Bangladesh to deploy army ahead of national polls
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 18: Army troops will be deployed in Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security ahead of the country's general election...
At least 13 dead as violent storm hits Argentinian coastal city Bahía...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 18: At least 13 people were killed in a violent storm on Argentina's Atlantic coast, Bahía Blanca Mayor Federico Susbielles said...
France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike
Paris [France], December 18: The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed...
Kuwait bids farewell to late Amir Sheikh Nawaf
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 18: Kuwait's late Amir HH Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 86,...
NATO membership strains Russian ties with Finland: Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "problems" with neighboring Finland after it joined NATO earlier this year, saying Moscow will...
North Korea fires short-range missile, condemns U.S. for raising tensions
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 18: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday
Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 18: Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time in its more than two-month-old war on...
Modric leads Real Madrid to 4-1 win over Villarreal but Alaba injured
Madrid [Spain], December 18: Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value with a goal and a brilliant assist in a 4-1 home win...
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text
Santiago [Chile], December 18: Chileans on Sunday rejected a new conservative constitution to replace its current text that dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.
Israel uncovers 'biggest Hamas tunnel' near Gaza border
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed to carry carloads of militant...
Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips, sources say
Beijing [China], December 18: A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips,
Israel-Hamas war: WHO says al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'
Gaza [Palestine], December 18: The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the emergency department at the al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza as "a bloodbath."
DP World to relocate its global head office to Expo City Dubai
Dubai [UAE], December 18: DP World has announced plans to relocate its global head office to Expo City Dubai, marking the latest milestone in the...
UAE supports Ukrainian health sector with 2nd batch of ambulances in ongoing...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The UAE Embassy in Poland, today received a ship carrying 27 fully equipped ambulances to support the health sector in...
Fifth edition of ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon sets new women's record
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The fifth edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon witnessed a new women's record set by first-timer Brigid Kosgei, as...
Third batch of UAE medical volunteers depart for Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 18: The third batch of volunteers, heading to the Gaza Strip, left the country today to join the field hospital that...
Up to 49 tons of illegal drugs imported to Australia prevented in...
Canberra [Australia], December 17: Authorities prevented almost 50 tons of illicit drugs from reaching Australia in the 2022-23 financial year (July 2022-June 2023), data has...
Japan scientists create world's 1st AI-generated images using brain activity
Tokyo [Japan], December 17: Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating the world's first mental images of objects and landscapes from human brain activity by using...
Italian, British and Albanian leaders talk on irregular immigration
Rome [Italy], December 17: The leaders of Italy, Britain and Albania said here on Saturday that confronting irregular immigration in Europe would require "intensified collaboration"...
FPA urges probe into cameraman's death in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 17: The Foreign Press Association (FPA) has called on the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to investigate the death of Al Jazeera...
Geomagnetic storms expected to hit earth after solar eruption
Berlin [Germany], December 17: Geomagnetic storms caused by solar eruptions are expected to hit the earth this weekend, possibly affecting radio communications in certain areas,...
British warship shot down attack drone in Red Sea: Defence secretary
London [UK], December 17: A Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, Britain's Defence Secretary has said.
EU's von der Leyen eyeing 'alternatives' amid Hungary veto
Brussels [Belgium], December 17: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she believes a way out of the EU budget dispute...
Sultan of Oman and Indian PM hold official talks
New Delhi [India], December 17: Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of the Sultanate of Oman and Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi held...
Israeli captives mistakenly killed in Gaza held white flag: Official
Gaza [Palestine], December 17: Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces were shirtless and one of them was holding up a white...
Mother of 6-yr-old US boy who shot teacher sentenced to 2 years
Washington [US], December 17: A Virginia woman whose six-year-old son shot and severely wounded his teacher was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday....
Japan, ASEAN to boost maritime security ties with eye on China
Tokyo [Japan], December 17: Southeast Asian and Japanese leaders will agree to boost "maritime security cooperation", according to a draft statement seen by AFP from...