S Korea's Yoon attends first trial for insurrection charges

Seoul [South Korea], April 15: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Monday for the start of his trial...

Come to Ukraine before peace deal, Zelensky urges Trump

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has implored US President Donald Trump to visit his country and witness some of the tragedy of...

Houthis report 36 casualties in US airstrike

Washington DC [US], April 15: The number of casualties from a US airstrike targeting a ceramics factory on the outskirts of Yemen's capital Sana'a has...

Ecuador's Noboa re-elected as president as rival demands recount

Quito [Ecuador], April 15: Ecuador's conservative President Daniel Noboa has secured victory in the country's presidential run-off vote on Sunday, according to preliminary results.

South Africa appoints special envoy to ease tensions with Unites States

Johannesburg [South Africa], April 15: South Africa has appointed a special envoy to the US in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries,...

Iran to consult Russia on US nuclear talks, Rome may host next...

Tehran [Iran], April 15: Tehran's foreign minister will travel to Moscow this week for consultations over Iran's nuclear talks with the United States, Iran and...

Lebanese prime minister visits Syria's president to reset strained relations

Beirut [Lebanese], April 15: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has held talks in Damascus with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in his first official visit to...

Landmark anti-trust trial of tech giant Meta begins in Washington

Washington DC [US], April 15: A trial of the US company Meta began in Washington on Monday over the tech giant's alleged illegal monopoly in...

Trump blames Biden, Zelensky for war in Ukraine

Washington DC [US], April 15: US President Donald Trump on Monday accused his predecessor Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of failing to prevent...

EU ministers back German Taurus missile delivery to Kiev

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 15: European officials on Monday responded positively to comments by Germany's incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz on deliveries of long-range Taurus cruise missiles...

Russia says Sumy strike hit commanders

Moscow [Russia], April 15: Russia's Defence Ministry on Monday said the airstrike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was an attack on a meeting...

Peruvian literature great Llosa dies

Peru [Lima], April 15: Peruvian novelist and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has died aged 89, his agency confirmed to dpa on Monday.

Tariffs on imported semiconductor chips coming soon, Trump says

Washington DC [US], April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would be announcing the tariff rate on imported semiconductors over the next...

5.2-magnitude earthquake hits California

Sacramento [California], April 15: A 5.2 earthquake rattled San Diego, California, and the surrounding area on Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey.

Apple takes top spot for first-quarter smartphone sales, data shows

Washington DC [US], April 15: Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab took the top spot for global smartphone sales in the first quarter on the back...

Israeli makes new Gaza ceasefire proposal but prospects appear slim

Israeli [Jerusalem], April 15: Mediator Egypt has presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said...

Trump administration cancels $3 billion climate-friendly farming program

Washington DC [US], April 15: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday said it had canceled a $3 billion program for climate-smart farming projects after...

Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover

Sudan [Khartoum], April 15: Between 60,000 and 80,000 households - or up to 400,000 people, - have been displaced from Sudan's Zamzam camp in North...

Trump administration wants to halve State Department budget

Washington DC [US], April 15: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wants to halve the State Department budget, cutting more than $30 billion, in fiscal 2026,...

Hungary's parliament votes to limit rights of dual nationals and LGBTQ

Hungary [Budapest], April 15: Hungary's parliament has backed a range of constitutional amendments which will limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people and dual nationals.

Housing issues overshadow Australian election campaign

Sydney [Australia], April 14: During the election campaign in Ho Chi Minh City. Perth on April 13, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his ruling...

Trump's tariff adviser denies conflict with billionaire Elon Musk

Washington [US], April 14: US President Donald Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro has denied any hostility to billionaire Elon Musk.

Thailand issues an urgent decree to deal with cyber and phone scams

Bangkok [Thailand], April 14: An emergency decree that took effect in Thailand on April 13 requires financial institutions, telecommunications companies and social media platforms to...

German Chancellor ready to send long-range missiles to Ukraine

Berlin [Germany], April 14: Friedrich Merz, who is about to become German chancellor, said Berlin was ready to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City merged wards: Binh Thanh...

Ho Chi Minh [Vietnam], April 14: Binh Thanh district is collecting people's opinions on the merger of 15 existing wards to 5 wards, named Binh...

Russian missile strike kills 34 in Ukraine's Sumy

Sumy [Ukraine], April Two Russian ballistic missiles slammed into the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, killing 34 people and wounding...

4th ERA Awards: Mansour bin Zayed named Champion Owner; PA Champion Breeder...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 14: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, was...