Nearly 1.8 billion adults face health risks from inactivity: WHO
New York [US], June 27: Almost 1.8 billion adults are at risk of diseases such as cancer, stroke, dementia and diabetes due to a lack...
NATO appoints outgoing Dutch premier Mark Rutte as secretary general
Brussels [Belgium], June 27: NATO has appointed outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to succeed Jens Stoltenberg in October as the alliance's next secretary general.
Julian Assange lands in Australia a free man
London [UK], June 27: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has arrived in his native Australia to be reunited with his family and start a new life...
Espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich begins in Russia
Moscow [Russia], June 27: The trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than a year for alleged espionage,...
End of WikiLeaks founder's legal battle
Sydney [Australia], June 27: Mr. Assange (53 years old) returned to Australia on the same day after accepting a plea agreement with the US government...
Israel threatens to send Lebanon back to the Stone Age if there...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 27: The statement was made by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant while visiting the US to discuss the war situation in the...
Ukraine war on day 854: Mr. Zelensky personally went to the front...
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 27: The Kyiv Independent news site reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 26 visited soldiers on the front line in...
Kenyan President gives in and will not sign tax increase law
Nairobi [Kenya], June 27: "After seriously listening to the people of Kenya who said they do not want the 2024 finance bill, I recognize [that...
North Korea said it successfully tested a missile with multiple warheads
Ptongyang [North Korea], June 27: Yonhap quoted information from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) revealing that the test on June 26 tested the ability...
New US calculations in Ukraine
Washington [US], June 27: US officials have just revealed that President Joe Biden's administration may lift the implicit ban on the deployment of US military...
Failed coup in Bolivia, army general arrested
Sucre [Bolivia], June 27: "We cannot let this coup take the lives of Bolivians again. We want to call on everyone to defend democracy," President...
Israeli forces pound Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
Jerusalem [Israel], June 27: Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of...
Russia marks 70th anniversary of world's first nuclear power plant
Moscow [Russia], June 27: Russia today held a series of ceremonial events in Obninsk (Kaluga region) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the...
Finland first country to start bird flu vaccinations for humans
Helsinki [Finland], June 27: Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health...
UAE participates in SelectUSA Investment Summit
Washington [US], June 27: Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has visited Washington DC for talks with Gina Raimondo,...
Jordan won't send troops to Gaza to replace Israeli occupation forces: Safadi
Athens [Greece], June 27: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, said that Jordan will not send troops to...
Aid teams will never abandon Gaza: Top UN official
New York [US], June 27: UN aid teams and partner organisations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need, despite the increasing...
World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking
Geneva [Switzerland], June 27: The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are...
Man behind Hamburg airport hostage stand-off given 12 years in prison
Hamburg [Germany], June 26: A 35-year-old man who abducted his daughter, drove his car to the Hamburg airport and provoked an hours-long stand-off with police...
OIC Observatory warns Gaza is entering most critical humanitarian phase since October...
Gaza [Israel], June 26: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's media observatory for Israel's crimes against the Palestinians warned that the Gaza Strip has already entered,...
Kenyan parliament stormed as thousands demonstrate against tax law
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: Several hundred demonstrators in the Kenyan capital Nairobi broke through security barriers and stormed the parliament building during protests against a...
WHO says worldwide alcohol consumption is declining too slowly
Geneva [Switzerland], June 26: People around the world are drinking less alcohol than they used to, but the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that...
Russia blocks access to 81 EU media
Moscow [Russia], June 26: In response to the ban on broadcasting several Russian media in Europe, Russia has blacklisted 81 European media companies.
Study finds Nile migration world's largest movement of land-animals
Nairobi [Kenya], June 26: The gigantic migration of antelopes in South Sudan and Ethiopia comprises around six million animals, new research has found. The South...
Top US health official declares gun violence a public crisis
Washington [US], June 26: The top US health official has declared gun violence in the country a public health crisis. "Firearm violence is a public...
Assange headed to Pacific island on way to freedom in Australia
London [UK]/ Bangkok [Thailand], June 26: A plane in which Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is believed to be travelling on arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday,...
UN launches global principles to combat online hate, urges action
New York [US], June 26: Technology companies must take responsibility and mitigate harm to society, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday as he...