France refuses to take in migrants from Lampedusa

Paris [France],September 21: France's Interior Minister GeraldDarmanin said on Tuesday that the country would not take in migrants who arrived on the Mediterranean island of...

Iranian President Raisi defends domestic nuclear programme

New York [US], September 21: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi defended the country's nuclear programme during the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

Women violating dress code to face 10 years jail in Iran

Tehran [Iran], September 21: Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating head coverings and modest clothing would face up to 10 years'...

Charles III welcomed in France for first visit as king

Paris [France], September 21: King Charles III on Wednesday embarked on his first state visit to France as monarch, a three-day trip aimed at showing...

Maui fire lawsuit blames landowners for wild grass growth

Hawaii [US], September 21: The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major...

'Stop the war' and Zelenskiy need not speak

New York [US], September 21: It was to be Ukrainian President VolodomyrZelenskiy's first in- person appearance at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Moscow's invasion...

US Fed leaves rates unchanged

Washington [US], September 21: The US Federal Reserve unanimously voted today to hold its overnight interest rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent - 5.50 per...

Led by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE delegation continues...

New York [US], September 21: On the second day of the high-level week of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the...

Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins

Berlin [Germany], September 20: Germany has banned the right-wing extremist group Hammerskins, the Ministry of the Interior (BMI) announced on Tuesday. The ban includes the...

Spate of gang killings across Sweden sparks gov't crisis meeting

Stockholm [Sweden], September 20: The Swedish government called a crisis meeting on Tuesday due to an escalation of gang violence across the country recently, with...

Finnish gov't reveals 2024 budget with focus on economic challenges

Helsinki [Finland], September 20: The Finnish government completed its 2024 budget talks on Tuesday, raising the budget deficit amid multiple economic challenges.

NASA's Curiosity rover reaches new location preserving Mars' watery past

Los Angeles [US], September 20: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached a ridge on Mars, which preserved an intriguing record of the Red Planet's watery...

Gold rises slightly ahead of Fed's interest rate decision

Chicago [US], September 20: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose slightly on Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's...

Laos reports 1st monkeypox case

Vientiane [Laos], September 20: The Lao Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country, urging health officials nationwide to stay...

Latvia closes border crossing with Belarus over illegal arrivals

Riga [Latvia], September 20: Latvia is temporarily closing one of its two border crossings with neighbouring Belarus in response to the rising number of attempted...

One killed, 46 injured in bus crash in Austria

Vienna [Austria], September 20: A woman has been killed and 46 others were injured in a bus accident in southern Austria, police said on Tuesday.

Kuwait strongly denounces Khor Abdullah ruling

New York [US], September 20: Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah denounced in the strongest terms a recent Iraqi federal court ruling...

Third Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit kicks off in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], September 20: The third Global Trade and Supply Chain Summit, organised by The Economist Impact, kicked off today at The Address Dubai Marina...

UAE expresses solidarity with Greece, offers condolences over rescue team victims in...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 20: The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Greece over the rescue team involved in a car accident...

Noura Al Kaabi receives copy of credentials of Qatar Ambassador to UAE

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 20: Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, today received a copy of the credential of Dr. Sultan Al Mansouri, Ambassador of...

Meetings attended by the UAE's delegation during the first day of high-level...

New York [US], September 20: H. H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania,...

Climate crisis needs critical attention: US President

New York [US], September 20: United States President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday the climate crisis needs critical attention, pointing to tragic flooding in Libya...

Former student charged over alleged campus stabbing in Australian capital

Canberra [Australia], September 19: A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged stabbing at the Australian National University (ANU) in the nation's capital.

Australia's Sydney faces 1st total fire ban in 3 years amid spring...

Sydney [Australia], September 19: Australia's Sydney on Tuesday faced its first total fire ban in almost three years since November 2020, with the day-time maximum...

At least 5 injured in Japan's Tokyo construction site accident

Tokyo [Japan], September 19: Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five people, with four in cardiac...

Italy adopts tougher migration rules

Rome [Italy], September 19: In the face of a rush of migrants coming onto Lampedusa, doubling the population of the Italian island in the last...

24 killed as bus falls into ravine in Peru

Lima [Peru], September 19: At least 24 people have been killed and 21 injured in a coach crash in Peru.