US Navy to build two Philippine ship repair facilities near South China...

Washington [US], July 17: The US Navy will build two facilities to repair and maintain Philippine military ships in a province bordering the East Sea,...

Inflation 'makes it difficult' for President Trump's tax policy

Washington [US], July 17: After a period of "restraint", US inflation has begun to rise, so the tax policy in particular and the economic policy...

Brazil tackles COP30 hotel costs, under pressure

Brasilia [Brazil], July 17: Brazil assured worried governments it has organized enough rooms to accommodate the tens of thousands of people.

ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant

Jerusalem [Israel], June 17: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel's request to withdraw arrest warrants against its prime minister and former defence...

EU automotive industry generates €91.6 billion in value added from exports in...

Brussels [Belgium], July 17: In 2023, the EU automotive industry generated €91.6 billion in domestic value added from non-EU consumers, marking a nominal increase of...

Arab League condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syria

Cairo [Egypt], July 17: The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Syria, including those targeting the General...

Over quarter of Austria's population has migrant roots: Statistics Austria

Vienna [Austria], July 17: Statistics Austria has revealed that migration is the sole driver of population growth in the country, with more than a quarter...

Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

Washington [US], July 17: More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in...

Guterres condemns violence in Suwayda, Israeli airstrikes

Geneva [Switzerland], July 17: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the ongoing escalation of violence in Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria,...

Bahrain, US sign agreement on peaceful nuclear energy

Washington [US], July 17: The Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, as...

Europe loses 171,000 hospital beds in decade

Brussels [Belgium], July 17: Recent data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has revealed that EU member states lost approximately 171,110 hospital...

UAE President, Albanian Prime Minister meet in Tirana to discuss bilateral ties

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 17: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Tirana today on a working visit to the...

EU threatens accession candidate Georgia with sanctions

Brussels [Belgium], July 16: The EU is threatening Georgia, a candidate country for membership, with sanctions over violations of core European values.

UN reports surge in settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank

Geneva [Switzerland], July 16: The UN Human Rights Office has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in...

Iran faces worsening water crisis as several dams nearly empty

Tehran [Iran], July 16: Iran is bracing for a deepening water crisis as extreme summer heat strains already dwindling resources. "We are in a state...

Weeks of erratic monsoon rains, floods kill over 100 in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 16: More than 100 people have been killed in weeks of erratic monsoon rains and flash floods in Pakistan, officials said on...

World's 'oldest' marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

London [UK], July 16: British marathon runner Fauja Singh has died in a road accident in Punjab, India, aged 114.

Ex-Nigeria president Buhari buried at home

Abuja [Nigeria], July 16: Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his home in northern Nigeria two days after his death at the...

Private space crew returns to Earth after stay at ISS

California [US], July 16: A private astronaut crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. The Axiom Mission 4 landed in...

Two dead in New Jersey as soaked US northeast braces for more...

New Jersey [US], July 16: Two people have been killed in New Jersey following flash flooding in the northeastern United States that caused travel chaos,...

Russian officials mock Trump's Ukraine plans, sanctions threats

Moscow [Russia], July 16: Senior Russian politicians have reacted with derision to US President Donald Trump's announcement of new arms deliveries to Ukraine and threatened...

'Most Europeans would support independent Scotland joining EU'

Edinburgh [Scotland], July 16: A majority of Europeans favour an independent Scotland being allowed into the European Union - though a third of Britons would...

As theories swirl about Air India crash, key details remain unknown

New Delhi [India], July 16: While the preliminary report into what caused the loss of Air India Flight 171 last month has provided some answers,...

Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies

Sydney [Australia], July 16: Bradley Murdoch, the Australian man convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died from terminal throat cancer.

Thousands of Afghans were moved to UK in secret scheme after data...

London [UK], July 16: Thousands of Afghans have moved to the UK under a secret scheme which was set up after a British official inadvertently...

Putin, unfazed by Trump, will fight on and could take more of...

Moscow [Russia], July 16: President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald...

Lebanon's worst drought on record drains largest reservoir

Beirut [Lebanon], July 16: Water levels at Lebanon's largest reservoir on the Litani River have fallen to historic lows amid what experts describe as the...