Six elephants dead after being hit by train in Sri Lanka
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 21: A passenger train derailed after striking a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in central Sri Lanka in the...
Netanyahu vows revenge as Hamas hands over bodies of youngest hostages
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 21: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge on Hamas on Thursday after the group released what it said were the bodies...
Trump cuts deportation protections for 521,000 Haitians
Washington [US], February 21: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday cut the duration of deportation protections and work permits for 521,000 Haitians covered...
US Senate poised to confirm Kash Patel as Trump's FBI director
Washington [US], February 21: The US Senate was set to vote on Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that...
Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
Toronto [Canada], February 21: Delta Air Lines is offering US$30,000 to each person on board a plane that crash-landed in Toronto on Monday - all...
Security chief of El Chapo's son arrested
Mexico City [Mexico], February 21: The Mexican army said it had arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of...
US calls off Kiev press conference after Trump envoy meets Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine] / Brussels [Belgium], February 21: The United States called off a press conference scheduled for Thursday with Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's...
Ex-Trump strategist Bannon sees right on the advance in Europe
New York [US], February 21: The US political strategist Steve Bannon hopes that Germany's parliamentary election this weekend will fire a starting gun for a...
Criminal trial of suspended South Korean president begins
Seoul [South Korea], February 21: Suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appeared in a first preliminary hearing of a criminal trial on...
Hamas hands over bodies of four Israelis held captive in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], February 21: Hamas has handed over the bodies of an Israeli woman, her two young children and an elderly man who were taken...
World powers lack consensus on crises: S African leader
Johannesburg [South Africa], February 21: Major world powers lack consensus on how to respond to issues of global significance, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at...
At least 13 soldiers killed, over 20 injured in al-Shabaab militia attacks...
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 21: At least 13 soldiers were killed in attacks by the Islamist al-Shabaab militia on three military bases in Somalia, the Somali...
UN human rights chief decries 'parading of bodies'
New York [US], February 21: The UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has strongly condemned the conduct of the Palestinian group Hamas during the handover...
Australia and NZ keeping close eye on Chinese navy ships off Sydney
Sydney [Australia], February 21: Australia and New Zealand are monitoring a group of Chinese naval vessels spotted in c near Sydney, the country's defence ministers...
Emir of Qatar arrives in Tehran
Tehran [Iran], February 20: H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar arrived Wednesday in Tehran on an official visit to...
5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 20: An earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale struck off the coasts of Indonesia on Wednesday.
Guterres urges Security Council to overcome divisions for peace
New York [US], February 20: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on members of the UN Security Council to overcome divisions that hinder effective...
Japan reports 2.8 trillion yen trade deficit in January
Tokyo [Japan], February 20: Japan logged a 2.76 trillion yen ($18.2 billion) trade deficit in January, weighed down by increased imports of electronics, government data...
Sudan: At least 200 killed in paramilitary attack
Khartoum [Sudan], February 20: Sudan's paramilitary forces launched a three-day assault near Khartoum, killing more than 200, the Emergency Lawyers network said Tuesday. The rights...
SpaceX launches rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral, booster lands in Bahamas
Florida [US], February 20: SpaceX made history after launching a rocket into space from the coast of Florida and landing the rocket booster in another...
Russia advances on Ukraine's critical minerals
Moscow [Russia], February 20: Russia, like U.S. President Donald Trump, covets Ukraine's natural resources - and on the ground its forces are closing in on...
Canada refugee claims drop as country issues fewer visas
Toronto [Canada], February 20: Refugee claims in Canada are dropping from historic highs as the country grants fewer visas and advocates worry legitimate claimants are...
Hundreds deported from US held in Panama hotel
Panama City [Panama], February 20: In a room at the luxury Decapolis Hotel in Panama City, two girls hold a piece of paper to the...
Ukraine tensions rise as Trump echoes Kremlin talking points
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], February 20: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US President Donald Trump of "living in a disinformation space" created by...
Macron hosts more talks as Europe confronts US shift on Ukraine
Paris [France], February 20: French President Emmanuel Macron was holding an informal video conference with 19 European countries and Canada on Wednesday to strengthen coordination...
Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator'
New York [US], February 20: US President Donald Trump continued to round on Volodymyr Zelensky, calling the Ukrainian president "a dictator" in comments on Trump's...
Egypt, Spain reject US plan to displace Gazans
Cairo [Egypt], February 20: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the controversial proposal by US President Donald Trump to...