Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum spending
The Hague [Netherlands], July 12: Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen on Friday proposed cuts to development cooperation and asylum-related spending in order to meet the...
Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], July 12: Wildfires in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH)'s Trebinje region have entered their sixth day, with flames still active in some...
News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in EU's open-border vision
Warsaw [Poland], July 12: Poland has temporarily reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania, citing a rise in illegal migration and broader security concerns.
Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June
Minsk [Belarus], July 12: Inflation in Belarus rose to 7.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in June, the country's central bank said Friday.
Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security in South Sudan, Haiti
Oslo [Norway], July 12: The Norwegian government is providing 40 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 3.9 million U.S. dollars) to support emergency humanitarian efforts by the...
French police launch investigation into social media platform X
Paris [France], July 12: The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Friday that the social media platform X is under investigation by French police.
Israeli air strikes kill, injury dozens of Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], July 12: Israeli forces launched another deadly strike on Friday evening, resulting in the killing and wounding of dozens of civilians throughout...
UN: 798 people killed in Gaza while trying to access aid
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 798 killings "including 615 in the vicinity...
EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle East Monday
Brussels [Belgium], July 12: EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will hold a meeting next Monday in Brussels, to be chaired by Kaja Kallas, European Union...
Saudi-GCC non-oil trade surplus achieves 203% annual growth: GASTAT
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 12: The non-oil trade surplus of Saudi Arabia with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries recorded an annual growth rate of...
UN conference takes bold actions to protect consumers, promote fair competition in...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: The world comes together at the United Nations, taking bold actions to protect consumers and promote fair competition in an increasingly...
WHO, ITU, WIPO showcase new report on AI use in traditional medicine
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a transformative era for traditional medicine, one where centuries-old healing systems are enhanced by cutting-edge...
Fuel supply was cut: Air India crash report
London [UK], July 12: A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing 260 people last month, after...
Trump visits Texas flood zone
Austin [Texas], July 12: President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the...
UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks
Gaza [Gaza City], July 12: The U.N. rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within the past six weeks at...
Russian attack on Kharkiv damages maternity hospital
Moscow [Russia], July 12: A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital, authorities said, terrifying patients as...
Ukraine to receive US air defence systems
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, to Ukraine via Nato.
Greece battles dozens of wildfires amid drought and wind
Athens [Greece], July 11: Greek authorities on Thursday said that dozens of wildfires erupted across Greece over previous 24 hours, as firefighters brought a major...
Rescuers search for missing crew from Red Sea attack as US alleges...
Sanaa [Yemen], July 11: Rescuers found four more crew members Thursday who went missing after Yemen's Houthi rebels sank a ship in the Red Sea...
The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for...
New York [US], July 11: Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest...
Europe unveils a deal for more food and fuel for Gaza.
Gaza [Palestine], July 11: European officials reached a new deal with Israel to allow desperately needed food and fuel into Gaza, the European Union's foreign...
Trump to use presidential authority to send weapons to Ukraine
New York [US], July 11: President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power...
Google, Texas clash over upcoming digital advertising antitrust trial
New York [US], July 11: Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab is sparring with Texas and other states over the contours of an upcoming trial...
Russia bombards Kyiv before 'frank' talks with US and aid pledges
Moscow [Russia], July 11: Russia unleashed heavy airstrikes on Ukraine on Thursday before a conference in Rome at which Kyiv won billions of dollars in...
Gaza doctors cram babies into incubators as fuel shortage threatens hospitals
Gaza [Palestine], July 11: Doctors at Gaza's largest hospital say crippling fuel shortages have led them to put several premature babies in single incubators as...
Kurdistan Workers' Party demands leader's release for peace process
Istanbul [Turkey], July 11: The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is insisting on the release of Abdullah Öcalan, its leader jailed since 1999, before a peace...
Polish checks result in 7-kilometre tailback at border with Germany
Berlin [Germany], July 11: Polish border checks were causing a tailback on the German side of the border stretching for 7 kilometres near the city...