UK marks 75th Windrush anniversary
London [UK], June 23: Commemorations and celebrations are taking place across the United Kingdom to mark what has been described as a "bittersweet" 75th Windrush...
UK minister rules himself out of contention to be NATO chief
London [UK], June 23: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ruled himself out of contention to succeed the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
'Climate, poverty must be tackled hand-in-hand'
Paris [France], June 23: France's President Emmanuel Macron has called for the fight against the climate crisis and poverty to be tackled simultaneously, at the...
Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge
Moscow [Russia], June 23: A Ukrainian strike damaged a bridge that connects south Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula, a Russian official said on Thursday...
Musk, Zuck call out each other for cage fight
Paris [France], June 23: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat,...
Iran FM rounds out Gulf tour with UAE visit
Dubai [UAE], June 23: Iran's foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates,...
Paris climate summit opens with call for 'finance shock'
Paris [France], June 23: The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of the international financial system at...
Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new visa rules
Cairo [Egypt], June 23: Elsafi Mahdi was separated from his wife and three younger children on June 1 near Sudan's border with Egypt. He does...
Titanic sub suffered a 'catastrophic implosion,' all five aboard dead
Washington [US], June 23: The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic implosion," a U.S. Coast Guard official said on Thursday, bringing...
Biden, Modi hail new era for India, US relations amid flurry of...
Washington [US], June 23: President Joe Biden hailed a new era in the U.S.-India relationship, after rolling out the White House red carpet for Indian...
UAE President receives Turkish Vice President
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Cevdet Yilmaz, Vice President of Türkiye, to discuss...
Mohammed Bin Rashid University celebrates graduation of Class of 2023
Dubai [UAE], June 23: The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 with a...
Dubai upskills over 170 government employees in generative AI
Dubai [UAE], June 23: More than 170 government employees in Dubai have been trained to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their work, as...
Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment holds 3rd National Dialogue for...
Dubai [UAE], June 23: The Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment held the third session of the "National Dialogue for Food Security" under the...
Lebanon to continue austerity policy at diplomatic missions amid financial crisis
Beirut [Lebanon], June 21: Lebanon will continue an austerity policy at its overseas diplomatic missions for at least two more years amid the current financial...
Finland's new government takes office
Helsinki [Finland], June 21: The new government of Finland, led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, took office on Tuesday.
Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left 42, including children, dead
Kampala [Uganda], June 21: Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people, including the headmaster of the school in which 42 people, mostly children, were killed in...
British MPs back report that found Johnson lied about 'partygate'
London [UK], June 21: British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament with his Partygate denials,...
Taliban execute murderer in second public execution since retaking power
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21: For the second time since retaking power, the Taliban held a public execution, this time for an Afghan man who killed...
$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death and destruction': UN
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help...
4 Zionists shot dead near West Bank settlement
Ramallah [Palestine], June 21: Four people were shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Zionist officials said, a day after an...
Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race the clock
Ottawa [Canada], June 21: Rescuers were scouring thousands of square miles in the remote North Atlantic for a third day, racing against time to find...
Ghosn to fight 'to the end as sues Nissan in Lebanon
Tokyo [Japan], June 21: Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he will fight "to the end" in a $1 billion lawsuit the former Nissan (7201.T) chairman...
Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber
Ottawa [Canada], June 21: The search mission continues to expand, with Canada's Department of National Defence saying a number of vessels are on the way.
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by...
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21: Glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century's end due to global warming,...
Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator
Washington[US], June 21: U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese...
Squeeze on UK tenants tightens as rents outpace incomes
London [UK], June 21: Britain's housing market strains are spreading to the rental sector with the proportion of household income spent on rent hitting the...