Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling
Washington [US], June 14: The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday keeping the abortion drug mifepristone on the market with no new restrictions ends one...
G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets
Apulia [Italy], June 14: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal to provide $50 billion of loans for Ukraine...
Canada to contribute 3.6 bln USD to new G7 deal for Ukraine
Ottawa [Canada], June 10: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced 5 billion Canadian dollars (3.6 billion U.S. dollars) in funding as the country's...
World Bank says Sri Lankan economy to expand 2.2 pct in 2024
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14: Sri Lankan economy is expected to expand by 2.2 percent in 2024 and reach 3 percent in 2026, assuming successful...
Philippines confirms Filipino crew aboard ship attacked in Red Sea
Manila [Philippines], June 14: The Philippines on Friday said Filipino sailors were among the crew on board a commercial ship attacked by Houthi militants in...
Greece: Heat forces Acropolis closure for 2nd straight day
Athens [Greece], June 14: Greek authorities closed down the Acropolis in Athens on Thursday afternoon for a second day running as Athens experiences unusually high...
Record 120 million people displaced globally: UN report
New York [US], June 14: The UN said on Thursday that a record-breaking 120 million people were living in a forcibly displaced status globally between...
UAQ Ruler pardons number of inmates ahead of Eid Al Adha
Umm Al Quwain [UAE], June 14: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, has ordered the...
Bank of Japan decides to reduce government bond buying
Tokyo [Japan], June 14: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to reduce its government bond buying, in a further step toward policy...
UAE participates in 20th CGIAR System Council meeting in Brazil
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 14: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Head of International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court, led the UAE delegation to the 20th...
International film festival opens in Shanghai
Shanghai [China], June 14: The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) kicked off on Friday in the east Chinese metropolis, ushering in a 10-day feast...
Iranian, Venezuelan FMs vow to promote ties, cooperation to counter sanctions
Tehran [Iran], June 13: Iran's Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto highlighted the necessity to further expand bilateral...
U.S.-British coalition launches 3 airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city
Sanaa [Yemen], June 13: Warplanes of the United States and British naval coalition launched three airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah...
Cloud seeding claims overshadow record floods worldwide
Washington [US], June 13: Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role of global warming in historic...
New Caledonia vote reform that sparked riots 'suspended'
Paris [France], June 13: President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in French Pacific territory New Caledonia would be...
New Korean flare-up carries greater air of menace
Seoul [South Korea], June 13: Border tensions are a fact of life on the Korean Peninsula, but analysts warn that the current spike in incidents...
Denmark recalls Korean instant noodles for being too spicy
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 13: Denmark's food agency has recalled three brands of South Korean instant ramen, warning that they were so hot they might cause...
UAE, Uzbek ministers of justice discuss enhancing cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 13: Minister of Justice Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, and Akbar Tashkulov, Minister of Justice of the Republic...
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...