Hot air balloon crashes in southern Brazil, killing eight
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 22: Eight people died when a hot air balloon crashed in southern Brazil on Saturday, authorities said.
President Zelensky appoints new Ukrainian prosecutor general
Kiev [Ukraine], June 22: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed Ruslan Kravchenko as the country's new prosecutor general.
Turkish President Erdogan urges revival of Iran-US nuclear talks
Istanbul [Turkiye], June 22: Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Iran's foreign minister resuming Iranian-US talks on Tehran's nuclear programme is the only way...
Aid seekers in Gaza continue to be targeted as Israeli attacks kill...
Gaza [Palestine], June 22: At least 26 people, including more aid seekers, have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Panama declares emergency over banana region unrest
Panama City, June 22: Panama has declared an emergency in its main banana-producing region, after shops were looted and buildings vandalised in ongoing protests over...
EU review 'paints grim picture' of Israel's actions in Gaza, says Irish...
Dublin [Ireland], June 22: An EU review "paints a grim picture" of Israel's failure to adhere to international obligations, Ireland's premier Micheal Martin has said.
Tourists leave in droves as fire along Croatian coast out of control
Budapest [Hungary], June 22: A forest fire raging on Croatia's Adriatic coast has sparked a mass tourist exodus in the region, known for its beautiful...
Iran detains 22 people suspected of links to Israeli intelligence
Tehran [Iran], June 22: Iran has detained 22 people on suspicion of links to Israeli intelligence services.
Palestinian activist Khalil walks free after US judge orders release
New York [US], June 22: A US judge on Friday ordered the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who had been in US immigration detention...
Feature: U.S. tariffs disrupt German ports, global supply chains
Hamburg [Germany], June 21: At a checkpoint in Germany's Hamburg industrial zone in early June, a long line of trucks crawled forward slowly, inching towards...
Switzerland temporarily closes embassy in Tehran
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Switzerland has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran due to the deteriorating security situation caused by the escalating military conflict between...
17 killed in clashes in Chad
Yaounde [Cameroon], June 21: At least 17 people died Thursday evening in clashes in Chad, local authorities and media said Friday.
On World Refugee Day, Sudanese still taking perilous routes in search of...
Khartoum [Sudan], June 21: As the world observes World Refugee Day on Friday, thousands of Sudanese continue to embark on dangerous and uncertain journeys to...
Feature: After war destroys his home, family, Sudanese poet refuses to lay...
Khartoum [Sudan], June 21: Abdel Wahhab Halawi had imagined his return to Khartoum for so long that, when it finally happened, it felt almost unreal.
Namibia freezes 5 mln USD in suspected crime proceeds
Windhoek [Namibia], June 21: Namibia's Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) froze suspected criminal proceeds worth 96.9 million Namibian dollars (about 5.4 million U.S. dollars) during the...
Ethiopia, UN sign 6.5-bln-USD cooperation framework to advance sustainable development
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 21: Ethiopia and the United Nations (UN) on Friday signed a new five-year cooperation framework, worth about 6.5 billion U.S. dollars,...
Namibia strives for integration of refugees on World Refugee Day
Windhoek [Namibia], June 21: Namibia seeks to integrate refugees into its broader social and economic systems, a government official said Friday, as the country commemorated...
Kenyan youth stage catwalk to showcase fusion of African, Chinese fashion
Nairobi [Kenya], June 21: The fusion of Chinese and African fashion came into the spotlight on Friday when students from Moi University in southern Kenya...
UN launches project to support displaced people in South Sudan
Juba [South Sudan], June 21: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on Friday launched...
Tunisia, Oman discuss boosting trade, investment ties
Tunis [Tunisia], June 21: Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development Samir Abid met Friday in Tunis with a high-level Omani delegation to discuss ways...
U.S. federal judge orders release of detained Columbia graduate
New York [US], June 21: A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to release pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from...
U.S. stocks close mixed as Iran-Israel conflict continues
New York [US], June 21: U.S. stocks finished mixed on Friday over the deepening Iran-Israel conflict and speculation about whether the United States will become...
U.S. federal judge allows Harvard hosting foreign students
New York [US], June 21: A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students.
U.S. Leading Economic Index inches down in May
Washington DC [US], June 21: The U.S. Leading Economic Index (LEI) ticked down by 0.1 percent in May, according to data released Friday by The...
Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base
Niamey [Niger], June 21: More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34...
Iran says no to nuclear talks as UN urges restraint
Tehran [Iran], June 21: Iran said on Friday it would not discuss the future of its nuclear programme while under attack by Israel, as Europe...
Israel tells UN Security Council "we will not stop"
Jerusalem [Israel], June 21: Iran said it would continue to defend itself against Israel during a UN Security Council session on Friday, while Israel's UN...