Two dead in Italy refinery explosion

Rome [Italy], December 10: At least two workers were killed in a powerful explosion at a refinery near the Italian city of Florence, the ANSA...

Norwegian princess' son Marius Borg Høiby goes to rehab after release

Copenhagen [Denmark], December 10: Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's Princess Mette-Marit, began rehabilitation treatment immediately following his release from custody, his lawyer announced...

Donald Trump should be treated with respect, says former EU chief Juncker

Luxembourg, December 10: Former European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker looked back at his relationship with re-elected US president Donald Trump in an interview with dpa.

2024 Amazon forest fire season burns area roughly size of Italy: Environmental...

Berlin [Germany], December 10: Tens of thousands of fires swept through the Brazilian Amazon during the recently concluded forest fire season, with the environmental organization...

Trump lays out agenda including mass deportations

New York [US], December 10: United States President-elect Donald Trump promised to make good on his election promises of mass deportations and new tariffs in...

Pakistan faces growing digital crisis as internet disruptions affect economy, daily life

Karachi [Pakistan], December 10: The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP) has raised concerns over the country's deteriorating digital services amid an ongoing...

US reduces garment imports from China, benefiting other Asian countries

New York [US], December 10: In a significant shift in global trade dynamics, the United States has steadily reduced its garment imports from China over...

EU states urge peaceful transition in Syria, say no contact with oppn...

Brussels [Belgium], December 10: The European Union's 27 member states called for an "orderly, peaceful and inclusive transition"after the end of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's...

Indonesia: Flash flooding kills at least 10 on Java island

Java [Indonesia], December 10: At least 10 people are known to have died and at least two more are missing after landslides triggered by heavy...

Donald Trump nominates 'hawkish' former Senator as Ambassador to China

Washington DC [US], December 10: US President-elect Donald Trump has named former Georgia Senator David Perdue as his pick for the US Ambassador to China,...

Germany to close loophole that let human smugglers stash boats there

Berlin [Germany], December 10: Germany will close a legal loophole that enabled human traffickers to store the small boats they use to cross the English...

Syria's new administration moves to form govt

Damascus [Syria], December 10: Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group said they are working on taking complete control of the Syrian capital Damascus and promised...

Netanyahu corruption trial: What you need to know

Jerusalem [Israel], December 10: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify for the first time in his long-running corruption trial.

First agreement under Taiwan-US trade initiative to come into force

Taipei City [Taiwan]/Washington DC [US], December 10: The first agreement signed under a trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States will come into force,...

With Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Damascus [Syria], December 10: Damascus stirred back to life at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the Syrian capital and...

South Korea President Yoon banned from foreign travel

Seoul [South Korea], December 10: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial...

Japan revises Q3 GDP growth up to 1.2 pct

Tokyo [Japan], December 9: Japan's Cabinet Office on Monday revised the country's economic growth for the third quarter to an annualized rate of 1.2 percent,...

Turkish FM underscores need to prevent terrorists from exploiting Syria's situation

Doha [Qatar], December 9: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stressed here on Sunday the need to prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting the situation in Syria...

Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopens after restoration

Paris [France], December 9: Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Saturday with a grand...

Israeli airstrikes hit military sites in Damascus, Quneitra

Damascus [Syria], December 9: Israeli warplanes carried out multiple strikes on Sunday against the former Syrian government's military and security sites in and around Damascus,...

4 dead, 10 missing as minibus plunges into canal in Egypt's Asyut

Cairo [Egypt], December 9: Rescue teams in Egypt's Asyut province recovered the bodies of four people on Sunday after a minibus carrying 14 passengers plunged...

Syria updates: Rebels announce curfew after Assad's fall

Damascus [Syria], December 9: The Syrian armed opposition command has said it will impose a curfew in Damascus, starting at 4 p.m. local time (1300...

Pakistan: Lahore's Anti-Terror court extends interim bail of former PM Imran Khan's...

Lahore [Pakistan], December 9: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore has extended the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's sisters Aleema Khan,...

Kaspersky joins UNIDO's Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing

Vienna [Austria], December 9: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has announced that Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, has joined the...

UN stresses need to support comprehensive political transition in Syria

New York [US], December 9: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasised the need for international support to ensure that any political transition in Syria...

Ukraine War 1019: Confusing Information on Russian and Ukrainian Casualties

Kiev [Ukraine], December 9: The Ukrainska Pravda newspaper quoted Zelensky on December 8 as saying that since the war began, Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers...

South Korea in the midst of leadership crisis

Seoul [South Korea], December 9: Prosecutors also seized his phone and arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who advised President Yoon to declare martial law...