Lebanon to continue austerity policy at diplomatic missions amid financial crisis
Beirut [Lebanon], June 21: Lebanon will continue an austerity policy at its overseas diplomatic missions for at least two more years amid the current financial...
Finland's new government takes office
Helsinki [Finland], June 21: The new government of Finland, led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, took office on Tuesday.
Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left 42, including children, dead
Kampala [Uganda], June 21: Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people, including the headmaster of the school in which 42 people, mostly children, were killed in...
British MPs back report that found Johnson lied about 'partygate'
London [UK], June 21: British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament with his Partygate denials,...
Taliban execute murderer in second public execution since retaking power
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21: For the second time since retaking power, the Taliban held a public execution, this time for an Afghan man who killed...
$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death and destruction': UN
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help...
4 Zionists shot dead near West Bank settlement
Ramallah [Palestine], June 21: Four people were shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Zionist officials said, a day after an...
Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race the clock
Ottawa [Canada], June 21: Rescuers were scouring thousands of square miles in the remote North Atlantic for a third day, racing against time to find...
Ghosn to fight 'to the end as sues Nissan in Lebanon
Tokyo [Japan], June 21: Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he will fight "to the end" in a $1 billion lawsuit the former Nissan (7201.T) chairman...
Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber
Ottawa [Canada], June 21: The search mission continues to expand, with Canada's Department of National Defence saying a number of vessels are on the way.
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by...
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21: Glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century's end due to global warming,...
Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
Washington[US], June 21: U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese...
Squeeze on UK tenants tightens as rents outpace incomes
London [UK], June 21: Britain's housing market strains are spreading to the rental sector with the proportion of household income spent on rent hitting the...
Hamdan bin Zayed praises ERC's efforts during Year of Sustainability
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 21: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent (ERC),...
US, Netherlands win IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai
Dubai [UAE], June 21: The United States of America defeated Great Britain in men's final Group D game at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships...
Local Press: Consistency is what unpins the UAE's desirability for young Arabs
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 21: A local newspaper has said that this year's Arab Youth Survey has once again named the UAE for the 12th...
Sweden says cannot rule out Russian attack
Stockholm [Sweden], June 20: In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, defence experts in NATO candidate country Sweden say that "an armed attack on...
Sunak talks to Zelensky about war, weapons
London [UK], June 20: Ukraine's counteroffensive against the Russian invasion is clearly making "good progress," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky.
Five killed in Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp
Ramallah/Tel Aviv [Israel], June 20: At least five Palestinians have been killed, including a 15-year-old, and 91 injured after Israeli forces, backed by helicopters, targeted...
Yemen prisoner exchange talks end with focus on political detainees
Sanaa [Yemen], June 20: The latest round of talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement to exchange prisoners has concluded, with an increasing...
Biden visits California to talk climate, raise cash
Los Angeles [US], June 20: President Joe Biden planed to unveil more than $600 million in federal spending to fight the effects of climate change...
Tension on the Ukrainian battlefield amid Kyiv's counter-offensive
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 20: Yesterday (June 19), TASS reported that Alexey Polishchuk, an official of the Russian Foreign Ministry, confirmed that Ukraine has deployed a...
Japan's cabinet approval rating declines
Tokyo [Japan], June 20: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet has dropped 12 percentage points to 33 percent, after peaking with the G7...
Flying cars flooded the Paris Air Show
Paris [France], June 20: Nikkei Asia newspaper reported on June 20 that many flying car models were brought to the Paris Air Show ...
Ukraine prepares 'biggest blow' as it claims recapture of eight villages from...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 20: Ukraine said it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive and a defence official vowed...
Ships, planes search for sub that went missing on trip to Titanic...
Washington [US], June 20: U.S. and Canadian ships and planes searched for a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast...
Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
Rme [Italy], June 20: History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when...