Türkiye may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan
Ankara [Turkey], September 17: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Türkiye may "part ways with the European Union (EU)," suggesting that his country...
Malta, Chinese energy giant to decarbonize energy sector
Valletta [Malta], September 17: The Government of Malta held discussions with Shanghai Electric Power on different technologies that can help decarbonize the energy sector, it...
Czechs rally in Prague to protest against gov't
Prague [Czech Republic], September 17: Thousands of Czechs gathered at Prague's Wenceslas Square in the Czech capital on Saturday to protest against the government.
U.S. records 470 mass shootings, 25,000 gun-related deaths in first 8 months...
Dubai [UAE], September 17: In the first eight months of 2023, 470 mass shootings occurred across the United States, and more than 25,000 Americans have...
Earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 17: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Sunday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
South Africa holds state funeral for divisive Zulu leader
Johannesburg [South Africa], September 17: Mourners in traditional warrior headbands have gathered for the state funeral of Zulu prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a powerful but divisive...
Nearly 4,000 Libya flood victims identified, toll likely to rise: WHO
Tripoli [Libya], September 17: Nearly 4,000 people who were killed in Libya's devastating floods have been identified, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
Qatar highlights challenges posed by armed conflicts and natural disasters
New York [US], September 17: The State of Qatar highlighted the various, mounting, and unprecedented challenges facing the world, arising from armed conflicts and natural...
Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defense chief
Moscow [Russia], September 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defense minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including...
UN risks widening rifts as Zelensky takes center-stage
New York [US], September 17: More than 140 world leaders will head to the United Nations next week at a time of myriad crises,...
Crisis spreads in Libya after devastating floods
Tripoli [Libya], September 17:Reuters reported that the opposition government in eastern Libya on September 16 blocked most of the port city of Derna, where a...
The plane crashed in the Amazon region of Brazil, all 14 people...
Brasilia [Brazil], September 17: A plane crash in the Amazon state in northern Brazil on September 16 killed 14 people on board.
Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada, 1 person died in the US
Washington [US], September 17: In the early morning of September 17 (Vietnam time), Storm Lee landed in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, bringing winds...
Morocco's king keeps regal distance even in earthquake crisis
Rabat [Morocco], September 17: A devastating earthquake shook Morocco's High Atlas mountains on Sept. 8.
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97
Hawaii [US], September 17: The death toll from last month's wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to 97.
UAE continues sending aid to Libya for 5th day in row
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 17: For the fifth day in a row, the UAE continued sending humanitarian and relief aid and search and rescue teams...
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023 to accelerate multistakeholder momentum on SDGs
New York [US], September 17: More than 1,000 business leaders, policy-makers, leaders from international and civil society organizations, innovators and social entrepreneurs from more than...
Finland bans entry of Russia-registered passenger cars
Helsinki [Finland], September 16: As of midnight, Finland will close its borders to passenger cars registered in Russia, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
Norway to provide 2-mln-USD aid for flood victims in Libya
Oslo [Norway], September 16: Norway has pledged to provide 25 million Norwegian kroner (2.32 million U.S. dollars) for life-saving assistance in Libya after the Mediterranean...
Chinese embassy condemns UK side's hyping up of so-called "Chinese spies"
Beijing [China] September 16: The Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom (UK) on Friday strongly condemned the hyping up of the so-called "Chinese spies" by...
Central Greece plain on alert for further flooding
Athens [Greece], September 16: Ten days after a severe storm ravaged central Greece, claiming 15 lives and causing destructive flooding, villages around Lake Karla were...
5.7-magnitude quake hits 121 km W of Copiapo, Chile: USGS
New York [US], September 16: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 121 km W of Copiapo, Chile, at 18:07:39 GMT on Friday, the...
NASA-built greenhouse gas detector prepares for launch
Los Angeles [US], September 16: A state-of-the-art imaging spectrometer built by NASA is moving closer to launch, according to the agency.
U.S. starts clinical trial for universal flu vaccine
The United States has started the phase 1 clinical trial of a new investigational universal flu vaccine candidate, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)...
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires revised down from 115 to 97
Los [Angeles], September 16: The official death toll from wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii's Maui has been revised down from 115 to 97,...
Indonesia records deep export decline in August
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 16: Indonesia recorded a deep export decline of 21.21 percent year on year to 22.00 billion U.S. dollars in August, according to...
Top DPRK leader visits Russian aviation plant
Seoul [South Korea], September 16: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), visited on Friday a major aviation...