Landslides kill 7 people in S. Philippines

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 20: At least seven people died in flash floods and landslides in the southern Philippine regions of Davao and Carago, the...

Pope Francis says sexual pleasure is 'a gift from God'

Vatican [Vatican City], January 20: Pope Francis has said that sexual pleasure is "a gift from God" that should be "disciplined with patience."

Ecuador security forces launch major prison operation

Quito [Ecuador], January 20: Security forces in Ecuador have launched an operation in a major prison complex in the port city of Guayaquil.

Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 20: A key member of Israel's war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the...

Russian oil depot on fire after attempted Ukrainian drone attack

Klintsy [Russia], January 20: Four oil tanks at a large storage facility in the town of Klintsy in Russia's western Bryansk region caught fire on...

UMEX and SimTEX 2024 agenda announced

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 20: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, ADNEC Group, in strategic...

UAE President receives phone call from Ukrainian President

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...

Abu Dhabi's 'Falcon Economy' in the limelight at WEF 2024 in Davos

Davos [Switzerland], January 20: The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) led the Emirate's official economic delegation to the 54th Annual Meeting of the...

13 dead in central China school dormitory fire

Zhengzhou [China], January 20: Thirteen people have been confirmed dead in a fire that took place in a school dormitory in the county of...

6.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga

Suva [Fiji], January 19: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 125 km NW of Fangale'ounga, Tonga, at 11:12 local time on Friday, the...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 19: A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Friday morning, the country's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG)...

Emergency situation declared for flooding in northern Australia

Canberra [Australia], January 19: An emergency situation has been declared and remote communities evacuated in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) amid flooding.

Japan's core consumer prices rise 2.3 pct in December

Tokyo [Japan], January 19: Japan's core consumer prices were up 2.3 percent in December from a year earlier, the government said in a report on...

Indonesia allows Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to fly again after checks

Jakarta [Indonesia], January 19: Three Boeing 737 Max 9 planes belonging to Indonesia's budget airline Lion Air have been allowed to fly again after having...

Ukraine, Russia both report new airstrikes

Moscow [Russia], January 19: Both Ukraine and Russia again reported numerous airstrikes on their territory during the night and in the early hours of Thursday...

Iraqi premier says ending US-led alliance role necessary for stability

Baghdad [Iraq], January 19: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani on Thursday pushed for an end to the contested presence of a US-led international alliance fighting...

At least nine killed in suspected Jordanian strikes on Syria: Activists

Beirut [Lebanon], January 19: At least nine people were killed, including women and children, in suspected Jordanian air strikes in the countryside of Sweida, southern...

Difficult problem in the Middle East

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Efforts to contain widespread conflicts in the Middle East are at a deadlock because the parties involved have not found...

The US Congress narrowly helped the government escape the risk of shutdown

Washington [US], January 19: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to temporarily fund the federal government through early March and prevent a...

Mr. Trump retains the right to run for office in Washington, the...

Washington [US], January 19: A judge in Washington state (USA) rejected the petition to remove former President Trump's name from the ballot, while the Democratic...

Pentagon: US is not at war with Houthi

Washington [US], January 19: The Pentagon declared that the US is not at war with the Houthi forces in Yemen, even after carrying out the...

North Korea tested nuclear weapons in response to the South Korea-US-Japan military...

Seoul [South Korea], January 19: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted an underwater nuclear weapons system test to protest a new joint exercise by...

Deeper the Vietnam - Hungary comprehensive partnership

Hanoi [Vietnam], January 19: On the afternoon of January 18 (local time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife along with a high-ranking Vietnamese...

'Lack of urgency' led to failed response to Uvalde shooting

Texas [US], January 19: Chaos and a "lack of urgency" plagued the police response to the deadly 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the US...

US strikes on Houthis in Yemen have not stopped Red Sea attacks

Washington [US], January 19: US President Joe Biden says strikes on the Houthis in Yemen have not stopped the group's Red Sea attacks, and that...

Israeli troops push deep into Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Israel says its troops have reached the southernmost area of Khan Younis, as they expand their operations in the Gaza...

Netanyahu publicly rejects US push for Palestinian state

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian...