The US considers selling Israel an 18 billion USD weapons package, including...
Washington [US], April 2: The US government is considering an $18 billion arms deal with Israel, while Israel "considers" Washington's concerns about plans to attack...
Prosecutors: Trump intimidating trial witnesses
New York [US], April 2: New York prosecutors on Monday urged a judge to forbid Donald Trump from criticizing family members of those involved in...
Criticism over punishing US inmates for social media
Washington [US], April 2: A proposed change to U.S. federal prison rules that would punish inmates for using social media or directing others to do...
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead
Jerusalem [Israel], April 2: Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional...
Egypt, Jordan stress rejection of displacement of Palestinians outside their lands
Cairo [Egypt], April 2: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan have stressed their full rejection of the displacement...
Bangladesh mulls to suspend services of Facebook, YouTube: minister
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 1: A Bangladeshi minister on Sunday said that the country would temporarily suspend services Facebook and YouTube if they don't obey government...
Indonesia sees dengue case surge in Q1
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 1: Dengue fever cases in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024 has increased almost three times compared to the same period...
In Easter address, Pope Francis calls for Gaza Strip ceasefire
Vatican [Vatican City], April 1: Pope Francis has made renewed calls on Easter for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all captives...
Hezbollah confirms death of its key commander
Jerusalem [Israel], April 1: In a statement issued via its Telegram channel, the Lebanese group Hezbollah has confirmed claims by the Israeli army that one...
King Charles appears in public at Easter Sunday church service
London [UK], April 1: King Charles has greeted well-wishers in his first major public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer.
Polls close in Turkey amid race for control of key cities
Ankara [Turkey], April 1: Polling stations closed across Turkey on Sunday for municipal elections, election board chair Ahmet Yener told reporters in Ankara.
Taliban say US citizens detained for breaching Afghan law
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 1: The Taliban government chief spokesman confirmed on Sunday that some American citizens are being held in Afghanistan for violating the country's...
UN secretary general condemns drone attack on UNIFIL troops
Beirut [Lebanon], April 1: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned an explosion in Lebanon in which three UN observers and a Lebanese language assistant were...
Russia targets Ukrainian power grid as Zelensky calls for strength
Kiev [Ukraine], April 1: President Volodymyr Zelensky called in an Easter Sunday message for Ukrainians to defend themselves against Russian aggression, as Moscow's forces attacked...
British military conducts third aid airdrop over Gaza Strip
Gaza [Palestine], April 1: UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said the British air force has conducted its third airdrop of humanitarian aid over the...
Türkiye's opposition takes election lead in key cities
Ankara [Turkey], April 1: Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), led in local elections in key cities, including the country's largest city Istanbul...
Somalia receives 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine as cases surge
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 1: Somalia has received 1.4 million vials of the oral cholera vaccine worth 2.5 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations Children's...
OpenAI is 'afraid' of the voice cloning tool it developed
San Francisco [US], April 1: The tool named Voice Engine was first developed in 2022 and the first version was used for ChatGPT 's text-to-speech...
Chinese warships reappeared at the Cambodian naval base
Beijing [China], April 1: The Chinese Navy is said to be present at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base at least twice recently, according to Nikkei Asia...
Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into EU visa-free zone
Sofia [Bulgaria], April 1: Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without...
Russia arrests three in Dagestan anti-terror operation
Moscow [Russia], April 1: Russian authorities on Sunday arrested three people in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan on charges of planning terrorist attacks, following...
Netanyahu to undergo hernia surgery
Jerusalem [Israel], April 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia, his office said, at a time when he...
Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Gaza [Palestine], April 1: Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli hostages in an Easter Sunday address...
UAE secured 44.1 % of Japan's crude oil needs in February 2024
Tokyo [Japan], April 1: The UAE secured 44.1 percent, namely 31.3 million barrels, of Japan's crude oil needs in February 2024, according to the Agency...
Abrahamic Family House honours winners of Ahmed El-Tayeb Mosque Quran Competition
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 1: The Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi hosted an awards ceremony on Saturday to honour the winners of the first...
Germany's Easter marchers demand end to fighting in Ukraine and Gaza
Berlin [Germany], March 31: Thousands of people across Germany on Saturday joined the country's traditional Easter marches that emerged from last century's peace movement, with...
52 killed in Zionist strikes on Hezbollah in Syria, Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], March 31: The death toll in Zionist air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of...