Abdullah bin Zayed meets US Secretary of State on sidelines of 'Call...
Amman [Jordan], June 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, on the...
Hong Kong sees surge in visitors during three-day holiday
Hong Kong, June 12: Hong Kong's efforts to host large-scale cultural and sports events helped attract more than 400,000 visitors from around the world to...
Over 1.5m Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi
Makkah [Saudi Arabia], June 12: Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Passports announced that around 1.55 million pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom for the...
US judge strikes down Florida healthcare ban
Florida [US], June 12: A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that parts of Florida's ban of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender children and...
President's son Hunter Biden convicted of lying
Washington [US], June 12: President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his illegal drug use to...
Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes
Rome [Italy], June 12: Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad...
Two US men jailed for conspiracy to sell Iranian oil to China
Washington [US], June 12: Two Texas men convicted by a U.S. jury in November of trying to sell Iranian petroleum in violation of sanctions imposed...
Pope repeats gay slur in closed-door meeting
Vatican City [Italy], June 12: The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologised last month,...
President's son Hunter Biden lied about drug use to buy gun
Washington [US], June 12: President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to illegally...
Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 12: Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to...
Europe's new climate project launched in Finland
Helsinki [Finland], June 11: The European Commission on Monday inaugurated a sustainable development project, Destination Earth (DestinE), in Kajaani, Finland.
Apple introduces personal intelligence system across platforms
San Francisco [US], June 11: Apple on Monday introduced Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines the power of...
Mexican president says no uptick in northern border migration following new U.S....
Mexico City [Mexico], June 11: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that new immigration measures recently adopted by the United States had not...
Over 30 students sent to hospital after pepper spray exposure in Tokyo
Tokyo [Japan], June 11: More than 30 students in a school in Tokyo were taken to hospitals Tuesday after being accidentally exposed to pepper...
Austrian Airlines A320 plane badly damaged by a hailstorm
Vienna [Austria], June 11: An Austrian Airlines A320 plane was badly damaged by a hailstorm while on approach to Vienna Airport in Austria on Sunday...
Russian plane crashes in North Ossetia, killing crew
Moscow [Russia], June 11: A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in the North Ossetian mountains during a training mission, resulting in the death of...
Singapore Airlines offers $10,000 for minor turbulence injuries
Singapore, June 11: Singapore Airlines Ltd. has offered US$10,000 in compensation to passengers who sustained minor injuries during a flight that hit extreme turbulence last...
Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Weekend Market kills hundreds of caged animals
Bangkok [Thailand], June 11: Hundreds of caged animals died Tuesday after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand's...
Blinken arrives in Middle East to push for Gaza ceasefire deal
Washington [US], June 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in the Middle East on his latest trip to the region, which he...
UNSC to vote on Gaza truce resolution
New York [US], June 11: The UN Security Council plans to vote on Monday on a resolution tabled by the United States that supports a...
France's far-right National Rally projected to win snap election
Paris [France], June 11: The far-right National Rally was forecast to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in...
Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers on severely turbulent flight
Singapore, June 11: Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI), opens new tab has sent offers of compensation to passengers on board a flight last month that encountered severe...
James Lawson, US civil rights leader who championed nonviolence, dies at 95
Washington [US], June 11: James Lawson, a prominent civil rights leader whose advocacy of nonviolent protest influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape the...
California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike
California [US], June 11: Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned...
Iraqi court sentences 7 drug dealers to death
Baghdad [Iraq], June 10: An Iraqi court on Sunday issued death sentences to seven drug dealers, including a foreigner.
Regional bloc EAC's new secretary general vows to strengthen economic integration
Dares es Salaam [Tanzania], June 10: Veronica Mueni Nduva, the newly appointed secretary general of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, said that...
Libya kicks off municipal council elections
Tripoli [Libya], June 10: The Libyan High National Elections Commission on Sunday announced the start of the municipal council elections in the country.