5 killed, 60 injured in natural gas explosion in Türkiye's Izmir
Istanbul [Turkey], July 1: A natural gas explosion in Türkiye's western province of Izmir on Sunday killed five people and injured at least 60 others.
New Zealand law protects homeowners' rights in natural disasters
Wellington [New Zealand], July 1: New Zealand's Natural Hazards Insurance Act, which came into force on Monday, will further protect homeowners' rights after a natural...
Chinese government unveils stricter rules around rare earths
Berlin [Germany], July 1: China's government has issued stricter regulations on rare earths, adding punishments for illegal mining, processing, imports or exports of the sought-after...
Reformist Iranian presidential candidate opposes online censorship
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Reformist Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has positioned himself against internet censorship in the country days ahead of a run-off election....
Hungary's Orban announces new far-right European party alliance
Vienna [Austria], July 1: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in Vienna on Sunday an alliance with populist parties from Austria and the Czech Republic...
7 die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: At least seven people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, the...
Taliban govt reps meet UN officials, envoys in Doha
Doha [Qatar], July 1: Representatives of Afghanistan's Taleban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys...
Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts
Montreal [Canada], July 1: Montreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared - likely in one of a rash of vehicle...
Israeli tanks enter North and South Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also pushed deeper into western and...
Suspected suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria
Lagos [Nigeria], July 1: At least 18 people were killed and 30 others injured after a series of attacks by suspected female suicide bombers in...
Greek firefighters battle wildfires amid strong winds
Athens [Greece], July 1: Greek firefighters were battling two wildfires near Athens on Sunday amid strong winds, just hours after managing to contain blazes in...
Trump targets anti-immigration drive on murdered Women, Girls
Washington [US], July 1: Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother...
Australia home prices keep climbing on tight supply
Canberra [Australia], July 1: Australian home prices rose in June for a seventeenth straight month, as tight supply outweighed demand-side pressures of high interest rates,...
Euro rises after France far-right win first round vote
Paris [France], July 1: The euro touched a 10-day high on Sunday, after the first round of France's shock snap election put the far-right in...
French election: Voting begins in watershed snap poll
Paris [France], July 1: French President Emmanuel Macron, whose decision to call Sunday's snap election has caused much political consternation in France and beyond, has...
UAE private sector: 'An engine of change' critical to SDGs
Dubai [UAE], July 1: The private sector "is an engine of change and sustainable development" and has a critical role to play in achieving...
Amna Al Dahak emphasises UAE's commitment to collaborating with BRICS on food...
Moscow [Russia], July 1: Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), emphasised the UAE's commitment to collaborating with BRICS...
UAE joins UNESCO's ISSN network
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 1: The UAE, represented by the National Library and Archives (NLA), has become the latest member of the Paris-based International Standard...
Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl
Washington [US], July 1: Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane...
Iraq rejects U.S. congressman's comments against Iraqi judiciary chief
Baghdad [Iraq], June 30: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry rebuked on Saturday the threat by a U.S. congressman to designate Faiq Zidan, head of Iraq's Supreme...
Saudi Aramco acquires 10 pct equity interest in Geely-Renault joint venture company
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 30: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, commonly known as Saudi Aramco, has signed definitive agreements to acquire a 10 percent equity interest...
Reformist and hardliner head to run-off in Iran presidential election
Tehran [Iran], June 30: Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative hardliner Saeed Jalili will go to a run-off in Iran's presidential election next week, after...
EU signs $1.1 bn financing deal for Egypt at investment forum in...
Cairo [Egypt], June 30: The European Union and Egypt on Saturday signed an agreement that will see the EU invest up to €1 billion ($1.1...
Russian bombardments claim lives in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30: Four civilians were killed and a further three were injured by Russian bombardment in the Niu-York, or New York, settlement in...
Half of Swiss people opposed to country hosting Eurovision: Survey
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30: Nearly half of all people in Switzerland hold a negative view of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest next year, according to...
Germany's far-right AfD holds party congress amid mass protests
Essen [Germany], June 30: Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered in the western city of Essen for a two-day party congress, as...
Land costs 1 cup of coffee, house costs 1 euro in Europe
London [UK], June 30: The Gotene region in Sweden is causing a stir when it sells land for a unit price equivalent to just one...