Brazil floods kill 143, government announces emergency spending
Brasilia [Brazil], May 13: The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the...
Western Canada blazes cause evacuation orders, air quality concerns
Ottawa [Canada], may 13: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada as authorities issued an evacuation order for...
UAE President receives condolences from King of Jordan by phone over passing...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 13: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from his brother, His Majesty King...
Emir of Kuwait signs decree of new government
Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 13: His Highness Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah signed a decree Sunday approving the new cabinet, headed by...
Putin replaces Russian defence, security chiefs
Moscow [Russia], May 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced replacing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov, an economist.
Mr. Trump denied rumors of choosing Ms. Nikki Haley as his deputy
Washington [USA], May 12: " Nikki Haley is not in my consideration for vice president, but I hope she is okay," former President Donald Trump...
Unique 'Australian Flavor' in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City
Sydney [Australia], May 12: Responding to Thanh Nien , Mr. Ciaran Chestnutt , Deputy Consul General of Australia in Ho Chi Minh City, said Taste...
UN agency says 150,000 have fled Rafah after Israeli warning
Gaza [Palestine], May 12: Some 150,000 Gazans have fled from Rafah since the start of the week, fearing an Israeli advance into the city, the...
US government says Israel may have violated international law in Gaza
Washington [USA], May 12: The US government considers it possible that Israel may have used weapons provided by Washington to violate international humanitarian law in...
UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war Gaza administration
Cairo [Egypt] May 12: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a...
Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian attack
Kyiv [Russia], May 12: Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv area, the regional governor has...
UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine as member
New York [USA], May 12: The UN General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and urged it be accepted as a member following...
Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as legal arm of Hamas
Jerusalem [Israel], May 12: The Israeli government has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to reject an urgent request submitted...
Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help to dying Palestinian
Gaza [Palestine], May 12: A new UN report has outlined how Israeli forces are hindering humanitarian operations inside Gaza - and even a life-saving rescue...
Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm causes rare displays
Washington [USA], May 12: The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in parts of Latin America overnight,...
Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil town
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages southwest of the major Canadian...
Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian...
US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 12: About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital.
Afghanistan floods kill at least 153
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12: The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban's...
World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support to flood-hit Rio Grande...
Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The World Bank is providing emergency support to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, heavily impacted by recent rains and...
Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working on rise: Government survey
Tokyo [Japan], May 12: The ratio of teleworkers in Japan continued to fall as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes while more turn to "hybrid work" combining...
Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, no serious...
Washington [DC], May 12: A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to...
Pogačar prevails in Perugia time trial at Giro D'Italia
Italy [Spain], May 12: The pink jersey of Tadej Pogačar is shining even brighter after the individual time trial of 40,6 km from Foligno to...
Paris Summit aims to secure commitments toward $4 billion needed to close...
Abidjan [Cote d'Ivoire], May 12: Development partners gathering in Paris on 14 May are expected to pledge towards the $4 billion needed to provide clean...
J20 convenes global judicial leaders to deliberate on climate change, its legal...
Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The J20 Summit, overseen and coordinated by Brasil's Federal Supreme Court (STF), bought together presidents from the Supreme and Constitutional Courts...
Several students kidnapped as gunmen attack university in central Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], May 11: Several students were reported missing after a group of gunmen stormed their school in Nigeria's central state of Kogi late Thursday,...
WHO warns of food-borne diseases in Kenya amid flood crisis
Nairobi [Kenya], May 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned of a possible surge in food-borne diseases in Kenya due to the ongoing...