UAE sends two humanitarian aid convoys to Gaza for displaced Palestinian families
Gaza [Palestine], November 8: Two convoys carrying various Emirati humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip this week via the Egyptian Rafah Crossing, bringing the total...
Nigeria's national flag to fly at half-mast following army chief's death
Abuja [Nigeria], November 7: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast for seven days while confirming the...
Aid group resumes activities at famine-hit camp in W. Sudan
Port Sudan [Sudan], November 7: The non-governmental medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Wednesday that it has resumed activities in a famine-hit...
Iranian, Finnish FMs discuss developments in West Asia
Tehran [Iran], November 7: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen on Wednesday exchanged views on the latest developments in...
Albania fights bird flu with poultry import ban
Tirana [Albania], November 7: Albania's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Wednesday took measures to prevent the spread of bird flu into the country.
Trump's victory increases risks for global economy: governor of French central bank
Paris [France], November 7: Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election "increases the risks for the global economy," the governor of the French...
89 still missing after devastating floods in Spain
Madrid [Spain], November 7: The number of people who have died in the flash floods that devastated parts of eastern Spain recently stands at 217,...
2024 poised to be hottest year on record: Copernicus
Brussels [Belgium], November 7: The year 2024 is on track to become the hottest on record, with annual global temperature projected to be 1.5 degrees...
New Zealand sees 1 in 16 households crowded
Wellington [New Zealand], November 7: New Zealand sees more than 100,000 crowded households as household crowding has continued to increase in the country, according to...
Israeli opposition calls for protests
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 7: Leading Israeli opposition lawmakers called for protests after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
Egypt joins Turkey call for Israel arms embargo
Cairo [Egypt], November 7: Egypt has joined a call led by Turkey and backed by dozens of countries, urging the UN to halt arms deliveries...
Zelensky, Netanyahu lead global congratulations for Trump
Washington [US], November 7: Congratulations for Donald Trump poured in from leaders around the world on Wednesday as the former US president secured his return...
Head of UNRWA calls on UN General Assembly for support
Gaza [Palestine], November 7: Following the Israeli parliament's decision to ban the main UN agency helping Palestinians in the Middle East, UNRWA, from operating in...
German chancellor sacks finance minister, calls confidence vote on January 15
Berlin [Germany], November 7: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he had sacked his Finance Minister Christian Lindner, adding that he would call a...
Dems blame Biden for Harris' loss
Washington [US], November 7: Anger and soul-searching took hold of the Democratic Party early on Wednesday morning, after Vice President Kamala Harris suffered an election...
Five killed after jet crashes into vehicle in Phoenix
Phoenix [US], November 7: Five people have been killed after a small jet has crashed into a vehicle after taking off from a suburban Phoenix...
Trump pledges focus on legal migration
Washington [US], November 7: President-elect of the United States Donald Trump puts stress on legal migration to the USA following his election victory.
Harris urges Americans to accept results and honor democracy
Washington [US], November 7: Kamala Harris has addressed America this morning for the first time since Donald Trump's decisive election victory.
Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 30 people, governor says
Beirut [Lebanon], November 7: Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed at least 30 people around the eastern city of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley, according...
UAE President participates in UAE Government Annual Meetings
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 7: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan participated today in the UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi,...
UAE evacuates 210 patients from Gaza in cooperation with World Health Organisation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 7: The United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO), conducted a humanitarian initiative to evacuate 86 critically...
Zimbabwe to host extraordinary SADC summit on regional issues
Harare [Zimbabwe], November 6: Zimbabwe will host an extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government later this month in...
Russian court fines Apple over refusal to delete banned content
Moscow [Russia], November 6: The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Apple Inc. 3.6 million rubles (about 36,800 U.S. dollars) for refusing to delete...
Netflix's European offices searched over alleged tax fraud
The Hague [Netherlands], November 6: Dutch and French authorities conducted a search of Netflix's offices in Paris and Amsterdam on Tuesday as part of an...
Austria raises budget deficit forecast for 2024, 2025
Vienna [Austria], November 6: The Austrian government's budget deficit for 2024 and 2025 is expected to reach 3.9 percent and 4.1 percent of gross domestic...
Canadian ports lock out dock foremen following strike notice
Ottawa [Canada], November 6: Maritime employers in Canada's British Columbia locked out more than 730 dock foremen across the country's west coast ports, including the...
Japan's births likely to dip below 700,000 for 1st time in 2024:...
Tokyo [Japan], November 6: The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall under 700,000 for the first time after government data...