Iran threatens Israel after two generals killed
Tehran [Iran], April 3: Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the latest to threaten Israel with retaliation a day after two Iranian generals were killed in...
Biden, Xi have first phone call since Nov
Washington [US], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have spoken on the phone for the first time since their crisis...
Senegal's new president names PM
Dakar [Senegal], April 3: Newly-elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has appointed Ousmane Sonko, leader of the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and...
Czech Republic reports nearly 5,300 whooping cough cases this year
Prague [Czech], April 3: Nearly 5,300 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in the Czech Republic so far this year, according to...
Portuguese new government sworn in
Lisbon [Portugal], April 3: Luis Montenegro, president of Portugal's Social Democratic Party (PSD), officially took office as prime minister on Tuesday, following the legislative elections...
President Biden is outraged after Israel's deadly 'erroneous' attack in Gaza
Washington [USA], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacted strongly after Israel's airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed 7...
The US - Japan - Australia - Philippines are about to conduct...
Washington [USA], April 3: The US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines plan to hold a joint naval exercise on Palawan island in the East Sea...
Strong quake rocks Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued
Taipei [Taiwan], April 3: An earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the capital Taipei on Wednesday morning, knocking out power in several...
Deadly air strike shows system to protect aid workers in crisis, agencies...
New York [USA], April 3: A UN official says the Israeli attack which killed seven staff of the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is either...
International pressure grows over Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen staff
Jerusalem [Israel], April 3: Israel faces growing international pressure over an air strike which killed seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in...
UN Secretary-General condemns targeting of Iranian Diplomatic Mission in Damascus
New York [USA], April 3: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, condemned the attack on diplomatic premises of the Islamic Republic of Iran in...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Hungarian counterpart in Budapest
Budapest [Hungary], April 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
Longer curfew possible for central Australian town: chief minister
Canberra [Australia], April 2: A youth curfew in a central Australian town could be extended, authorities have warned.
Australia investigating reports of citizen's death in Gaza: PM
Canberra [Australia], April 2: The Australian government is urgently investigating reports that a citizen has been killed while delivering aid in Gaza, Prime Minister (PM)...
Search for survivors called off after Russian gold mine accident
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Two weeks after an accident at one of Russia's largest gold mines, the search for survivors was called off on Monday.
Erdogan's ruling party loses mayoral race in Istanbul
Ankara [Turkey], April 2: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party has lost the mayoral election in Turkey's largest metropolis Istanbul, according to preliminary...
Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou visits China aiming to ease tension
Taipei [Taiwan], April 2: Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou on Monday started an 11-day trip to China, aiming to ease the tension across the Taiwan...
Cypriot coastguard rescues 150 migrants from boats off Cape Greco
Nicosia [Cyprus], April 2: The Cypriot coastguard rescued around 150 migrants from three boats east of the island on Monday, in the latest rescues that...
Hamas blames US for raid on largest hospital
Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Palestinian movement Hamas accused the United States on Monday of being responsible for the devastation Israeli troops left in the wake...
Death and destruction as Israel's army withdraws from al-Shifa Hospital
Gaza [Palestine], April 2: Israel has withdrawn its forces from Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital following a two-week operation, leaving behind scenes of devastation.
White House calls Israel's move to ban Al Jazeera 'concerning'
Washington [US], April 2: White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre has expressed concern about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's push to stop Al Jazeera's operations in Israel.
US airman starts hunger strike to draw attention to plight of Gaza's...
Washington [US], April 2: Veterans for Peace has said US Air Force senior airman Larry Hebert would start a hunger strike to highlight the plight...
Highway crash kills 4, injures over 30 in Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], April 2: Four people were killed and about 36 others injured when a passenger bus plunged off the road after colliding with...
Judith Tuluka Suminwa named new PM of DRC
Kinshasa [Congo], April 2: Judith Tuluka Suminwa has been appointed as the new prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's...
Tunisian president sacks education minister
Tunis [Tunisia], April 2: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday ended the duties of Tunisian Minister of Education Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, according to a statement...
Russia arrested four more suspects in a terrorist attack near Moscow
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Russia's FSB security agency said that four people arrested on March 31 provided money and weapons for the deadly attack near...
North Korea launches ballistic missiles, South Korea and Japan watch closely
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 2: Yonhap news agency on April 2, citing information from the South Korean military, said that the Democratic People's Republic of...