Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon, threatens Iran
United Nations, September 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there would be no immediate truce...
Wild winds and rain prompt severe weather warnings
Washington [US], September 28: Wild winds and heavy rain have hit the NSW north coast, triggering severe weather and flood warnings.
US charges three Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
Washington [US], September 28: The US Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps of hacking Donald Trump's presidential...
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
Jerusalem [Israel], September 28: The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday in an attack that shook...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Kosovo's Prime Minister in New York
New York [US], September 28: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Albin Kurti, Prime...
FAO marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Rome [Italy], September 28: Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient use of resources, protecting the...
New ADB-IFFEd Partnership to unlock $500 mn in concessional education financing in...
Manila [Philippines], September 28: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) that will enable at...
COP29 Presidency discusses climate change adaptation at UN headquarters
New York [US], September 28: The COP29 Presidency spearheaded a high-level discussion at UN Headquarters in New York titled "The Road to COP29: A Multilateral...
Over 400 relics items from South China Sea make debut in Hainan
Haikou [China], September 28: An exhibition featuring more than 400 relics items retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea kicked off...
Hurricane Helene left enormous path of destruction across Florida, killing at least...
Washington [US], September 28: U.S. authorities were trying to get a handle on Hurricane Helene's extreme swath of destruction, which stretched across Florida, Georgia and...
Israel intercepts Houthi missile, takes down Hezbollah UAV commander
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 27: The Israeli military said on September 27 that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. Sirens and explosions were...
AUKUS plans to equip new torpedoes for P-8 anti-submarine squadron
New York [US], September 27: At a meeting on September 26 in London (UK), US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, UK Defense Secretary John Healey and...
Appellate judges sceptical of New York Trump fraud case
New York [US], September 27: Appeals court judges have signalled scepticism toward a civil fraud case brought by New York state against Donald Trump as...
Giuliani disbarred over election claims
New York [US], September 27: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in the U.S. capital on Thursday by a Washington, D.C., Court...
Blinken meets Yunus, holds "fruitful discussions" on deepening economic-political engagements
New York [US], September 27: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in New York on Thursday. Their...
"Let's make UN more effective": French President voices support for permanent UNSC...
New York [US], September 27: French President Emmanuel Macron voiced France's support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council...
Florida braces for hurricane to bring 20-foot storm surge
Tampa (Florida) [US], September 27: The state of Florida has issued a number of mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Helene strengthened over the Gulf of...
War is always a failure, says Pope Francis
Luxembourg, September 27: Pope Francis on Thursday lamented the emergence of new "rifts and enmities" in Europe, during a visit to Luxembourg, the second smallest...
New US military aid package for Ukraine includes cluster munitions
Kiev [Ukraine], September 27: The United States is providing further military aid to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia, including controversial cluster munitions.
Trudeau's embattled minority govt survives no-confidence vote
New York [US], September 27: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau survived a no-confidence vote brought by the opposition Conservative Party in Parliament on Wednesday.
Trump criticizes Zelensky for not striking deal to end war
Washington [US], September 27: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of refusing to strike a deal with Moscow to end...
Biden invites leaders to high-level meeting on Ukraine in Germany
Washington [US], September 27: US President Joe Biden is inviting leaders to a high-level meeting on Ukraine in Germany in October to coordinate the efforts...
Astronomers unveil most detailed map of Milky Way
London [UK], September 27: Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy "forever."
Woman killed, five others injured in Israeli assault in West Bank
West Bank [Palestine], September 27: A Palestinian woman was killed and five others were injured in an Israeli military incursion in the village of Anza...
Fighting continues in Lebanon
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 27: Mutual attacks between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia continued on Thursday, with tens of thousands of people said to...
Japanese Navy sends warship Sazanami through Taiwan Strait: Media report
Tokyo [Japan], September 27: Against the backdrop of tensions due to China's growing ambitions, the Japanese Navy has sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait...
Top Thai tourist destination Chiang Mai flooded by torrential rains
Bangkok [Thailand], September 27: The famous temple city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand was on Thursday submerged in many places following a night of...