Iraqi parliament elects new speaker after nearly yearlong vacuum
Baghdad [Iraq], November 1: Iraqi lawmakers elected Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as the new parliament speaker on Thursday after the position had been vacant for nearly a...
Moldova's constitutional court confirms EU accession referendum results
Bucharest [Romania], November 1: Moldova's Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the Oct. 20 referendum, approving the country's path toward European Union (EU) accession.
UK's new budget may lead to difficulties: British experts
London [UK], November 1: Following British Chancellor Rachel Reeves's announcement of the Autumn Budget, experts have expressed mixed views on the direction and challenges...
Iran holds ceremony to commemorate Hezbollah's slain leader Safieddine
Tehran [Iran], November 1: Iran on Thursday held a ceremony in Tehran to commemorate Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who was killed in...
Super Typhoon Kong-rey hits Taiwan, killing 1, injuring 205
Taipei [Taiwan]. November 1: Super Typhoon Kong-rey struck Taiwan on Thursday, resulting in at least one fatality and 205 injuries due to accidents caused by...
US condemns Pyongyang's ballistic missile launch towards Sea of Japan
Seoul [South Korea], November 1: North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the South Korean military and the United States said on Thursday,...
Israel shelled hospital in Beit Lahia: Health ministry
Gaza [Palestine], November 1: Israeli forces shelled a hospital in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, causing extensive damage and destroying medical...
Belarusian leader Lukashenko favours a 'draw' in Russia-Ukraine war
Moscow [Russia], November 1: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Russia's war against Ukraine could end in a "draw," likening the conflict to a football match,...
Solid-fuel ICBM? What we know about Kim Jong Un's arsenal
Seoul [South Korea], November 1: North Korea said Thursday it had test-fired one of its newest and most powerful weapons to boost its nuclear deterrent,...
Germany's president asks for 'forgiveness' in Greek village
Kandanos [Greece], November 1: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday asked for "forgiveness" for the crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich in Greece during a...
Mozambique blocks social media access
Maputo [Mozambique], November 1: Mozambique blocked social media access for a second time in a week Thursday, a global internet watchdog said, as the opposition...
Spain urges hard-hit regions to stay home during flood rescue
Valencia [Spain], November 1: Spanish authorities on Thursday told people in flood-stricken regions to stay at home as rescuers raced to find survivors in the...
Corporate tax up almost 17 per cent
Canberra [Australia], November 1: Corporate Australia paid almost $100 billion in income tax in 2022/23, an increase of nearly 17 per cent on the previous...
Trump comment on women 'offensive to everybody': Harris
Washington [US], November 1: Kamala Harris says Donald Trump's comment that he would protect women whether they "like it or not" shows the presidential nominee...
Labour hire workers in line for boost to wages
Canberra [Australia], November 1: Thousands of labour-hire employees are set for a pay rise after new workplace laws come into effect.
Trump sues TV network over Kamala Harris interview
Washington [US], November 1: Presidential candidate Donald Trump is suing broadcaster CBS over an interview of his rival Kamala Harris aired on its 60 Minutes...
Japan protests UN call for reviewing male-only imperial succession
Tokyo [Japan], November 1: Japan has lodged a protest with a UN human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial...
Arab League calls on international community to continue political, financial support for...
Cairo [Egypt], November 1: The Arab League Council, at the level of permanent representatives, has called on the international community to continue providing the necessary...
Middle East conflict falls into vicious cycle
Beirut [Lebanon], October 31: As the parties struggle to find a way out of the war in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Israel and Iran...
Taiwan copes with super typhoon
Taipei [Taiwan], October 31: Taiwanese authorities issued a warning yesterday as super typhoon Kong-rey is expected to make landfall along the island's east coast today...
North Korea launches suspected intercontinental ballistic missile
Seoul [South Korea], October 31: North Korea has just launched a missile suspected to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea east of...
Trump - Harris contrast at the end of the race to the...
Washington [US], October 31: In the final stages of the campaign, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to deliver the most convincing messages.
EU imposes tax on Chinese electric cars
Beijing [China], October 31: The European Union (EU) on October 29 decided to increase tariffs to 45.3% on Chinese electric vehicles. According to Reuters, in...
Court summons billionaire Elon Musk over $1 million/day reward to voters
Washington [US], October 31: A judge has summoned billionaire Elon Musk in a lawsuit over his political organization donating $1 million to voters ahead of...
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
Washington [US], October 31: H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in...
Spain's deadly DANA weather phenomenon
Madrid [Spain], October 31: Catastrophic flash floods that have killed at least 72 people in Spain are caused by a destructive weather system.
UN Security Council warns against attempts to dismantle UNRWA
New York [US], October 31: The United Nations Security Council "strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish" the operations and mandate of the...