Greta Thunberg denies public order offence after London protest
London [UK], November 16: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a public order offence after a protest in central London last...
B'desh's parliamentary poll set for Jan 7
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 16: Bangladesh's election authorities on Wednesday announced that national elections will be held on January 7 amid street protests by the major...
Iran told Hamas it would not engage in direct conflict with Israel
Tehran [Iran], November 16: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is said to have made it clear that Iran will not participate directly in the...
Intense gunfight at Al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: Israel said it found weapons inside Al-Shifa hospital but did not see the whereabouts of the hostages after sending forces...
Vatican confirms ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons
Vatican City [Italy], November 16: The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long...
One Planet - Polar Summit: The first Summit devoted to the preservation...
Paris [France], November 16: This first international Summit devoted to glaciers and poles aims to strengthen international cooperation to preserve the cryosphere and glacial and...
Israeli military says it uncovers Hamas command centre
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 16: Israeli troops found an operational command centre and assets belonging to Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza's biggest hospital, Israel's military...
Moldova is in a pro-Russia mood after local polls: Moscow
Moscow [Russia], November 15: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it sees pro-Russian political forces gaining ground in EU candidate country Moldova after the Western-oriented...
Sunak stresses 'united team' following dramatic reshuffle
London [UK], November 15: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed his "strong and united team" at his first Cabinet meeting following the dramatic reshuffle that...
Germany, Greece in favour of reviving EU-Turkey refugee deal
Berlin [Germany], November 15: Germany and Greece are supporting Brussels' efforts to revive the refugee agreement between Turkey and the European Union, Chancellor Scholz said...
Russia pardons murderer of key journalist after war service
Moscow [Russia], November 15: One of the men convicted of murdering Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been pardoned following his front-line service in Moscow's war...
Morawiecki continues to stall handover of power in Poland
Warsaw [Poland], November 13: Poland's national conservative former governing party PiS is further delaying the transition of power after the opposition won a majority in...
Hungary and Russia agree on plan for new nuclear power reactors
Moscow [Russia], November 15: Hungary and the Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom have agreed on a timetable for the long-planned expansion of the Paks nuclear...
'Bold strides' needed not 'baby steps' on 1.5-degree climate goal: UN
Dubai [UAE], November 15: The climate targets currently submitted by countries mean that the world is a long way from stopping global warming at 1.5...
Israel's attacks on hospitals 'should be investigated as war crimes': HRW
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: Israel's repeated attacks on medical facilities, health personnel and ambulances in Gaza should be "investigated as war crimes", international NGO...
Gaza war pushes tumultuous Israel-Turkey ties into 'deep freezer'
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The mounting death toll in Gaza has seen Turkish politicians, especially President RecepTayyip Erdogan, become increasingly direct in their criticism...
Bangladesh has a headache because of dengue fever
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 15: Reuters reported on November 14 that Bangladesh is in the worst dengue outbreak. The number of deaths in the South Asian...
The US retaliates in Syria
Washington [US], November 15: A US official said on November 14 that Washington believes that the latest US airstrike on November 12 targeting militias suspected...
North Korea tests new rocket engine, US sells interceptor missiles to South...
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 15: North Korea announced that it had successfully tested a new engine for a medium-range ballistic missile amid the US ratification...
The US House of Representatives passed a bill to prevent a government...
Washington [US], November 15: On November 14, the US House of Representatives passed a temporary spending bill with the support of many lawmakers from both...
Thailand offers a $28 billion Malacca Strait bypass project
Bangkok (Thailand), November 15: The Thai government is introducing to investors a $28 billion project to significantly cut transit times between the Indian Ocean and...
Israel raids Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The Israeli military said it was carrying out a raid on Wednesday against Palestinian Hamas militants in Al Shifa Hospital,...
Israel says it is carrying out an operation against Hamas in Al-Shifa...
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "precise and targeted operation against Hamas" in part of Al-Shia Hospital...
Hamas say US Al-Shifa remarks give Israel 'green light' to target hospitals
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: Hamas has just responded to comments made by the US tonight, that there is intelligence showing the group has a...
Israeli hostage families start 5-day march on Netanyahu's home
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The families of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip kicked off a five-day march on Tuesday...
Palestinians dig mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: Palestinians trapped inside Gaza's biggest hospital were digging a mass grave to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement, and...
Lives of 36 babies in Gaza hospital at risk despite Israeli incubator...
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 15: The lives of 36 babies at Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital were hanging in the balance, according to medical staff there...