Biden finalizes rule to strengthen mental health law
Washington [US], September 10: The Biden Administration on Monday said it had finalized regulations to help ensure the 175 million Americans with private health insurance...
Fears of 'Lost Generation' as Gaza schools remain closed
Gaza Border [Israel], September 10: The new school year in the Palestinian territories officially began on Monday, with all schools in Gaza shut after 11...
Ex-US military leaders back Harris, call Trump a danger
Washington [US], September 10: A group of 10 retired top U.S. military officials endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter made public on...
Gaza war leaves over 600,000 students without education for second year: UN
New York [US], September 10: Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, stated that the new school year, which was set to begin today across...
4 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military sites
Damascus [Syria], September 9: At least four people were killed and 15 others injured late Sunday after Israel launched airstrikes on multiple military installations in...
Tokyo stocks lose ground at opening over tech losses
Tokyo [Japan], September 9: Tokyo stocks saw significant losses on Monday morning as tech shares plunged tracking Wall Street declines, pared by the yen's strength...
Japan books 22 bln USD current account surplus in July
Tokyo [Japan], September 9: Japan logged a current account surplus of 3.19 trillion yen (about 22.4 billion U.S. dollars) in July, said a government report...
Blinken travelling to London to discuss crisis in Middle East and Ukraine
Washington [US], September 9: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to travel to London to discuss issues including the crisis in the Middle...
Heavy fighting continues in strategically important Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], September 9: Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian troops have continued their relentless assault on Ukrainian defence lines near the strategically important city...
World Jewish Congress lauds Gaza mediator efforts
Gaza Border [Israel], September 9: The head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed his support for the mediators working to achieve a deal...
Boeing reaches preliminary deal to prevent more than 30,000 workers from striking
Washington [US], September 9: Boeing agreed on September 8 to a new preliminary contract with union leaders on wage increases, a move that helped avert...
Yagi is the strongest autumn typhoon to hit China in 75 years,...
Beijing [China], September 9: The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on September 8 identified super typhoon Yagi as the strongest autumn storm to hit China since...
Test across the Taiwan Strait
Washington [US], September 9: A German magazine first reported the news and foreign media outlets quoted it, but the German government neither confirmed nor denied...
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least four, injure 13
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 9: Multiple Israeli strikes on Syria's Hama countryside have killed at least four civilians, Syrian state media reported, with sources saying...
Greece to tax cruise ships to curb over-tourism
Athens [Greece], September 9: Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak...
Russia captures Ukrainian town near Pokrovsk
Moscow [Russia], September 9: Russia said on Sunday its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as Moscow's forces advanced on...
Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez seeks asylum in Spain
Caracas [Venezuela], September 9: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country...
Trump and Harris vie for black voters in Georgia
Washington [US], September 9: Vivian Childs, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, schooled a roomful of Republicans on how to win over Black voters in...
Emir of Kuwait issues decree accepting resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 9: His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued an Emiri Decree accepting the resignation...
Thousands rally in France against new Prime Minister Barnier
Paris [France], September 8: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in France on Saturday to protest the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister.
Trucks carry 100 metric tons of food relief from Chad to famine-risk...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 8: Trucks using the recently opened Adre crossing from Chad carried 100 metric tons of food aid into Sudan on Friday for...
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], September 8: At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings targeting two residential houses in central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday,...
5 injured in bomb blast in Syria's Daraa
Damascus [Syria], September 8: Five people, including a child and a woman, were injured Friday evening when an explosive device went off in Syria's southern...
Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives
Brussels [Belgium], September 8: Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, as intense heatwaves and severe droughts crippled agriculture and led to an...
Promotion event in Munich boosts China-Germany cooperation
Munich [Germany], September 8: The "Hello, Shenyang" global promotion event took place in Munich on Friday, drawing over 100 attendees, including German political and business...
Azerbaijan ready to participate in resolving Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Aliyev
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 8: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has expressed a willingness to participate in resolving the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, should such...
Canada's unemployment rate increases to 6.6 pct in August
Ottawa [Canada], September 8: Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 percent in August, after holding steady in July, Statistics Canada said Friday.