Brazil registers over 3 million dengue cases in 2024
Brasília [Brazil], April 12: Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has recorded 3,062,181 probable cases of dengue fever, nearly doubling last year's total of...
UAE President, Bill Gates discuss ways to enhance humanitarian cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 12: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from Bill Gates, Co-Chair of...
Six Nigerien soldiers killed in landmine blast
Niamey [Nigeria], April 12: A bomb blast has killed six Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali, Niger's army said Thursday, adding around 10...
iPhone users in 92 countries receive spyware attack warning from Apple
Washington [US], April 12: Apple sent notifications to individuals in 92 countries warning them that they may have been the target of mercenary spyware attacks,...
People in northern Gaza already facing famine, says US official
Washington [US], April 12: Samantha Power, the director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), says that people in parts of northern Gaza have...
Myanmar junta's forces lose control of important town on Thai border
Bangkok [Thailand], April 12: Rebel groups in crisis-hit Myanmar have reportedly taken control of the important trading town of Myawaddy on the border with Thailand.
South African president says Palestinians in Gaza 'faced with genocide'
Cape Town [South Africa], April 12: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that after more than 70 years "of discrimination, oppression and apartheid", Palestinians...
Three Dutch skiers die in avalanche in Austrian Alps
Vienna [Austria], April 12: Three skiers from the Netherlands were killed in an avalanche in the Ötztal Alps in Austria on Thursday, the mountain rescue...
Russia attacks Ukrainian power supply again
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 12: Power infrastructure in the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv, Lviv, Kiev and Zaporizhzhya was hit in renewed heavy Russian missile strikes overnight,...
Czech court sentences man for pushing tourist off Brno castle wall
Prague [Czech], April 12: A Czech court in Brno on Thursday sentenced a man to more than 10 years in prison for pushing a German...
Von der Leyen should revoke hiring of party colleague: EU Parliament
Brussels [Belgium], April 12: The European Parliament called for the appointment of German EU lawmaker Markus Pieper to an EU business envoy role to be...
New Zealand wants to get closer to the US amid global instability
Washington [US], April 12: In a statement released after a trip to the US, Egypt and Europe, Foreign Minister Peters said New Zealand is facing...
The French Navy prepares for war
Paris [France], April 12: In an interview with Politico this week, Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, commander of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle strike...
NASA announced a new mission to search for extraterrestrial life
Washington [US], April 12: AFP news agency reported on April 12 that US space scientists have just announced that an interplanetary probe will explore one...
TikTok affirms commitment to upholding online safety
Nairobi [Kenya], April 11: TikTok, a short-form video hosting platform, on Wednesday highlighted its dedication to maintaining user safety while online.
German coal mining emits up to 184 times more methane than reported:...
Berlin [Germany], April 11: Climate-damaging methane emissions from opencast lignite mining in Germany are "massively underestimated," and could be 184 times higher than reported,...
Switzerland to host peace conference on Ukraine in June
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11: Switzerland said on Wednesday that it would host a high-level peace conference for Ukraine in mid-June, although Russia has made clear...
The Prime Minister of South Korea resigned
Seoul [South Korea], April 11: On April 11, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo expressed his intention to resign after the ruling People's Power Party...
North Korea declared it urgent to prepare for a war scenario
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said now is the urgent time to prepare war scenarios in the context of...
Iran's head of state reiterates threat of retaliation against Israel
Tehran [Iran], April 11: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reiterated his threat of retaliatory action against Israel, following a suspected Israeli airstrike...
UN calls for de-escalation of hostilities at Lebanese-Israeli border
Beirut [Lebanon], April 11: At the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the United Nations has reiterated its call for de-escalation on the...
US sends thousands of weapons confiscated in Arabian Sea to Ukraine
Washington [US], April 11: Washington has sent thousands of weapons confiscated in the Arabian Sea to Ukraine, which is under attack from Russia, the US...
Canada risks another 'catastrophic' wildfire season
Ottawa [Canada], April 11: Canada risks another "catastrophic" wildfire season, the federal government said.
Russians flee 'very unusual' floods in boats
Moscow [Russia], April 11: Residents of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg arrived at evacuation points by inflatable boat, carrying whatever they could grab from...
Triple-murder, suicide in Spain blamed on gender-based violence
Madrid [Spain], April 11: Spanish police have discovered the bodies of a woman, her husband and their two young children.
Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals as war ruins special...
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and...
Three sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Israeli airstrike
Gaza [Palestine], April 11: Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamist group...