France rejected Russia's statement about negotiating the Ukraine conflict
Moscow [Russia], April 4: Russia said it had had ministerial-level discussions with France about the possibility of negotiating the conflict in Ukraine, but Paris immediately...
Ruling makes Florida new epicentre in US abortion battle
Florida [US], April 4: Florida's Supreme Court delivered two rulings on abortion on Monday, with competing consequences.
Ukraine lowers combat call-up age to boost numbers
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 4: Kyiv and Moscow have both faced heavy losses on the battlefield after two years of war, but Russia has benefited from...
Rescue efforts continue after 900 injured in earthquake
Taipei [Taiwan], April 4: Rescue efforts are underway in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, killing at least nine and...
The Israel-Gaza war is at a crossroads
Gaza [Palestine], April 4: All except the shortest wars have times when killing is an unchanging, grim routine. There are also moments, like the last...
AD Ports Group, General Company for Ports of Iraq sign preliminary agreement...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 4: AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, today entered into a preliminary agreement...
Euro area annual inflation down to 2.4% in March
Brussels [Belgium], April 4: Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.4% in March 2024, down from 2.6% in February according to a flash...
U.S. stocks drop as oil, Treasury yields touch 2024 highs
New York [US], Aril 3: U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, as investors continued to worry that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates later...
Philippines issues tsunami alert after powerful earthquake in China's Taiwan
Manila [Philippines], April 3: The Philippines on Wednesday issued an evacuation advisory for coastal areas in northern Luzon after a powerful earthquake in China's Taiwan...
12-year-old dies, two injured after Finland school shooting
Helsinki [Finland], April 3: A 12-year-old child has died after being shot in a primary school in the Finnish city of Vantaa, just north of...
Al Jazeera rejects Netanyahu's 'new lies' as he vows to ban it
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 3: Qatari network Al Jazeera has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's accusations and said it held him responsible for the...
Three dead in Swiss helicopter crash
Bern [Switzerland], April 3: Three people have died in a helicopter crash in Switzerland on Tuesday, according to the police.
At least 29 killed in fire at Istanbul nightclub
Istanbul [Turkey], April 3: At least 29 people died when a fire erupted at an Istanbul nightclub undergoing renovations, the Istanbul Governor's Office said on...
World condemns attack on aid convoy
Gaza [Palestine], April 3: World leaders have expressed horror and anger following an Israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers in the central Gaza...
Iran threatens Israel after two generals killed
Tehran [Iran], April 3: Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the latest to threaten Israel with retaliation a day after two Iranian generals were killed in...
Biden, Xi have first phone call since Nov
Washington [US], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have spoken on the phone for the first time since their crisis...
Czech Republic reports nearly 5,300 whooping cough cases this year
Prague [Czech], April 3: Nearly 5,300 cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have been reported in the Czech Republic so far this year, according to...
Portuguese new government sworn in
Lisbon [Portugal], April 3: Luis Montenegro, president of Portugal's Social Democratic Party (PSD), officially took office as prime minister on Tuesday, following the legislative elections...
President Biden is outraged after Israel's deadly 'erroneous' attack in Gaza
Washington [USA], April 3: US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacted strongly after Israel's airstrike in the Gaza Strip killed 7...
The US - Japan - Australia - Philippines are about to conduct...
Washington [USA], April 3: The US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines plan to hold a joint naval exercise on Palawan island in the East Sea...
Strong quake rocks Taiwan, tsunami warnings issued
Taipei [Taiwan], April 3: An earthquake offshore Taiwan with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the capital Taipei on Wednesday morning, knocking out power in several...
Deadly air strike shows system to protect aid workers in crisis, agencies...
New York [USA], April 3: A UN official says the Israeli attack which killed seven staff of the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is either...
International pressure grows over Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen staff
Jerusalem [Israel], April 3: Israel faces growing international pressure over an air strike which killed seven aid workers for charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) in...
UN Secretary-General condemns targeting of Iranian Diplomatic Mission in Damascus
New York [USA], April 3: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, condemned the attack on diplomatic premises of the Islamic Republic of Iran in...
Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Hungarian counterpart in Budapest
Budapest [Hungary], April 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
Search for survivors called off after Russian gold mine accident
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Two weeks after an accident at one of Russia's largest gold mines, the search for survivors was called off on Monday.
Erdogan's ruling party loses mayoral race in Istanbul
Ankara [Turkey], April 2: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AKP party has lost the mayoral election in Turkey's largest metropolis Istanbul, according to preliminary...