], February 24: Head of Iraq's National Intelligence Service Hamid al-Shatri said on Sunday that Baghdad has sent messages to Damascus about the security...
Qatar's PM meets Syrian FM on cooperation, developments in Syria
Doha [Qatar], February 24: Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met here on Sunday with Syria's interim Foreign...
Conservative CDU/CSU wins German federal election -- preliminary results
Berlin [Germany], February 24: Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's...
American Airlines flight diverted to Rome after bomb threat
Rome [Italy], February 24: An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was diverted to Rome following an alleged bomb threat, the...
Congolese President Tshisekedi rules out dialogue with M23 rebels
Kinshasa [DR Congo], February 24: Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has ruled out dialogue with the rebel militia M23 at a meeting with...
Meloni warns against Western split at US conservative conference
Washington [US], February 24: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday called for Western unity, a strong US-European partnership, and ongoing support for Ukraine against...
Zelensky ready to resign in exchange for NATO admission
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to resign in exchange for NATO admission for Ukraine.
UN chief calls for peace in Ukraine
New York [USA], February 24: A day before the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an...
Thousands attend funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Beirut [Lebanon], February 24: Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon paid their last respects to Hezbollah's late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in...
Hamas slams Israel as release of over 600 Palestinians delayed
Gaza [Palestine], February 24: Hamas has condemned Israel's decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, saying its claim that the captives'...
Israel deploys tanks in Jenin
Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israel is deploying tanks in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Sunday, in what was reported to be the...
Russia and US plan another meeting this week
Moscow [Russia], February 24: Russian and U.S. teams plan to meet this week to discuss improving relations after the war in Ukraine had pushed ties...
German election victor Merz plans pivot from US as coalition talks loom
Berlin [Germany], February 24: Friedrich Merz, set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election, vowed to help give Europe...
Moldova urges clergy to "tell the truth" about Ukraine war
Chisinau [Moldova], February 24: Moldova's government, a fierce critic of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, appealed to the country's clergy to "tell the truth" about the...
Pope Francis remains critical and has 'slight' kidney issue
Rome [Italy], February 24: Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia, remains in a critical condition for a second day running and has shown an "initial, slight...
UAE President exchanges medals, gifts with Italian President during dinner banquet hosted...
Rome [Italy], February 24: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today attended a dinner banquet hosted by His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President...
Sultan bin Ahmed crowns Sharjah Ruler's Show Jumping Cup winners
Sharjah [UAE], February 23: On Sunday evening, H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, presented the Longines Sharjah Prize...
Dubai to host 'PropTech Connect 2026'
Dubai [UAE], February 23: In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of...
Real Madrid secure victory over Girona in La Liga
Madrid [Spain], February 23: Real Madrid claimed a 2-0 victory over Girona today at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Round 25 of the Spanish La Liga.
Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder, faces up to 32...
New York [US], February 23: A jury in western New York convicted Hadi Matar, a 27-year-old from New Jersey, of attempted murder for the stabbing...
Trump tells Putin, Zelenskyy to 'get together' to end war
Washington DC [US], February 23: US President Donald Trump called Friday for his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin to "get together"...
France: Knife attack leaves 1 dead, several wounded
Paris [France], February 23: A knife attack in in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France left one passerby dead and three police officers wounded. The...
Germany preps for elections as right-wing party gains momentum
Berlin [Germany], February 23: Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at the centre of political...