U.S. House Republicans nominate right-wing Jordan for speaker amid continued divisions
Washington [US], October 14: U.S. House Republicans on Friday nominated right-wing figure Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, for House speaker in a...
Number of missing people after Hawaii wildfires down to 7
Hawaii [US], October 14: The number of people missing in the August wildfires on the U.S. Hawaiian island of Maui has been downsized to seven,...
Security heightened in U.S. cities amid growing protests, mounting tensions
New York [US], October 14: While the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates in the Middle East, protests are growing and tensions are mounting across...
1 student killed, 3 injured in bomb attack in SE Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], October 14: One student was killed and three others sustained critical injuries in a bomb attack on a school in southeastern Myanmar's Kayin...
Blast kills 7, injures 17 in north Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 14: Seven persons have been confirmed dead and 17 others were injured as a blast ripped through a mosque in the capital...
Singapore keeps monetary policy unchanged
Singapore, October 14: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) kept its exchange rate-based monetary policy unchanged on Friday, doing so for the second time this...
Indonesia launches crude palm oil exchange
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 14: The world's largest palm oil producer, Indonesia, launched its crude palm oil (CPO) exchange on Friday, aiming to become a barometer...
Nationwide voting opens for Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum
Canberra [Australia], October 14: Polling booths across Australia have opened for the country's first referendum in the 21st century, with voters to decide on whether...
Abdullah bin Zayed, FM of Indonesia review regional developments, efforts to protect...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 14: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and RetnoMarsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, discussed...
France raises alert level to highest after teacher killed in Islamist attack
Paris [France], October 14: A 20-year-old man fatally stabbed a teacher and gravely wounded two other people in an attack at a school in the...
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza
New York [US], October 14: Human Rights Watch accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israeli shelling strikes Lebanese army post after infiltration warning
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 14: Israeli shelling struck a Lebanese army observation post at the border on Friday.
Israeli embassy staffer assaulted in Beijing
Beijing [China], October 14: A staffer at the Israeli embassy in Beijing was assaulted on Friday and was hospitalised in stable condition.
Macron calls France stabbings 'barbaric terrorism'
Paris [France], October 14: French president Emmanuel Macron has condemned the "barbarity of terrorism" after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed a teacher to death outside a...
UAE Barakah Exercise 2023 successfully concludes in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 14: The UAE Barakah Exercise 2023, hosted at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant (BNEP) for 36 continuous hours, has concluded. The exercise...
First Al Dhafra Camel Racing Festival commences in MadinatZayed Racetrack
Al Dhafra[UAE], October 14:The first edition of Al Dhafra Camel Racing Festival commenced today at the MadinetZayed Racetrack in AL Dhafra Region.
Kalba to host 3rd edition of Wadi Al Helo Trail Run
Sharjah [UAE], October 14: The Wadi Al Helo Trail Run, organised by the Sharjah Sports Council (SSC), on 22nd October, in front of the Wadi...
Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industries cluster launches at Masdar City
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 14: In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries (SAVI)...
Change of government possible in closely fought Gibraltar elections
Gibraltar, October 13: Parliamentary elections have begun in Gibraltar, with pundits expecting a neck-and-neck race in the British overseas territory at the southern tip of...
Kiev reports damage to Russian corvette Pavel Dzerzhavin
Kiev [Ukraine], October 13: The Ukrainian navy said on Thursday that it had damaged a Russian warship near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on...
Armenia again calls on UN court to protect people from Nagorno-Karabakh
Yerevan [Armenia], October 13: Armenia has again called on the International Court of Justice to impose measures on Azerbaijan to protect ethnic Armenians who come...
Man handed suspended sentence in Sweden after burning Quran
Stockholm [Sweden], October 13: A man in Sweden has been found guilty of incitement to hatred and given a suspended sentence after distributing a video...
Two Syrian airports out of service after Israeli strikes
Damascus [Syria], October 13: Israeli warplanes struck Damascus and Aleppo airports in war-torn Syria on Thursday, putting them out of action, Syrian state media reported.
UN agency warns of looming water crisis in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], October 13: The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is warning of a water crisis in the Gaza Strip, which is under a...
Erdogan orders negotiations for release of civilians
Istanbul [Turkey], October 13: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has ordered negotiations to help secure the release of Israeli civilian hostages kidnapped by Hamas, a presidential...
Putin lands in Kyrgyzstan; no risk of arrest on ICC warrant
Moscow [Russia], October 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday for his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued...
US offers Finland help investigating damage to gas pipeline
Washington [US], October 13: Washington has offered Finland help to investigate the damage on a gas pipeline that runs between Estonia and Finland, US Defense...