Namibian minister urges for responsible social media use ahead of elections
Windhoek [Namibia], August 2: Namibian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Emma Theofelus on Thursday called for responsible social media use in the country.
Air Algerie suspends flights to Lebanon amid rising tensions
Algiers [Algeria], August 2: Algeria's state-owned carrier Air Algerie announced Thursday the cancellation of its flights to Lebanon amid rising tensions between Hezbollah and Israel.
Putin meets released Russians at airport
Moscow [Russia], August 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin personally welcomed the return of several Russian citizens who had been released as part of a...
Over 1,700 schools temporarily closed due to severe flooding across Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], August 2: Over 1,700 schools in nine regions and states across Myanmar have temporarily closed due to severe flooding, the Information Team of...
Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case
New York [US], August 2: A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's challenge to a gag order in his hush money...
Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two...
Brasilia [Brazil], August 2: The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for July in almost two decades, government...
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies
Caracas [Venezuela], August 2: The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over...
North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2: North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is...
Japan warns of weak yen impact on households in government white paper
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government said in a report on...
Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel prices
Lagos [Nigeria], August 2: Nigerian troops and police have tightened security in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, as nationwide protests over the rising cost of...
Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2: The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its affiliates in the wake of...
Germany, Poland mark uprising anniversary
Warsaw [Poland], August 2: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Polish President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths together to commemorate the victims of the Warsaw Uprising 80...
Philippines delays oil siphoning
Manila [Philippines], August 2: The Philippine Coastguard said on Thursday that operations to drain 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a tanker that...
Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Tehran [Iran], August 2: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
UN Security Council members fear all-out war
Washington [US], August 2: Countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas's political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and...
Response to Israeli assassination inevitable: Hezbollah
Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said the war with Israel has "entered a new phase" as he addressed crowds of supporters...
China launches new high-orbit internet-services satellite
Xichang [China], August 2: China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan...
Bank of England lowers its main interest rate to 5%, its first...
London [UK], August 2: The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early...
Earthquake shakes southern Italy, no initial reports of damage
Rome [Italy], August 2: An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, Reuters reported, and was felt in a wide area, but...
Tadweer Group promotes sustainability engaging 158,000 community members in H1-24
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: Tadweer Group's Community Engagement team conducted clean-up campaigns in public areas, engaged with 49 schools, and activated the "Your Sustainable...
Iran leader orders direct attack on Israel after assassination of Hamas leader?
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 1: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct attack on Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader,...
Ukraine attacks Russian forces in Syria after Putin meets al-Assad?
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 1: Kyiv Post reported on July 31 that it had obtained exclusive videos and images showing that the Ukrainian military intelligence agency...
Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, China reacts
Canada says the HMCS Montreal's transit through the Taiwan Strait reaffirms Canada's commitment to a free and open Indo- Pacific region.
Ceremony to welcome the President of Timor-Leste on a state visit to...
On the morning of August 1, at the Presidential Palace, President To Lam chaired the official welcoming ceremony for President of the Democratic Republic of...
UK charges 17-year-old with murder in Southport killings as demonstrations continue
London [UK], August 1: A 17-year-old male already in custody has been charged with murder for the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied...
Trump questions Harris' identity at black journalists' convention
Washington [US], August 1: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country's largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that...
Ukraine receives first F-16 jets, officials say
Kiev [Ukraine], August 1: The first batch of long-awaited F-16 jets have arrived in Ukraine, Lithuania's foreign minister and a U.S. official said on Wednesday,...