Sri Lankans commence voting to elect new president
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 21: Voting to elect Sri Lanka's new president kicked off on Saturday.
China's financial institutions report 7% asset growth
Beijing [China], September 21: Total assets of China's financial institutions rose to CN¥480.64 trillion (about US$68.03 trillion) as of the end of June this year,...
Six out of ten children in Gaza suffering speech problems due to...
Gaza [Palestine], September 21: The ongoing war in Gaza is causing a range of fear- and anxiety-induced speech problems, including stuttering, among young children, according...
UN warn violence in Middle East risks devastating conflict
New York [US], September 21: A top United Nations official has warned the UN Security Council that further violence between Israel and Hamas in...
UN calls for "transparent" investigation into footage of Israeli troops throwing Palestinian...
New York [US], September 21: The United Nations has condemned as "grotesque and inhumane" the video footage showing Israeli forces throwing Palestinian bodies from a...
Ukrainian parliament renames more than 300 localities
Kiev [Ukraine], September 20: The Ukrainian parliament has renamed a total of 327 localities in the country, one of the authors of the law, Roman...
Iran flies ambassador and 95 patients out of Lebanon after explosions
Tehran [Iran], September 20: Iran has evacuated its ambassador out of Lebanon and 95 other patients following injuries sustained in pager explosions, officials said.
Iran hackers offered Biden's campaign stolen Trump info: US
Washington [US], September 20: US intelligence agencies on Wednesday said that Iran offered US President Joe Biden's campaign information stolen from rival Donald Trump.
Sweden charges Islamic State supporter with genocide, war crimes
Copenhagen [Denmark], September 20: In Sweden, a supporter of the extremist militia Islamic State has been charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war...
Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods NE Italy
Rome [Italy], September 20: Italian authorities evacuated some 1,000 people from their homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummeled a northeastern region that...
Spanish premier, Palestinian leader urge de-escalation
Madrid [Spain], September 20: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. "Today the risk...
Hezbollah slams 'act of war'
Beirut [Lebanon], September 20: The leader of Hezbollah acknowledged on Thursday that his group had suffered a "major and unprecedented" blow after thousands of operatives'...
UN Special Coordinator for ME Peace calls for establishing political, security frameworks...
New York [US], September 20: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, has called for establishing political and security frameworks that...
Earth is about to have a second moon
Washington [US], September 20: From September 29 to November 25, astronomers calculate that the " mini moon " will orbit the Earth, before gradually...
Harris: 'If anyone breaks into my house, they will be shot'
Washington [US], September 20: US Vice President Kamala Harris on September 19 issued a warning to anyone who intends to break into her residence.
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 20: Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war,...
Russia attacks Ukraine geriatric centre and power grid
Moscow [Russia], September 20: Russian forces hit a geriatric centre in the Ukrainian city of Sumy and targeted its energy sector in a new wave...
Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in national polls
Washington [US], September 20: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential...
Biden expects Fed to continue cutting interest rates
Washington [US], September 20: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects the Federal Reserve to continue cutting interest rates and vowed that his...
Ukraine weakens Russian forces in East: Zelenskiy
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 20: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk...
Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
Lisbon [Portugal], September 20: Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit,...
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
Paris [France], September 20: France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election.
Hunter Biden to be sentenced on Dec. 4
Washington [US], September 20: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4.
Portugal to combat school bullying
Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: The Portuguese government has formed a working group to address and prevent bullying in schools, with preliminary results to come...
Putin extends Western food import ban by 2 years
Moscow [Russia], September 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending an embargo on agricultural products from Western countries for another two...
Russian town evacuated after Ukrainian attack on munitions depot
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The small Russian town of Toropets, some 400 kilometres north-west of Moscow, has been partially evacuated after it was hit...
UN General Assembly calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas
New York [US], September 19: With a clear majority of 124 votes on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied...