Sri Lanka postpones local elections amid lack of funds
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 25: Sri Lanka on Friday announced to postpone local council elections, which were scheduled for March 9, amid a lack of...
Vietnam's hospital conducts 1st heart-kidney transplant
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 25: A hospital in Vietnam's capital Hanoi has conducted a successful heart and kidney transplant on a 37-year-old man who had lived...
Palestinian nurse spots own father among dying casualties in Nablus
Ramallah [Palestine],February 25: When the Zionist entity conducted its deadliest raid in the occupied West Bank in almost two decades this week, a young Palestinian...
EU agrees new sanctions on Russia
Brussels [Belgium], February 25: The EU agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the...
Bird flu situation 'worrying'; WHO working with Cambodia
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 25: The World Health Organization is working with Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found...
Russia warns West over threatening its troops in breakaway Moldovan region
Moscow [Russia], February 25: Russia told the West on Friday that it would view as an attack on itself any actions that threatened Russian peacekeepers...
U.S. prosecutors seize properties, charge Russian on Ukraine invasion anniversary
Washington [US], February 25: U.S. prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking to forfeit six properties in New York and Florida allegedly belonging to a...
Ukraine sees some merit in Chinese peace plan
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 25: China called for a comprehensive ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and President VolodymyrZelenskiy said he was open to considering parts of...
Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria
Ankara [Turkey], February 25: The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey...
US nominee for top World Bank job gets positive reviews at G20...
Washington [US], February 25: The U.S. nominee to lead the World Bank, ex-Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga, gained traction with leading members on Friday, a...
Joseph Biden is ready for a new presidential race
Washington [US], February 25: The first lady of the USA, Jill Biden, gave one of the clearest indications today that her husband, the President of...
Snow storms in western US, Michigan freezes without power
Washington [US],February 25: Strong blizzards and downpours hit California and other states in the western US today, and in Michigan thousands of people froze to...
Tawazun Council partners with Saab to deliver sovereign 3D-printing capability for UAE...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25: Tawazun Council signed an agreement with Saab, a leading defence and security company in the UAE, to establish a sovereign...
IDEX and NAVDEX Talks explore impact of new technologies on defence, security...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25: IDEX and NAVDEX Talks, which were held over three days for the first time at the IDEX and NAVDEX 2023...
Florida TV journalist, child shot dead at scene of earlier murder
Florida [US], February 24: A gunman accused of killing a woman in the Orlando area returned to the same neighborhood hours later and shot four...
Pasta hanging from ear puts Russian politician in hot water
Moscow [Russia], February 24: A Russian regional politician is facing consequences for a pasta-related protest action during President Vladimir Putin's speech to the nation this...
Israel is ready to attack Iran's nuclear facilities
Jerusalem [Israel], February 24: Israeli media reported that Israeli officials discussed the possibility of attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.
North Korea launches four strategic cruise missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea],February 24: North Korea claims to have launched four strategic cruise missiles this week to show combat readiness.
Somaliland clashes kill at least 96 in two weeks: Hospital
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 24: At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces and clan members in...
Violence flares around Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], February 24: Zionists and militants traded air strikes and rocket fire in and around Gaza on Thursday, a day after the deadliest Zionist...
Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000
Ankara [Turkey], February 24: Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior...
Russia isolated as U.N. marks one year of Ukraine war
United Nations, February 24: The United Nations overwhelmingly isolated Russia on Thursday, marking one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine by calling for a "comprehensive, just...
Russia's war in Ukraine drags into second year with no end in...
Kiev [Ukraine], February 24: The war in Ukraine dragged into its second year on Friday, with no end in sight to a conflict launched by...
Wang Yi and Putin on Sino-Russian relations and Ukraine
Beijing [China], February 24: China is willing to work with Russia to maintain strategic focus, deepen mutual political trust, strengthen strategic coordination, expand practical cooperation...
British minister mocked for suggesting citizens eat radishes due to vegetable shortage
London [UK], February 24: The British Minister of the Environment, Therese Coffey, was ridiculed today because she suggested citizens to eat radishes because of the...
EU changed sanctions against Syria for better delivery of humanitarian aid
Brussels [Belgium], February 24: The European Union (EU) has decided to change the sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in order to...
Commander of UAE Land Forces receives Deputy Commander of Malaysian Land Forces
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 24: Major General Saeed Rashid Al Shehhi, Commander of the UAE Land Forces, received today Lieutenant General Mohamed bin Abdulrahman, Deputy...