EU foreign policy chief calls for immediate efforts towards two-state solution
Brussels [Belgium], September 28: Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell has stressed the need for immediate efforts towards the two-state solution, rather than...
Norway tightens rules on collective protection for Ukrainian refugees
Oslo [Norway], September 28: Norway will grant collective protection to fewer Ukrainians arriving from six areas deemed safe by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, the...
Meeting Trump, Zelensky says Ukraine counts on U.S. support no matter who...
New York [US], September 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for a meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump materialized Friday, during which he said...
Landslide in Indonesia's gold mine leaves 12 dead, 11 injured
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 28: As many as 12 miners were killed and 11 others injured following a landslide at a traditional mine in Solok...
Uzbekistan, Egypt set up joint chamber of commerce
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], September 28: Uzbekistan and Egypt agreed to establish a joint Chamber of Commerce, Uzbek media reported on Friday.
Algeria deploys medical teams amid rising diphtheria, malaria cases in south
Algiers [Algeria], September 28: The Algerian Health Ministry announced on Friday that it is dispatching medical teams and supplies to deal with the increasing cases...
Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon, threatens Iran
United Nations, September 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there would be no immediate truce...
Wild winds and rain prompt severe weather warnings
Washington [US], September 28: Wild winds and heavy rain have hit the NSW north coast, triggering severe weather and flood warnings.
US charges three Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
Washington [US], September 28: The US Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps of hacking Donald Trump's presidential...
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
Jerusalem [Israel], September 28: The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday in an attack that shook...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Kosovo's Prime Minister in New York
New York [US], September 28: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Albin Kurti, Prime...
FAO marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Rome [Italy], September 28: Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient use of resources, protecting the...
New ADB-IFFEd Partnership to unlock $500 mn in concessional education financing in...
Manila [Philippines], September 28: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) that will enable at...
COP29 Presidency discusses climate change adaptation at UN headquarters
New York [US], September 28: The COP29 Presidency spearheaded a high-level discussion at UN Headquarters in New York titled "The Road to COP29: A Multilateral...
Over 400 relics items from South China Sea make debut in Hainan
Haikou [China], September 28: An exhibition featuring more than 400 relics items retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea kicked off...
Hurricane Helene left enormous path of destruction across Florida, killing at least...
Washington [US], September 28: U.S. authorities were trying to get a handle on Hurricane Helene's extreme swath of destruction, which stretched across Florida, Georgia and...
Governments earmarked almost $2 trillion in direct investment support for clean energy...
Paris [France], September 28: Governments around the world have earmarked almost $2 trillion in direct investment support for clean energy since 2020, a new International...
Israel intercepts Houthi missile, takes down Hezbollah UAV commander
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 27: The Israeli military said on September 27 that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. Sirens and explosions were...
AUKUS plans to equip new torpedoes for P-8 anti-submarine squadron
New York [US], September 27: At a meeting on September 26 in London (UK), US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, UK Defense Secretary John Healey and...
Appellate judges sceptical of New York Trump fraud case
New York [US], September 27: Appeals court judges have signalled scepticism toward a civil fraud case brought by New York state against Donald Trump as...
Giuliani disbarred over election claims
New York [US], September 27: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in the U.S. capital on Thursday by a Washington, D.C., Court...
Blinken meets Yunus, holds "fruitful discussions" on deepening economic-political engagements
New York [US], September 27: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in New York on Thursday. Their...
"Let's make UN more effective": French President voices support for permanent UNSC...
New York [US], September 27: French President Emmanuel Macron voiced France's support for India's inclusion as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council...
Sudan: Fierce clashes in Khartoum as army launches offensive
Khartoum [Sudan], September 27: The Sudanese army launched artillery and airstrikes in the capital, Khartoum, on Thursday as it seeks to recapture areas taken...
Thousands flee Lebanon to Syria amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes: UNHCR
Geneva [Switzerland], September 27: Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian families fled Lebanon for Syria as Israeli airstrikes continued, said the Office of the United Nations...
Florida braces for hurricane to bring 20-foot storm surge
Tampa (Florida) [US], September 27: The state of Florida has issued a number of mandatory evacuation orders as Hurricane Helene strengthened over the Gulf of...
War is always a failure, says Pope Francis
Luxembourg, September 27: Pope Francis on Thursday lamented the emergence of new "rifts and enmities" in Europe, during a visit to Luxembourg, the second smallest...