Ukraine reports hundreds of Russian attacks amid three-day ceasefire

Kiev [Ukraine] /Moscow [Russia], May 9: Russia has violated its own three-day ceasefire in Ukraine more than 700 times, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Thursday,...

Temperatures remain above 1.5°C threshold after second hottest April

London [UK], May 9: Last month was the second hottest April on record with world temperatures remaining above the key 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for...

German president warns against forgetting WWII lessons

Berlin [Germany], May 9: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier reminded the country of the lessons learned from World War II in a major speech on Thursday,...

Lithuania votes to exit anti-mine agreement

Riga [Latvia], May 9: Lithuania has withdrawn from an international agreement banning anti-personnel mines, becoming the second Baltic state after Latvia to do so in...

UN experts warn of 'annihilation' as Gaza Strip deaths mount

New York [US], May 9: United Nations experts have demanded action to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza, after rescuers said Israeli strikes across...

Sarajevo airport sees 41.7 pct passenger growth in Q1

Sarajevo [Bosnia], May 8: Sarajevo International Airport recorded a 41.7 percent increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same...

GCC finance undersecretaries meet in Kuwait

Kuwait, May 8: The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the 73rd meeting of GCC Finance Undersecretaries, held in Kuwait in preparation for the 123rd...

When OPEC+ 'plays with a knife and cuts its hand'

Vienna [Austria], May 8: Some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some partners, collectively known as OPEC+, are expected to...

North Korea launches a series of missiles

Pyongyang [North Korea], May 8: North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on the morning of May 8, according...

Cardinals set for second day of conclave to elect a new pope

Rome [Italy], May 8: The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume, with Roman Catholic cardinals returning to the Sistine...

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March...

US and China to start talks over trade war this week

New York [US], May 8: US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the...

Western WWII narratives challenged during Xi's Moscow visit

New York [US], May 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Russia today for a four-day state visit at the invitation of...

Trump says US forges deal to stop bombing Houthis

New York [US], May 8: President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned...

Merz, Macron seek restart of Franco-German ties

Paris [France], May 8: Less than 24 hours after taking office, Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on...

Finnish city welcomes TikTok data center, anticipates major economic boost

Helsinki [Finland], May 8: Kouvola, a city in southeastern Finland, has welcomed TikTok's decision to establish a new data center there, emphasizing the significant economic...

Slovak PM slams EU plan to halt Russian energy imports as "economic...

Bratislava [Slovakia], May 8: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday blamed the European Commission's proposal to completely halt energy imports from Russia, calling the...

Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentinian embassy after months

Washington DC [US], May 8: Five Venezuelan opposition figures that had been sheltering in the Argentinian embassy in Caracas for over a year left the...

Damascus signals openness to peace talks with Israel, but with conditions

Damascus [Syria], May 8: Informed sources in Damascus have revealed that the Syrian government is open to dialogue regarding a potential peace agreement with Israel.

Ukrainian drone strikes leave 60,000 people stranded at Russian airports

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Ukrainian drone attacks have caused major flight chaos in Russia, with delays, diversions and cancellations affecting at least 60,000 travellers on...

Israeli attacks kill over 60 Palestinians as Gaza blockade accelerates starvation

Jerusalem [Israel], May 8: Israel's attacks on Gaza have killed at least 61 people since dawn, targeting civilians in crowded places, as its more than...

Vance says US thinks Russia's asking too much to end war

Moscow [Russia], May 8: The US government currently considers Russia's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine to be excessive, Vice President JD Vance told...

Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March...

Black smoke after first conclave vote

Washington DC [US], May 8: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals...

Wildfire destroys 12,500 acres of land on England's Dartmoor

London [UK], May 7: A wildfire has destroyed about 12,500 acres (50.6 square kilometres) of moorland on Dartmoor in south-west England.

Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia returns home after medical treatment

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 7: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Tuesday after undergoing medical treatment in London.

Global AI spending to increase by 60% to $360bn in 2025

New York [US], May 7: Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending is projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with UBS estimating a 60 per...