North Korea began operating spy satellites after warning the US
Seoul [South Korea], December 3: KCNA news agency reported today, December 3, that the North Korean reconnaissance satellite operating office has begun its mission as...
'Samurai weapon' causes fever in Japan after video of chasing robbers
Tokyo [Japan], December 3: In the video, employees of a jewelry store in Tokyo used a device called a "sasumata" to control three people who...
Bombing at a university in the Philippines, 3 people died
Manila [Philippines], December 3: Police said three people were killed and nine injured when an explosion occurred at a university gym in the southern Philippines...
Philippines lifts tsunami warning after strong earthquake
Manila [Philippines], December 3: The Philippines lifted its tsunami warning early on December 3, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the south of the country,...
Mr. Trump launched a new attack
Washington [US], December 3: Former US President Donald Trump on December 2 called on his supporters to "enter" Philadelphia and two other cities run by...
Israel bombards southern Gaza as residents fear new ground offensive
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 3: Israeli war planes and artillery bombarded the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hitting mosques, homes and close to...
France: 1 dead, 2 injured in central Paris attack
Paris [France], December 3: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late on Saturday that a German tourist had been killed and another person injured in...
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu pulls negotiators from Qatar
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 3: Israel said on Saturday that it has reached a "dead end" in negotiations in Qatar over an end to the...
Death toll from cholera outbreak in Ethiopia surpasses 400: WHO
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 2: An ongoing cholera outbreak in Ethiopia has claimed more than 400 lives so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Nigeria launches strategic plan toward ending HIV/AIDS epidemic
Abuja [Nigeria], December 2: The Nigerian government on Friday launched a comprehensive national strategic plan to end the HIV and AIDS epidemic in line with...
Somalia flooding kills 100: UN agency
United Nations, December 2: Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed almost 100 people and left some 750,000 people homeless in Somalia, the UN...
Slovak city Kosice declares state of crisis due to deficit
Bratislava [Slovakia], December 2: Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia, declared a state of crisis on Friday due to an expected 44-million-euro (48 million...
Ukraine plans to produce 100-km-range air defense systems
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 2: Ukraine has set out plans to produce air defense systems capable of intercepting aerial threats at a distance of 100 kilometers,...
NASA's Webb space telescope reveals rocky planets can form in extreme environments
Los Angeles [US], December 2: An international team of astronomers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and...
Mexican president unveils 20 pct minimum wage hike by 2024
Mexico City [Mexico], December 2: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday announced a 20 percent increase in the minimum wage starting 2024, calling...
Terror attack claims 6 lives in west Afghanistan
Herat[Afghanistan], December 2: A terrorist attack claimed six lives in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Friday, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
Illicit opium imports into Australia on rise, authorities warn
Canberra [Australia], December 2: Imports of illicit opium into Australia are on the rise, authorities have warned.
Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters Israel-Hamas truce
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 2: Israel's warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed, sending wounded and dead...
Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case
New York [US], December 2: Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for actions he took as president, a U.S. judge ruled on...
Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House
Washington [US], December 2: Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end on Friday, when fellow lawmakers...
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza death toll climbs after truce ends
Gaza Strip [Palestine], December 2: Health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 178 people had been killed by late Friday afternoon after the seven-day...
Heavy snows hit southern Germany, flights in Munich cancelled
Bavaria [Germany], December 2: Heavy snowfalls hit southern Germany and particularly Bavaria on Friday night, causing major disruptions at Munich Airport, the second-busiest hub in...
UN Security Council ends political mission in Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], December 2: The UN Security Council on Friday ended its political mission in Sudan at the country's request. Fourteen of the Security Council's...
UAE President and Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay witness signing of joint...
Dubai [UAE], December 2: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of...
UAE President discusses bilateral relations and climate challenges with delegation heads at...
Dubai [UAE], December 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with various heads of delegations participating in the UN Climate...
UAE President honours 11 winners of Zayed Sustainability Prize at COP28
Dubai [UAE], December 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today honoured the winners of the Zayed Sustainability Prize in a ceremony...
OFID €50 million loan supports SMEs and green energy in West Africa
Vienna [Austria], December 2: The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a €50 million loan with the West African Development Bank (BOAD) to...