Chinese foreign minister to visit Australia next week
Beijing [China], March 14: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Australia next week, the Guardian reported, amid a thaw in ties between Beijing and...
Philippines' Marcos to meet Blinken next week
Mindanao [Philippines], March 14: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 19 to tackle cooperation and security...
Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin
Moscow [Russia], March 14: President Vladimir Putin told the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops...
Biden, Trump nominated for presidential rematch
Washington [US], March 14: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump both clinched their parties' nomination on Tuesday, kicking off the first U.S. presidential...
UNRWA staff member killed, 22 wounded in Rafah warehouse strike
Gaza [Palestine], March 14: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said a member of staff was killed and 22 others were injured when Israeli forces...
Sixty people die in heavy rainfall, cold weather in Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 14: Afghanistan has experienced heavy rainfall and cold weather over the past three weeks, resulting in at least 60 deaths and 23...
Close Alexei Navalny ally combative after brutal hammer attack in Lithuania
Vilnius [Lithuania], March 14: Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, a close ally of the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who died in an Arctic prison...
Australia: One dead, 29 rescued after gold mine collapse
Ballarat [Australia], March 14: One man has died and another has been seriously injured after rocks collapsed at a gold mine in Ballarat, Australia, on...
US: Georgia judge drops 6 charges in Trump interference case
Georgia [US], March 14: A judge in the US state of Georgia dismissed some of the charges in the sweeping election interference case against former...
Berlin techno added to UNESCO cultural heritage list
Berlin [Germany], March 14: UNESCO announced on Wednesday that it has added six new entries in Germany to the intangible cultural heritage list, including Berlin...
European Parliament approves Artificial Intelligence Act
Brussels [Belgium], March 14: The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting...
UAE President receives Rulers of the Emirates, Crown Princes on occasion of...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 14: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed members of the Federal Supreme Council and Rulers of the...
EU's exports to USA at €502 billion in 2023
Brussels [Belgium], March 14: In 2023, the EU exported €502 billion worth of goods to the United States while importing €344 billion worth of goods...
Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Geneva [Switzerland], March 14: The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022,...
Online child sexual exploitation rates triple in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], March 13: Canada's online child sexual exploitation rates more than tripled between 2014 and 2022, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Japan's Space One rocket explodes after lift-off: live footage
Tokyo [Japan], March 13: The inaugural rocket launch of Japanese company Space One failed on Wednesday as the Kairos rocket exploded seconds after lifting...
Orban claims Trump won't 'give a penny' to Ukraine
Budapest [Hungary], March 13: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asserted former US president Donald Trump told him during a meeting that he would "not...
UK wants investigation into reports Gazan medical staff were beaten
London [UK], March 13: A full investigation must be carried out into reports that Gazan medical staff were beaten and humiliated by Israeli troops,...
Italian police arrest 55 suspected Mafiosi
Rome [Italy], March 13: Italian police arrested 55 people suspected of having links to the Sicilian mafia in a crackdown on organized crime.
US strikes Houthi drones and missiles
Washington [US], March 13: The US armed forces said that they carried out self-defence strikes against drones and missiles in areas of Yemen controlled by...
NATO chief defends Ukraine's exports of long-range missiles
Brussels [Belgium], March 13: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg defended Ukraine's right to defend itself and welcomed French and British shipments of long-range weapons to...
Greece and Turkey ready to develop relations
Ankara [Turkey], March 13: Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar held a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Alexandra Papadopoulou, in Ankara, during which the diplomats...
European Commission supports starting membership talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina
Strasbourg [France], March 13: The European Commission on Tuesday formally advised EU leaders to open talks with Bosnia-Herzegovina about joining the European Union.
No injuries in fire at refugee accommodation in Berlin
Berlin [Germany], March 13: A fire at a large refugee accommodation centre in Berlin on Tuesday destroyed a temporary lodging but did not cause any...
Boeing whistleblower found dead of apparent suicide
South Carolina [US], March 13: John Barnett, a former Boeing (BA.N), opens a new tab.
Alexei Navalny ally attacked in Lithuania
Moscow [Russia], March 13: A long-time ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been attacked outside his home in Lithuania.
Republican US Representative Ken Buck leaving Congress, blames dysfunction
Washington [US], March 13: Republican U.S. Representative Ken Buck will leave Congress at the end of next week, he said on Tuesday, blaming a "breakdown...