AU expresses concern over deteriorating situation in western Sudan

Addis Ababa [Africa], April 28: African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Friday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in...

19 children killed in suspected measles outbreak in northeastern Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], April 28: At least 19 children have been killed so far by a suspected measles outbreak in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, local...

Cambodia urges people to minimize direct exposure to sun with soaring temperature

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 28: Cambodia's Ministry of Health on Sunday called on people to minimize direct exposure to the sun, as temperature can reach...

Australian PM joins mass protests against gendered violence

Canberra [Australia], April 28: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined nationwide protests calling for an end to violence against women.

Thousands demonstrating in Madrid want PM Sanchez to stay in office

Madrid [Spain], April 28: Over 10,000 people demonstrated in Madrid on Saturday in favour of keeping left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in his job, after...

Tehran condemns sanctions introduced by US, UK, Canada

Tehran [Iran], April 28: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on...

Thousands rally against violence towards women in Australia

Canberra [Australia], April 28: Thousands of Australians rallied against violence towards women on Saturday following April's attack on a Sydney shopping mall that is believed...

Yemen's Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

Sanaa [Yemen], April 28: Yemen's Houthis have damaged an oil tanker and downed another MQ-9 Reaper drone of the United States as they promise more...

An upbeat Biden ranges far as trial keeps Trump tied up

Washington [US], April 28: Meetings, interviews, fundraising events, official travel: Joe Biden tried this week to be everywhere at once while his rival Donald Trump...

King Charles to resume some public duties

London [UK], April 28: British head of state King Charles III will make a limited return to public duties next week, after doctors said they...

Flash floods kills at least 155 people in Tanzania

Dodoma [Tanzania], April 28: Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people and left at least 236 injured, the country's Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on...

Trump trial tests his campaign strategy of embracing bad publicity

New York [US], April 28: Meetings with foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower. A staged visit to a convenience store in the New York City Democratic...

Ship with 400 tons of food aid destined for Gaza has left...

Nicosia [Cyprus], April 28: A desperately needed shipment of food aid destined for Gaza departed from Cyprus on Saturday, weeks after humanitarian efforts in the...

Russian missiles pound power plants in central and western Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 28: Russian missiles pounded power facilities in central and western Ukraine on Saturday, increasing pressure on the ailing energy system as the...

Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison

Baghdad [Iraq], April 28: Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said...

Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses

Bloomington [US], April 28: Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of U.S. university campuses on Saturday, as activists vowed to keep up the movement...

Forbes journalist placed under house arrest for allegedly spreading fake news about...

Moscow [Russia], April 28: A Russian court has placed Forbes journalist Sergey Mingazov under house arrest after he was detained for allegedly spreading fake news...

EU's medicinal, pharmaceutical products exports reached €277 bn, imports stood at €119...

Brussels [Belgium], April 28: In 2023, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products to countries outside the EU went down by -3.5% when compared with...

Open Forum Riyadh 2024 to spark debate on global challenges, opportunities

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 28: The World Economic Forum, together with the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will host...

UAE President, VPs condole with Saudi King on passing of Prince Mansour...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to the Custodian of the...

3 killed after building collapses in north Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], April 27: At least three people were killed and two others injured after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Nigeria's northern state...

Opposing armed groups threaten key W Sudan city, blocking aid delivery to...

New York [US], April 27: The maneuvering of opposing armed forces in western Sudan is raising tensions, blocking aid to thousands of people and creating...

Turkish president, Dutch PM discuss NATO chief candidacy

Istanbul [Turkey], April 27: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed Rutte's candidacy for the position of Secretary General...

Slovenia's jobless rate falls to historic low

Ljubljana [Slovenia], April 27: Slovenia's jobless rate fell to a historic low of 3.1 percent in March, down by 0.6 percentage point from the...

Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 27: Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, local media outlets reported.

Singaporean authority arrests 67 drug offenders

Singapore, April 27: Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said Friday it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a 16-year-old female, in an island-wide anti-drug operation...

Mongolia launches program to mitigate impacts of climate change on livestock husbandry

Ulan Bator [Mongolia],April 27: Mongolia on Friday launched a national program to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on nomadic livestock husbandry, the...