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...
German electrical industry records sharpest order slump in 4 yrs
Berlin [Germany], May 11: Germany's electrical and digital industry recorded its sharpest decline in incoming orders in almost four years in March, it emerged on...
Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister
Moscow [Russia], May 11: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree, re-appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister, according to the Kremlin press...
Polish government reshuffles as EU elections draw closer
Warsaw [Poland], May 11: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a partial government reshuffle, after accepting the resignations of four ministers who will...
Death toll of bus crash in Russia's St. Petersburg rises to 7
St. Petersburg [Russia], May 11: The number of fatalities as a result of a passenger bus falling into a river in St. Petersburg has increased...
April 2024 marks warmest April on record: NASA
Los Angeles [US], May 11: April 2024 marks the warmest April on record, according to new data released by NASA on Friday.
At least 50 killed as storms, flash floods lash north Afghanistan province
Pul-e-Khumri [Afghanistan], May 11: At least 50 people were killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Friday, a local official...
Cambodia warns of health hazards from smoking e-cigarettes
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 11: Cambodia's Ministry of Health (MoH) on Saturday called on people, especially youths, to avoid smoking e-cigarettes, which contain high levels...
The Biden administration is worried that Israel is violating international law with...
Washington [US], May 11: The US State Department believes that weapons aid to Israel may be used inconsistently with international human rights law, but there...
Japan is worried because UAVs secretly filmed aircraft carriers in the base
Tokyo [Japan], May 11: Japanese Ministry of Defense officials said that a video of an unlicensed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) filming close-ups of a moored...
Iraq wants the UN mission to end its mission after 2025
Baghdad [Iraq], May 11: The Iraqi government has asked the United Nations to end the mission's mission in the country by 2025, according to AFP.
British commander says air drops a lifesaver
London [UK], May 11: Air drops through Jordan by a coalition of Western and Arab states are a lifesaver for starving Palestinians in Gaza struggling...
Strongest solar storm in 20 years puts on a light show
Washington [US], May 11: The strongest solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular auroras worldwide.