66 dead in Nepal floods and landslides
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 29: At least 66 people have died and scores of others are missing in Nepal due to severe floods and landslides triggered...
13 killed in blast at Russian petrol station
Moscow [Russia], September 29: At least 13 people have been killed in a serious explosion at a petrol station in the southern Russian republic of...
'Multiple dead' in single-engine plane crash in US
Washington [US], September 29: Multiple people have been killed after a single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area at an airport in North Carolina, the...
Former British PM considered raiding Dutch warehouse over vaccines
London [UK], September 29: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson considered launching an "aquatic raid" on a warehouse in the Netherlands to retrieve Covid vaccine...
Israel PM calls killing of Hezbollah leader 'necessary'
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: Israel has killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful air strike in Beirut, dealing a heavy blow to...
SpaceX launches shuttle to bring astronauts stuck on ISS home
Washington [US], September 29: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX Corporation (USA) launched a spacecraft on September 28 towards the International...
Philippine House of Representatives hears allegations that former mayor is a Chinese...
Manila [Philippines], September 29: The Philippine House of Representatives is investigating allegations that former Mayor Alice Guo is a Chinese spy, after it was mentioned...
Mixed reactions after Israel kills Hezbollah leader
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: The US believes Israel may soon send troops to Lebanon, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says killing the Hezbollah...
More than 50 dead, millions without power as Hurricane Helene sweeps through...
Washington [US], September 29: More than 50 people died and nearly 3.5 million people were without power on September 28 as Hurricane Helene swept through...
Leader killed, what will be the future of Hezbollah in Lebanon?
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 29: The death of leader Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah in Lebanon for 32 years, is the most serious blow to...
Egyptian President calls for immediate, comprehensive ceasefire in both Lebanon, Gaza
Cairo [Egypt], September 29: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed Egypt's full solidarity with Lebanon in light of the current circumstances, stressing the need...
Tunisia's parliament approves electoral law change ahead of presidential vote
Tunis [Tunisia], September 28: Tunisia's Parliament approved a draft law on Friday modifying the country's electoral process, just days before the presidential election scheduled for...
Zimbabwe devalues currency amid exchange rate volatility
Harare [Zimbabwe], September 28: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the country's central bank, on Friday devalued the new gold-backed currency by 42.6 percent against...
EU foreign policy chief calls for immediate efforts towards two-state solution
Brussels [Belgium], September 28: Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell has stressed the need for immediate efforts towards the two-state solution, rather than...
Meeting Trump, Zelensky says Ukraine counts on U.S. support no matter who...
New York [US], September 28: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for a meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump materialized Friday, during which he said...
Landslide in Indonesia's gold mine leaves 12 dead, 11 injured
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 28: As many as 12 miners were killed and 11 others injured following a landslide at a traditional mine in Solok...
Uzbekistan, Egypt set up joint chamber of commerce
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], September 28: Uzbekistan and Egypt agreed to establish a joint Chamber of Commerce, Uzbek media reported on Friday.
Algeria deploys medical teams amid rising diphtheria, malaria cases in south
Algiers [Algeria], September 28: The Algerian Health Ministry announced on Friday that it is dispatching medical teams and supplies to deal with the increasing cases...
Netanyahu insists on carrying out attacks in Lebanon, threatens Iran
United Nations, September 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there would be no immediate truce...
Wild winds and rain prompt severe weather warnings
Washington [US], September 28: Wild winds and heavy rain have hit the NSW north coast, triggering severe weather and flood warnings.
US charges three Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
Washington [US], September 28: The US Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps of hacking Donald Trump's presidential...
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command
Jerusalem [Israel], September 28: The Israeli military said it had targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday in an attack that shook...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Kosovo's Prime Minister in New York
New York [US], September 28: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Albin Kurti, Prime...
FAO marks International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
Rome [Italy], September 28: Reducing food loss and waste is crucial for improving food security and nutrition, promoting the efficient use of resources, protecting the...
New ADB-IFFEd Partnership to unlock $500 mn in concessional education financing in...
Manila [Philippines], September 28: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) that will enable at...
COP29 Presidency discusses climate change adaptation at UN headquarters
New York [US], September 28: The COP29 Presidency spearheaded a high-level discussion at UN Headquarters in New York titled "The Road to COP29: A Multilateral...
Over 400 relics items from South China Sea make debut in Hainan
Haikou [China], September 28: An exhibition featuring more than 400 relics items retrieved from two ancient shipwrecks discovered in the South China Sea kicked off...