Sunak urged to lobby Indian PM over release of jailed blogger
London [UK], September 7: More than 70 members of parliament (MPs) have urged British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to use his trip to India to...
US imposes sanctions on leaders in Sudan's RSF over 'extensive' abuses
Washington [US], September 7: The United States has imposed sanctions on top commanders in Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing the group of committing "extensive"...
Storm in southern Brazil kills at least 31
Porto Alegre [Brazil], September 7: The death toll from heavy rains that devastated southern Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has risen to 31, the...
Strike kills 17 in Ukraine market
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 7: A Russian strike killed at least 17 people at a market in east Ukraine Wednesday, officials said, in an attack that...
2023 is likely to be hottest year on record
Paris [France], September 7: 2023 is likely to be the hottest year in human history, and global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer were the...
Saudi, Iran exchange ambassadors after years-long rupture
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 7: Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration...
Chinese delegation led by vice premier to visit North Korea
Beijing [China], September 7: A Chinese Communist Party and government delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit North Korea to take part in...
Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variant
Washington [US], September 7: Moderna said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the...
Judge rejects Trump bid to delay New York fraud trial
New York [US], September 7: A New York state judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay a scheduled Oct. 2 trial in state...
Three dead, four missing as rains pound Greece for second day
Athens [Greece], September 7: At least three people died and four were missing on Wednesday after torrential rain flooded homes and businesses and destroyed infrastructure...
Ukrainian Catholic bishops rebuke pope over his Russia comments
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 7: Ukraine's Eastern Rite Catholic bishops bluntly told Pope Francis at a meeting on Wednesday that some of his comments about Russia...
Iraqi voices and perspectives feature prominently in Iraq War Anniversary Conference at...
Muscat [Oman], September 7: Marking the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) is proud to announce the...
Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain receives National Guard Commander
Umm Al Quwain [UAE], September 7: H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain, affirmed the vital role...
Mariam Almheiri meets Deputy President of Kenya to build momentum for sustainable...
Nairobi [Kenya], September 7: Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and COP28 Food Systems Lead, said the "UAE will...
Abu Dhabi to host global summit for faith leaders to address climate...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 7: A global summit for faith leaders from around the world will take place in Abu Dhabi from 6th to...
Ajman Tourism organises 3rd edition of Ajman Philatelic & Numismatic Exhibition
Ajman [UAE], September 7: The Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD) organised today the 3rd Edition of Ajman Philatelic & Numismatic Exhibition, which will run...
Zambia launches project to improve maternal health
Lusaka [Zambia], September 6: Zambia on Tuesday launched a program aimed at improving the health of women during pregnancy as a way to address related...
Suspect in explosives attack on Japan PM Kishida indicted
Tokyo [Japan], September 6: Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man over an explosives attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election event in...
UN cuts food assistance for two million more Afghans
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 6: The United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan is being forced to drop food assistance for another 2 million people...
Colombia and ELN guerrillas to create safe 'humanitarian zones'
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], September 6: The Colombian government and the leftist guerrilla group ELN have agreed to create so-called humanitarian zones, during peace talks...
EU on Africa's side at COP28, vows European Commission president
Brussels [Belgium], September 6: Africa's voice must be heard in climate change talks at COP28 in Dubai, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said...
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID, but Joe Biden is negative
New York [US], September 6: First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID on Monday night, but a test taken by President Biden, 80, came...
ASEAN leaders urge Myanmar junta to stop attacks on civilians
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 6: The Philippines is ready to chair ASEAN in 2026 instead of Myanmar, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Tuesday, as the bloc...
Two former oil execs accused of war crimes in Sudan go on...
Stockholm [Sweden], September 6: Two former executives at a Swedish oil company went on trial in Stockholm on Tuesday accused of complicity in war crimes...
CEO of Australia's embattled Qantas steps down early
Canberra [Australia], September 6: The chief executive of Qantas has announced he will retire two months early amid a series of controversies that have tarnished...
Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas
Paris [France], September 6: French public schools have sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas - long, loose-fitting robes worn by...
Venice to start charging visitors entry fee next year
Venice [Italy], September 6: Venice plans to experiment with an admission fee of 5 euros($5.35) for day trippers next year to try to manage the...