Nigerian president confirms over 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion
Abuja [Nigeria], October 17: The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this week exceeded 100, Nigerian President...
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of the country's...
North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile State'
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its constitution and for the first...
Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms striving for peaceful unification
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located opposite Taiwan.
Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats
Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square meters and cut import tax...
Record number of women run for Japan election
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still account for less than a...
'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford professor at Global Future...
Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine that sparked the Industrial Revolution,...
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al Hashimy, Thani Al Zeyoudi
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, were...
17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours
Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as a result of Israeli airstrikes...
US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel
New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly $18 billion in weapons, ammunition...
Record number of people vote early for US President in battleground state...
New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that about 252,000 voters had cast...
733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that one in 11 people globally, or 733 million individuals, suffer...
Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 16: Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey released.
Australia's planned social media ban raises teen isolation fears
Sydney [Australia], October 16: For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia's planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line...
North Korea claims 1.4 million young people joined the army
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 16: North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or...
Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump
New York [US], October 16: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris held a marginal 3-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump - 45% to 42%.
Sydney beach closed over mysterious 'dark spheres'
Sydney [Australia], October 16: People are being urged to avoid an eastern Sydney beach after it became dotted with mysterious ball-shaped debris.
Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to go
Tirana [Albania], October 16: Subscription traps that make it difficult and confusing to cancel ongoing contracts could soon be banned.
Mexico's lower house lawmakers pass bill
Mexico, October 16: Lawmakers in Mexico's lower house of Congress voted on Monday to approve legislation to implement a controversial judicial overhaul that will move...
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
New York [US], October 16: Police arrested more than 200 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had staged a sit-in outside the New York Stock Exchange to demand...
Venezuela recognizes fiery ritual honoring goddess
Caracas [Venezuela], October 16: Hundreds of bare-chested men circle flames on a dark night to the beat of drums in central Venezuela's mountains.
Balkan summit: Scholz, von der Leyen talk up EU expansion
Berlin [Germany], October 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday said he hoped Western Balkan states could inch closer to becoming members of the European...
UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: United Nations agencies have called for an urgent increase in funding to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as...
North Korean leader Kim holds security meeting as Seoul says roads destroyed
Seoul [South Korea], October 16: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held a security meeting following what Pyongyang says were incursions by South Korean...
Israeli forces ramp up north Gaza assault as 55 Palestinians killed across...
Gaza [Palestine], October 16: Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, including in Jabalia in the north where the...
First migrants picked up off Italy to arrive at Albanian centres
Rome [Italy], October 16: Following months of delays, the first migrants to be processed in Italy's new controversial asylum centres in Albania are set to...
UK announces new wave of Israeli settler sanctions, blasts 'inaction'
London [UK], October 16: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized the "inaction of the Israeli government" for allowing "impunity to flourish" among extremist settlers in...