UN Independent International Commission finds Israel, Palestinian armed groups responsible for war...
New York [US], June 13: Palestinian armed groups and Israeli authorities have both committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the attack on 7...
Massive fire breaks out at oil refinery in Iraq's Erbil
Baghdad [Iraq], June 13: A massive fire broke out at the asphalt storage facility of an oil refinery in Erbil province, northern Iraq, last night.
Musk expects more from shareholders than himself
Washington [US], June 13: A deal is a deal - sometimes, it seems. Discord is growing among electric-car maker Tesla's (TSLA.O), opens new tab investors...
Gaza ceasefire in limbo as Hamas seeks changes, says US
Gaza border [Israel], June 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed...
Russian missile attack kills 8, injures 21
Moscow [Russia], June 13: A Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine's southern city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least eight people and injured another 21,...
Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
Mangaf [Kuwait], June 13: At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's...
Wildfires prompt Cyprus President to cut short Jordan visit
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 12: Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides cut short his visit to Jordan on Tuesday, where he was attending an international conference on Gaza,...
Putin revamps government body supervising Russia's defense industry
Moscow [Russia], June 12: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on Tuesday to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its...
NATO will defend every ally: Stoltenberg
Riga [Latvia], June 12: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has again promised the states on NATO's eastern flank the alliance's full support in case of...
49 dead, 140 missing as boat capsizes off Yemen coast
Cairo [Egypt], June 12: Dozens of people have died after a migrant boat carrying around 260 people capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to...
Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect energy grid
Berlin [Germany], June 12: President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country's energy...
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...