WTO announces agenda for COP29 in Baku
Baku [Azerbaijan], October 19: The WTO Secretariat, led by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will once again have a presence at the UN's annual Climate Change Conference....
International law obligates Israel to end occupation, says UN-mandated commission
Geneva [Switzerland], October 19: All countries and international organisations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring an end to Israel's unlawful...
Guterres submits report of investigation into death of Dag Hammarskjold in 1961
New York [US], October 19: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has submitted an updated report to the President of the UN General Assembly on the...
190 captives released following ninth UAE mediation between Russia, Ukraine
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 19: The UAE has successfully mediated a new exchange of captives between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine,...
Trump blames Ukraine's Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia
New York [US], October 18: Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia.
After Sinwar death, Biden faces big obstacles
New York [US], October 18: Joe Biden is expected to use Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...
UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans
Geneva [Switzerland], October 18: The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan called for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been...
Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans
Georgia [US], October 18: A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for...
Nebraska law allowing felons to vote upheld by state court
Nebraska [US], October 18: Nebraska's top state court upheld a state law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people...
Colombian farmers embrace green pivot
Bogota [Colombia], October 18: A transformation has taken root in Colombia's jungle heartland, as farmers once engaged in coca cultivation and deforestation are switching to...
Jimmy Carter, 100, fulfils his wish and votes in the US election
Washington [US], October 18: Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former US president and the only one to have reached the age of 100, cast his...
Kamala Harris duels with host during conservative Fox TV interview
Washington [US], October 18: In her first TV interview with the conservative US broadcaster Fox News, US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris engaged in a...
Former One Direction star Payne dies in Argentina balcony fall
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 18: Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
Boy, 8, dies in UK on rabbit shooting hunt
London [UK], October 18: An eight-year-old boy was killed with a shotgun during a rabbit shooting expedition in England, an inquest hearing was told. Jay...
Return of SpaceX spacecraft to Earth further delayed due to weather
Washington [US], October 18: The return to Earth of crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) since March has been further delayed due...
Zelensky pushes for NATO membership, weapons
Brussels [Belgium], October 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he wants to create a "peace through threats" approach to force Russia into negotiations.
Number of people diagnosed with cancer in UK rises 5% in a...
London [UK], October 18: The number of people diagnosed with cancer in the UK has jumped 5% in a year, with prostate cancer driving the...
Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of hostages, ending war
Washington [US], October 18: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death marks a moment of relief for Israelis...
Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says Israel
Jerusalem [Israel], October 18: Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, the military said on Thursday. Troops appeared to have run across...
US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Washington [US], October 18: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday called on Israel to protect UN peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon.
Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border with Iran
Tehran [Iran] /Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18: The Taliban government in Kabul is demanding clarification after an unconfirmed report said that dozens of Afghans had been...
US attacks five Houthi weapons depots
Washington [US], October 18: The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi group, the US...
Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills 28
Gaza [Palestine], October 18: At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on yet another school-turned-shelter in the northern Gaza...
No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to 4 weeks
Doha [Qatar], October 17: Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any parties for the last three...
Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes from cartels
Mexico, October 17: Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, is set to be sentenced over...
US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy of starvation'
New York [US], October 17: The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that it does not have a...
NATO to make fresh push for common arms standards
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO will make a fresh push for common munitions standards, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, aiming to drive down costs and improve...