Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia returns home after medical treatment
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 7: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Tuesday after undergoing medical treatment in London.
Global AI spending to increase by 60% to $360bn in 2025
New York [US], May 7: Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending is projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with UBS estimating a 60 per...
Dollar dips, gold soars in Trump 2.0's first 100 days
New York [US], May 7: The first 100 days of US President Donald Trump's second term has seen the US dollar as the worst-performing G10...
Carney tells Trump Canada will 'never' be for sale
Washington [US], May 7: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney humorously but unequivocally rejected any territorial ambitions on the part of US President Donald Trump during...
No sense in Gaza talks amid Israel's 'hunger war': Hamas
Gaza [Palestine], May 7: Hamas will no longer engage in ceasefire negotiations with Israel, seeing no point in doing so "as long as the hunger...
Germany's Merz elected chancellor on second try after historic defeat
Berlin [Germany], May 7: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a humiliating...
U.S., Canadian leaders disagree on "51st state" and trade issues
Ottawa [Canada], May 7: U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in the White House on Tuesday, disagreeing on the "51st...
2nd Amazon boycott happens May 6 to 12
New York [US], May 7: A second boycott against Amazon and its affiliated businesses will be held from May 6 through May 12 as some...
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes western Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 7: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck west of Tobelo, Indonesia, on Tuesday, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.
48 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in past 24 hours
Gaza [Palestine], May 7: A total of 48 Palestinians were martyred and 142 injured in Israeli airstrikes across various areas of the Gaza Strip over...
Saudi Crown Prince, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss enhancing bilateral relations
Riyadh [Saudi], May 7: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi...
Drone strikes on Port Sudan puts aid deliveries at risk
Khartoum [Sudan], May 7: Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's wartime capital, Port Sudan, on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that...
Cardinals enter seclusion ahead of secret conclave to elect new pope
Washington DC [US], May 7: Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican...
Israel hits Yemen's main airport in airstrike
Jerusalem [Israel], May 7: The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days...
Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each
Moscow [Russia], May 7: Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, both sides said...
Almost half of Gazans willing to leave
Gaza Strip [Palestine], May 7: Almost half of Gazans may be willing to apply to Israel to help them leave to other countries, according to...
All 133 cardinals to elect new pope gather, Vatican cuts off phone...
Rome [Italy], May 6: In a statement on May 5, the Vatican confirmed that the cardinals eligible to elect the next pope had arrived in...
Faced with backlash over photo of Pope in uniform, Trump speaks out
Washington [US], May 6: Reuters on May 6 quoted US President Donald Trump trying to calm the backlash against the image of him dressed as...
Israel bombs Yemen's Hodeidah port after attack near Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: The Israeli military said it carried out air strikes on targets at Yemen's Hodeidah port, claiming the sites were used...
Romanian PM Ciolacu pulls party out of government after nationalist vote win
Bucharest [Romania], May 6: Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and his Social Democrat party is to leave the government after a right-wing nationalist...
Hamas rejects Israel's 'conquest' threats
Gaza [Palestine], May 6: Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least 51 people since dawn on Monday, medical sources said, even as Israeli leaders have...
Thirteen found dead in Peru after kidnapping
Mexico City, May 6: Thirteen people who were kidnapped in northern Peru on April 26 have been found dead days after their abduction, the Peruvian...
Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz prison, a museum since 1970s
Washington [US], May 6: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he has given instructions to the relevant authorities to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison,...
Czech Republic to continue training Ukrainian pilots: PM
Prague [Czech Republic], May 6: The Czech Republic will continue training Ukrainian pilots and supplying ammunition and heavy equipment to the country, Czech Prime Minister...
Protests disrupt Liberation Day ceremony with Dutch, Polish PMs present
The Hague [Netherlands], May 6: A smoke bomb was set off amid protests on Monday during a May 5 Liberation Day ceremony in Wageningen, the...
Britain commemorates WW II with military procession, flypast
London [UK], May 6: Britain held military processions and a Royal Air Force flypast on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe...
Interview: Multilateralism key to long-term development, says Malaysian minister
Milan [Italy], May 6: Malaysian Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan has called for a renewed commitment to multilateralism and rules-based trade.