UK, Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling

London [UK], November 29: The United Kingdom said it had signed a security pact with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen border cooperation, the...

Northern Norway glaciers retreat alarmingly

Copenhagen [Denmark], November 29: Glaciers in northern Norway are retreating at an alarming rate due to advancing climate change.

Colombian navy intercepts narcotics subs taking new route to Australia

Bogota [Colombia], November 29: The Colombian navy has intercepted a semi-submersible vessel packed with cocaine in the Pacific Ocean, as part of an operation in...

Trump appoints retired general as Ukraine and Russia special envoy

Washington [US], November 29: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a retired US Army lieutenant general, to serve as his special envoy to...

Taiwan leader to transit through Hawaii, US territory Guam on first overseas...

Taipei [Taiwan], November 29: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is set to make stopovers in the US state of Hawaii and Guam, a US territory, during...

Israeli society being 'colonized from inside', warns Borrell

Brussels [Belgium], November 29: The EU's outgoing top diplomat on Thursday said Israeli society has been "colonized from inside" by violent extremists as experts gathered...

Irish PM urges public to consider government formation when voting

Dublin [Ireland], November 29: Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has said he wants the public to consider who will form a "stable government" when they...

Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide since start of 21st...

Geneva [Switzerland], November 29: A new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in about two-thirds of all countries...

India sends medical supplies to Zambia

New Delhi [India], November 29: India has bolstered its partnership with Zambia by supplying medical equipment to support the nation's healthcare system.

Burj Khalifa's facade gets a dazzling lighting overhaul

Dubai [UAE], November 29: Emaar Properties has announced the completion of a revolutionary facade lighting upgrade for Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world....

ISKCON expresses solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das

New York [US], November 29: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday expressed solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested on...

Russia to hand over BRICS chairmanship to Brazil at Sherpa meet

Ekaterinburg [Russia], November 29: The final meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas in Russia's Ekaterinburg is set to conclude on Friday, marking the official handover...

Sheikh Hasina calls for 'immediate release' of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 29: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the 'unjust' arrest of former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, and...

Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods, landslides

Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 29: At least 12 people have been killed due to flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, authorities said on Thursday.

Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per year: Study

Bonn [Germany], November 29: Air pollution caused by fires have been linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year around the world, according to...

US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan officials

Washington [US], November 29: The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after a presidential election in July,...

Ukraine is about to lose strategic city faster than expected?

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: Intense clashes between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue in the city of Kurakhove (Donetsk province, eastern Ukraine), especially concentrated in the...

Former Brazilian president accused of participating in coup

Sao Paulo [Brazil], November 28: Brazilian federal police released a report on November 26 showing that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro participated in planning a...

US increases firepower in Asia-Pacific

Washington [US], November 28: Recently, the US has continuously stepped up the deployment of powerful firepower in both Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and the western...

FBI: Some of Trump's future cabinet nominees receive death threats

Washington [US], November 28: Several members of the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump have received death threats, including one with a pipe bomb,...

China releases 3 US citizens after years of diplomatic efforts

Washington [US], November 28: The White House said Beijing had released three US citizens in a bilateral prisoner swap that saw Washington lower its travel...

US newspaper estimates Ukrainian forces suffered more than 460,000 casualties

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: The Economist newspaper said that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed has exceeded 60,000, and more than 400,000 people were seriously...

Billionaire Elon Musk wants to abolish the US consumer protection agency

Washington [US], November 28: Billionaire Elon Musk, an advisor on streamlining the apparatus for the elected US administration, has proposed dissolving the Consumer Financial Protection...

Trump's budget plans push US government lawyers to private sector

Washington [US], November 28: Rank-and-file attorneys in the federal government fear major budget cuts when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office and are hunting for private-sector...

Trump aid cut fatal: Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 28: Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday any decision by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration to cut support for Ukraine would...

Still counting its dead, Hezbollah faces long road to recover from war

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 2: With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to...

Biden administration advancing $680 million arms sale to Israel

Washington [US], November 28: The Biden administration is pushing ahead with a $680 million arms sales package to Israel, a U.S. official familiar with the...