Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater amid backlash

Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Despite opposition and concern from at home and abroad, Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has finished its initial year...

Jordanian king warns of 'tragic' Gaza scene at Scholz meeting

Amman [Jordan], March 18: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday warned of the "tragic" humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip at a meeting with...

Netanyahu again rejects calls for Gaza ceasefire

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejected calls for an end to the war in Gaza, at the start of the...

Egypt won't allow displacement of Palestinians: Sisi

Cairo [Egypt], March 18: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said his country would not allow the forced displacement of the Palestinians from Gaza, according...

New Jersey siege ends after US gunman kills three in Pennsylvania

Washington [US], March 18: A suspected gunman in a series of deadly shootings in Pennsylvania has been captured alive in neighbouring New Jersey, US police...

21 dead after bus collides with Tanker in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18: At least 21 people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a fuel tanker truck and...

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with record turnout

Moscow [Russia], March 18: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of...

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

Washington [US], March 18: Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November's presidential election it will mean the likely end of American...

Biden jokes about Trump's mental fitness

Washington [US], March 18: U.S. President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his...

Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power

Kiev [Ukraine], March 18: Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia that sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, took aim at Moscow...

Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Moscow [Russia], March 18: Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all...

Researchers unveil AI-powered atomic fabrication technique

Singapore, March 18: Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a groundbreaking method for crafting carbon-based quantum materials atom by atom, leveraging...

EU to provide Egypt €7.4 billion funding package

Brussels [Belgium], March 18: The European Union (EU) will provide Egypt with a funding package of €7.4 billion ($8.06 billion) from 2024-2027, a senior European...

Japan to join maritime corridor initiative for Gaza

Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Japan will join a maritime corridor initiative to deliver aid supplies to Gaza by sea from the Mediterranean island nation of...

Hamdan bin Mohammed chairs Executive Council meeting; launches Government of Dubai's new...

Dubai [UAE], March 18: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, H.H....

Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Prime Minister, FM of Qatar

Doha [Qatar], March 18: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al...

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

Washington [US], March 17: Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November's presidential election it will mean the likely end of American...

Iceland evacuations as volcano spews lava again

Reykjavik [Iceland], March 17: A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula - the...

United Airlines flight 433 lands safely without panel in Oregon

Washington [US], March 17: A Boeing plane landed without one of its fuselage panels at an airport in the US state of Oregon on Friday,...

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

Washington [US], March 17: The U.N. children's agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti's main port, stocked with "essential items for...

Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to try to...

Israel prepares return to ceasefire talks; UN says Gaza hunger crisis worsens

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17: The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of...

Russia: Schools and shops shut in Belgorod amid air strikes

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Shops and schools have been closed in the Russian city of Belgorod after bombardments that authorities there have blamed on Ukraine.

German military parachutes aid into Gaza

Berlin [Germany], March 17: Germany delivered its first aid supplies for Gaza by parachute on Saturday after joining other countries in a humanitarian mission to...

Text warnings sent to Russians planning to protest elections

Moscow [Russia], March 17: Russian citizens who may be thinking of supporting a planned protest on Sunday during the presidential election have reportedly received warnings...

UN extends Afghan diplomatic mission for another year

New York [US], March 17: The United Nations diplomatic mission in Afghanistan has been extended for another year, the Security Council announced late Friday.

Palestinian factions, Yemen's Houthis hold coordination talks: Reports

Cairo [Egypt], March 17: Officials from Palestinian factions, including the Islamist Hamas movement, met a few days ago with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis to coordinate their...