Texas man acted alone in New Orleans ISIS attack, FBI says

Austin [Texas], January 3: A U.S. Army veteran who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year's Day revelers in New Orleans had pledged...

Cuba's Santeria priests urge followers to hunker down amid crisis

Havana [Cuba], January 3: In their New Year predictions, high priests from Cuba's Afro-Cuban Santeria religion told followers to watch their health and spending, care...

New Year, 250 drugs increase in price in the US

New York [US], January 2: Among them are more than 60 drugs produced by Pfizer Corporation (USA). Typically, Pfizer has increased prices by 3-5% for...

Tesla Cybertruck explodes at Trump hotel

Las Vegas [US], January 2: A Tesla Cybertruck exploded in the parking lot of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on January 1. Authorities said...

Germany: 4 killed, warehouse fire amid New Year's fireworks

Berlin [Germany], January 2:Germany's raucous New Year's celebrations led to a typically busy night for emergency services overnight and into the early hours of Wednesday.

Israel warns after Hamas fires rockets from Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Over the past week, Hamas members have repeatedly fired rockets into Israel, especially from the northern Gaza Strip, where Israeli soldiers...

EU and Japan enter new era of ties with strategic partnership

Brussels [Belgium], January 2: The European Union and Japan on Wednesday entered a new era of co-operation, as a strategic partnership agreement came into force.

Iran to hold nuclear talks with France, UK, Germany on Jan 13:...

Berlin [Germany], January 2: The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and France, the United Kingdom and Germany will take place in Geneva in...

20 Palestinians killed across Gaza on New Year's Day

Gaza [Palestine], January 2: Israeli attacks have killed at least 20 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza on New Year's Day, as makeshift shelters for displaced...

South Korean plane crash flight recorder data recovered

Seoul [South Korea], January 2: Experts have successfully transmitted data from one of the two flight recorders recovered after the weekend's plane crash in South...

Migrants reaching UK up by 25%

London [UK], January 2: The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by...

Romania and Bulgaria enter Schengen Area

Sofia [Bulgaria], January 2: Eighteen years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania on Wednesday became full members of the visa-free Schengen Area.

Estonia's second president Arnold Rüütel dies on New Year's Eve at the...

Riga [Estonia], January 2: Estonia's former president Arnold Rüütel died on New Year's Eve at the age of 96, authorities said in Tallinn on Wednesday.

United States: Pentagon appeals court upholds plea deals of 9/11 plotters

Washington DC [US], Janauary 2: The US government may move forward with the controversial plea agreements involving three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks,...

Elon Musk insults German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Berlin [German], Janauary 2: Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday extended his record of personal insults against European politicians with a new post taking a swipe...

10 dead, 4 severely injured in shooting in Montenegro

Serbia [Belgrade], Janauary 2: At least 10 people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in the Montenegrin southwestern town...

Ukraine's halt of Russian gas transit raises supply, price concerns

Malta [Valletta], Janauary 2: The halt in Russian gas transit through Ukraine has sparked fears of supply shortages and soaring energy costs, particularly in landlocked...

Milan imposes outdoor limits on smoking

Italy [Rome], Janauary 2: The Italian city of Milan on Wednesday began enforcing strict limits on smoking tobacco products to improve health outcomes and municipal...

South Korea's presidential aides offer to resign amid political crisis

Seoul [South Korea], Janauary 2: Senior aides to South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol offered to resign en masse on Wednesday, a day after...

In New Orleans truck attack, FBI looking at a range of suspects

Baton Rouge [New Orleans], Janauary 2: A 42-year-old Texas man crashed a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Day in New Orleans' French...

Israel strikes Gaza City suburb, Palestinian medics say

Jerusalem [Israel], Janauary 2: The Israeli military kept up the pressure on northern Gaza on Wednesday, striking in a suburb of Gaza City, medics said,...

Montenegro shooting incident leaves at least ten dead, including two children

Podgorica [Montenegro], Janauary 2: A gunman in Montenegro killed at least ten people, including two children, after opening fire on Wednesday inside a restaurant in...

UN human rights chief calls for investigation into Israeli attacks on Gaza...

Gaza [Palestine], January 1: Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have pushed the region's healthcare system to "the brink of total collapse", causing "catastrophic effect"...

Car bomb wounds 4 in Syria's Aleppo: monitor

Damascus [Syria], January 1: A car bomb exploded in the northern Aleppo town of Tel Rifaat on Tuesday, injuring at least four people, including a...

Uzbekistan declares 2025 as year of environmental protection, green economy

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], January 1: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to...

Myanmar announces provisional population figures for 2024 census

Yangon [Myanmar], January 1: The provisional results of Myanmar's 2024 population and housing census show a total population of 51,316,756 on census night, Sept. 30,...

Panama celebrates 25th anniversary of Canal's handover

Panama, January 1: Panama on Tuesday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the handover of the Panama Canal, which had been under the control of the...