TikTok affirms commitment to upholding online safety
Nairobi [Kenya], April 11: TikTok, a short-form video hosting platform, on Wednesday highlighted its dedication to maintaining user safety while online.
German coal mining emits up to 184 times more methane than reported:...
Berlin [Germany], April 11: Climate-damaging methane emissions from opencast lignite mining in Germany are "massively underestimated," and could be 184 times higher than reported,...
The Prime Minister of South Korea resigned
Seoul [South Korea], April 11: On April 11, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo expressed his intention to resign after the ruling People's Power Party...
North Korea declared it urgent to prepare for a war scenario
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said now is the urgent time to prepare war scenarios in the context of...
Iran's head of state reiterates threat of retaliation against Israel
Tehran [Iran], April 11: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reiterated his threat of retaliatory action against Israel, following a suspected Israeli airstrike...
UN calls for de-escalation of hostilities at Lebanese-Israeli border
Beirut [Lebanon], April 11: At the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the United Nations has reiterated its call for de-escalation on the...
US sends thousands of weapons confiscated in Arabian Sea to Ukraine
Washington [US], April 11: Washington has sent thousands of weapons confiscated in the Arabian Sea to Ukraine, which is under attack from Russia, the US...
Canada risks another 'catastrophic' wildfire season
Ottawa [Canada], April 11: Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said.
Russians flee 'very unusual' floods in boats
Moscow [Russia], April 11: Residents of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg arrived at evacuation points by inflatable boat, carrying whatever they could grab from...
Triple-murder, suicide in Spain blamed on gender-based violence
Madrid [Spain], April 11: Spanish police have discovered the bodies of a woman, her husband and their two young children.
Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals as war ruins special...
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and...
Three sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Israeli airstrike
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamist group...
Mali's junta suspends political party activities until further notice
Bamako [Mali], April 11: Mali's junta has issued a decree halting political party activities, government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga announced in a statement read on state...
South Korea: Opposition set to boost majority - exit polls
Seoul [South Korea], April 11: South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) and its liberal allies looked set to increase their majority in the country's...
EU parliament to vote on stricter migration rules
Brussels [Belgium], April 11: The European Parliament was preparing Wednesday to vote on sweeping reforms to the European Union's migration and asylum rules.
ORF announces five new Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders ahead of Paris 2024
Paris [France], April 11: The Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) has announced five new Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders who are being supported to train and compete with...
Sharjah Airport shares Eid Al Fitr joy with passengers
Sharjah [UAE], April 11: Sharjah Airport shared the joy of Eid Al Fitr with passengers, celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan,...
Under directives of UAE President, UAE supports 'Amalthea Fund' for humanitarian response...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 11: Following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE announced the allocation of...
On Eid Al Fitr: 'Birds of Goodness' delivers 125 tonnes of aid...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 11: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the successful completion of the 30th "Birds of Goodness" airdrop...
Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial pending gag order appeal
New York [US], April 10: Donald Trump on Tuesday lost his second last-ditch bid in as many days to delay his April 15 trial on...
UN responds to devastating ferry tragedy in Mozambique
United Nations, April 10: The UN group in Mozambique has dispatched a team to the area of the deadly sinking of a makeshift ferry, a...
Crime in Germany soars to highest level since 2016
Berlin [Germany], April 10: Crime in Europe's largest economy has peaked at its highest level since 2016, German authorities announced this week.
Mexican president accuses U.S., Canada of "ambiguous" stance on Ecuador
Mexico City [Mexico], April 10: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the governments of the United States and Canada of taking an...
Singapore records 9,783 e-commerce scam cases in 2023
Singapore, April 10: Singaporean authority registered 9,783 e-commerce scam cases in 2023, more than doubling the 4,762 cases in 2022, according to a report issued...
Climate activists win landmark European lawsuit
Strasbourg [France], April 10: Climate activists in Switzerland on Tuesday won a landmark case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) holding that authorities...
March warmer than in any previous year
Berlin [Germany], April 10: March became the 10th month in a row to set record-high global temperatures, EU scientists said.
Ecuador's former VP hospitalised after arrest in Mexican embassy
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 10: Ecuador's imprisoned former vice president Jorge Glas has been taken to hospital due to health problems.