China urges powers to avoid rivalry in South Pacific
Beijing [China], April 21: China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power...
Thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests
Jerusalem[USA], April 21: Thousands of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to call for new elections and demand more action from the government...
Iran's foreign minister downplays drone attack
Tehran [Iran], April 21: Iran's foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to...
House passes $95B Ukraine, Israel aid bill
Washington [USA], April 21: The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to...
Africa needs $277 billion per year for climate adaptation: African Development Bank...
Washington [USA], April 21: African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina called for more urgent action as climate change continues to wreak havoc in many...
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Ankara ahead of President El-Sisi's visit...
Ankara [Egypt], April 22: Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's upcoming visit to Türkiye in his meeting with Turkish President...
Hamdan bin Mohammed approves series of initiatives to mitigate impact of severe...
Dubai [UAE], April 21: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that...
Italian firms keen to attend China's import expo
Milan [Italy], April 20: Representatives of the Italian business community said Friday that the 7th edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) will create...
enezuela calls for economic independence amid U.S. blockade
Caracas [Venenzuela], April 20: The unilateral coercive measures imposed on Venezuela by the United States have led Venezuelans to be determined and to unite in...
U.S. stocks end mixed as fear index rises
New York [US], April 20: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, as the investors reacted to the geopolitical conflicts and sticky inflation.
Three injured after chemical plant fire in U.S. Houston
Houston [US], April 20: Three contractors were injured with varying degree burns after a chemical plant set blazed on Friday near Houston, U.S. state of...
Man sets himself on fire in New York outside Trump criminal trial...
New York [US], April 20: A man set himself on fire Friday afternoon outside Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection was under way in the...
Blinken says U.S. not involved in Israeli attack against Iran
Washington [US], April 20: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that he can't speak to media reports about the details of an Israeli...
2 more unintended substances found in Japan drugmaker's red yeast rice supplements
Tokyo [Japan], April 20: At least two additional unintended substances have been found in some of Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's dietary supplements with red yeast...
One man dead in car-bus crash in NSW, Australia
Sydney [Australia], April 20: A fatal crash between a Mazda sedan and a bus caused one dead and over 20 injured in Dubbo, a city...
Urgent: DPRK test-fires new anti-aircraft missile
Seoul [South Korea], April 20: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the "Hwasal-1 Ra-3"...
ASEAN chief says Cambodia makes great strides towards fostering region's peace, stability,...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 20: Cambodia has made significant contributions to maintaining peace, stability and economic prosperity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Is the US military ready for a major conflict in the Middle...
Washington [USA], April 20: In the context of Iran and Israel facing the risk of switching from shadow war to direct confrontation, the US military...
North Korea tested super-large warheads and new anti-aircraft missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 20: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested the power of a "super-large warhead" for strategic cruise missiles and test-fired a...
Big explosion at the base of a pro-Iranian group in Iraq, the...
Baghdad [Iraq], April 20: Many people were injured after a large explosion suspected to be an air strike at a military base of pro-Iranian groups...
Under internal and external pressure, Israel twice postponed its attack on Iran...
Jerusalem [Israel], April 20: According to three Reuters sources, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's war cabinet initially approved the attack plan on the night...
NATO agrees to provide air defense systems to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 20: Speaking online before the NATO-Ukraine Council on April 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country needs at least 7...
Man sets self on fire outside New York Trump trial
New York [USA], April 20: A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic hush-money trial was...
Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of UN...
New York [USA], April 20: The President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to achieve the goals of the...
Food security, climate change top Asean agenda during Malaysia's chairmanship
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 20: As Malaysia prepares to assume the Asean Chair, bolstering regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change...
UAE and French Presidents discuss bilateral relations and latest regional and international...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 20: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Emmanuel Macron,...
New World Bank Group-African Development Bank Group partnership aims to connect 300...
Washington [US], April 20: The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million...