Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months away
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 16: Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp...
Biden bids farewell from Oval Office as Trump looms over his legacy
Washington DC [US], January 16: President Joe Biden will cap his half-century political career on Wednesday with a final Oval Office speech, hoping to seal...
Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday
Gaza City [Gaza], January 16: Negotiators reached a phased deal to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said,...
PIF to observe Vanuatu snap election
Port Vila [Vanuatu], January 16: The Pacific Islands Forum has deployed an Election Observer Mission to observe the Vanuatu snap election that will be held...
NASA to send science to moon on private firm's lander
Los Angeles [California], January 15: NASA is preparing to send ten science instruments aboard American private aerospace firm Firefly Aerospace's first delivery to the moon,...
Canadian PM to hold Cabinet retreat on Trump's inauguration day
Ottawa [Canada], January 15: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced that he will hold a Cabinet retreat from Jan. 20 to 21 to...
Kenya's horticulture exports down to 1.06 bln USD in 2024
Nairobi [Kenya], January 15: Kenya's horticulture export earnings declined in 2024 due to reduced shipments to key markets in Europe and Asia, a government official...
African School of Governance inaugurated in Rwanda
Kigali [Rwanda], January 15: The African School of Governance (ASG), a graduate institution designed to offer world-class education programs in public policy, research, governance, leadership,...
Tunisian urges ICC to investigate situation in Palestine
Tunis [Tunisia], January 15: Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Ali Nafti on Tuesday expressed concern over the "stagnation of investigations" by the International Criminal...
AU to convene annual summit to elect senior leadership
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 15: The African Union (AU) on Tuesday disclosed that its annual summit will be held from Feb. 12 to 16, with...
Tunisia busts drug trafficking network, arrests 2
Tunis [Tunisia], January 15: Tunisian security units have dismantled a drug trafficking network in Ariana province near the capital Tunis, arresting two individuals, the National...
Feature: Eyewitness accounts of paramilitary-held days after Sudanese army retakes strategic city
Khartoum [Sudan], January 15: Days after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured Wad Madani, the capital city of Gezira State in central Sudan, the city's...
Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Libya's Benghazi after 10-year hiatus
Tripoli [Libya], January 15: Libya's eastern-based government announced on Tuesday that Turkish Airlines had resumed flights to Benghazi after a 10-year hiatus.
Britain bans animal products imports from Germany over foot-and-mouth disease
London [England], January 15: Britain has banned pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the country,...
IFC provides record 200 mln USD loan to Armenian bank
Yerevan [America], January 15: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) extended a landmark loan of 200 million U.S. dollars to Ameriabank, one of Armenia's biggest banks,...
Russia open to dialogue on security guarantees for Ukraine: FM
Moscow [Russia], January 15: Moscow is prepared to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, however it is important to agree on broader security issues to end...
Ukrainian president, German defense minister meet on military aid
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday to discuss military aid, according to the...
Santa Ana hurricane-force winds could intensify wildfires
Santa Ana [California], January 15: Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past...
Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign...
Washington DC [US], January 15: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he will create a new government agency called the External Revenue Service "to collect tariffs,...
Hamas has agreed to a draft deal for a Gaza ceasefire and...
Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, causing sirens to blare and people to flee...
UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees...
Gaza City [Gaza], January 15: The United Nations said on Tuesday it was busy preparing to expand humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip under a...
A look at the terms and tensions in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire draft
Jerusalem [Israel], January 15: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and...
Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts
Washington DC [US], January 15: Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions got under way on Tuesday,...
South Korean officials enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
Seoul [South Korea], January 15: Seemingly hundreds of law enforcement officials in South Korea entered the residential compound of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early...
World Bank funds 82 mln USD for Sudan health services
Khartoum [Sudan], January 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday they had received 82 million U.S....
Venezuelan FM slams attacks on diplomatic missions
Caracas [Venezuelan], January 14: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil on Monday denounced attacks on several of the country's diplomatic missions, describing them as "a coordinated...
EU officials express concern over U.S. restrictions on AI chip exports
Brussels [Belgium], January 14: European Commission officials on Monday expressed concern over new U.S. measures restricting access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports to...