Report calls for major reset of Australia's bushfire strategy

Sydney [Australia], November 6: A new report has called for a comprehensive reset of Australia's national bushfire strategy.

Dozens of towns and villages destroyed in Lebanon: Reports

Beirut [Lebanon], November 6: Dozens of towns and villages in Lebanon have suffered severe levels of destruction as part of Israel's offensive against the Hezbollah...

Israel's PM Netanyahu fires defence minister

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he has lost confidence in him, according...

WHO to evacuate 100 patients from Gaza for first time in over...

Gaza [Palestine], November 6: The World Health Organization (WHO) says it plans to evacuate more than 100 patients from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, announcing...

North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles

Seoul [South Korea], November 6: North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Tuesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days and...

200 Bangladeshis abducted during Hasina rule missing

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 6: Around 200 Bangladeshis abducted by security forces during toppled premier Sheikh Hasina's rule are still missing, a commission tasked with investigating...

Women 'stunned' as partners accused in mass rape trial

Avignon [France], November 6: The wives and girlfriends of dozens of men on trial in France accused of raping another woman while she was drugged...

Germany arrests eight members of far-right group

Berlin [Germany], November 6: German police on Tuesday arrested eight suspected members of a right-wing extremist group that had trained for what they expected would...

Polls close in key battleground states

Washington [US], November 6: As of 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT), polls have closed in 15 additional states, including critical battlegrounds Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Trump wins Indiana, Kentucky; Harris takes Vermont

Washington [US], November 6: Republican Donald Trump won Indiana and Kentucky in Tuesday's presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured Vermont, Edison Research projected, as...

European Council approves €5 million to enhance Congolese navy operational capabilities

Brussels [Belgium], November 6: The European Council in Brussels has approved aid worth €5 million under the European Peace Facility to enhance the operational capabilities...

IOM warns of cholera outbreak in South Sudan's Upper Nile State

Geneva [Switzerland], November 6: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced today that it is intensifying its response to the cholera outbreak in the Renk...

WHO teams successfully reach Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, deliver medical supplies

Geneva [Switzerland], November 6: Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Oraganisation (WHO) Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, affirmed that the organisation's teams were able to...

Israel reduced number of aid trucks entering Gaza to 30 per day...

Gaza [Palestine], November 6: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), announced today...

Nigerian president orders release of minors arrested in recent protests

Abuja [Nigeria], November 5: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the unconditional release of dozens of minors allegedly arrested during recent hunger protests in...

Germany to continue commitment to defense: Scholz

Berlin [Germany], November 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said Germany will continue its commitment to strengthening defense forces in the coming years, including...

Greece uncovers terrorist attack plan by domestic group

Athens [Greece], November 5: Greek authorities have uncovered a terrorist attack plan by four Greek nationals suspected of participating in a domestic group, Greek Citizen...

DPRK condemns trilateral joint air drill

Seoul [South Korea], November 5: A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) lashed out at the United States, South Korea and...

UK to 'treat people smugglers like terrorists' in new edict, says PM...

Glasgow [Scotland], November 5: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government will "treat people smugglers like terrorists" as he announced a further £75 million...

Moldovan President Sandu calls for 'solidarity' after re-election victory

Chisinau [Moldova], November 5: Pro-western Moldovan President Maia Sandu is expected to continue leading her country on its reform path towards EU membership, after winning...

Israel notifies UN of ending ties with UNRWA amid warning of famine...

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 5: Israel has officially notified the United Nations of its decision to cut ties with its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)...

German development minister visits Lebanon, repeats ceasefire call

Beirut [Lebanon], November 5: German Development Minister Svenja Schulze arrived in Lebanon on Monday in an expression of support for the millions of refugees and...

Zelensky welcomes increased weapons deliveries

Kiev [Ukraine], November 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted increased arms deliveries from Western allies at a meeting with leading military figures on Monday.

Russian president receives North Korean foreign minister in the Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], November 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin for talks on Monday. "Today is...

Robert F Kennedy Jr urges supporters not to vote for him but...

Washington [US], November 5: Former US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has used the eve of the election to call on people not to...

Spain dreads more deaths as rain pounds Catalonia

Valencia [Spain], November 5: Rescuers plunged into inundated garages on Monday to find victims of Spain's deadliest floods in a generation as fresh downpours sparked...

France mass rape trial resumes as more take stand

Avignon [France], November 5: The trial of a Frenchman who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife at their home resumed on Monday,...