World's oceans experience hottest June ever
Toulouse [France], July 2: The world's oceans experienced their "warmest June ever observed" and could see further record-breaking highs in the months ahead as El...
UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on Sudan crisis
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The United Nations Human Rights Council is due to hold an urgent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the human rights...
Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four drones intercepted
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: Afghanistan's Taliban said they launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had intercepted four rudimentary drones in...
US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in New York Times case
Washington DC [US], July 2: A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule requiring journalists to be escorted by staff while moving...
China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party anniversary
Beijing [China], July 2: China's state and party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged the country's ruling Communist Party to resolve what he called the...
Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that "clearance of mines in the Strait of Hormuz is regulated by a...
Heatwave a rehearsal, summers ahead will be harder: WHO
Stockholm [Sweden], July 1: The latest heatwave to hit Europe is merely a "dress rehearsal," with worse to come, the director of the World Health...
14 children killed as roof of coaching academy in Pakistan collapses
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured when the roof of a coaching academy collapsed in eastern Pakistani...
Russian glide bomb attack claims lives in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Russian glide bombs killed two people and injured a further 15 in Zaporizhzhya in south-eastern Ukraine, military governor Ivan Fedorov reported...
'No evidence of terrorism after Monaco explosion'
Paris [France], July 1: Prosecutors in Monaco say they do not believe that an explosion that left three people seriously injured in the principality was...
South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to the streets as demonstrators gathered...
DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 1: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said confirmed Ebola cases in the country reached 1,307 and includes 377 deaths....
'Hantavirus outbreak nearing end'
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30: The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Germany's Wadephul reaffirms NATO commitment before talks with Rubio
Berlin [Germany], June 30: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has underscored the importance of NATO's collective security guarantees ahead of talks with US Secretary of...
Spain arrests Italy's most-wanted 'Ndrangheta mafia boss 'Don Mico'
Madrid [Spain], June 30: Spanish police have arrested a man believed to be an Italian mafia boss within the powerful 'Ndrangheta criminal organization based in...
Poland detains 11 suspects over alleged Russia-linked influence plot
Warsaw [Poland], June 30: Polish authorities have detained 11 people suspected of helping Russian intelligence services recruit Ukrainian refugees to take part in politically motivated...
Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting, passport rights of prominent editor
New Delhi [India], June 30: A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights...
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 30: Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in...
Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 30: One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police said.
US, Iran trade strikes as Gulf tensions escalate
Washington DC [US], June 29: Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated further after the US military said it carried out additional strikes...
Louisiana primary win puts Trump endorsee Letlow on path to US Senate
Baton Rouge [US], June 29: A candidate endorsed by United States President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in Louisiana, putting her on track...
Ukraine confirms attack on two Russian refineries
Moscow [Russia], June 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that the military carried out drone strikes on two Russian refineries during the night....
Poland warns of risk of Russian incursions on NATO's eastern flank
Warsaw [Poland], June 29: Poland's leadership sees a growing risk of Russian provocations along NATO's eastern flank, the nation's spy chief said.
Israel strikes Lebanon, testing peace deal
Jerusalem [Israel], June 29: Israel has resumed air strikes on southern Lebanon, only days after signing a US-brokered agreement meant to end its war with...
Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets
Kampala [Uganda], June 29: Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media...
Anti-independence bloc leads New Caledonia poll
Noumea [New Caledonia], June 29: An anti-independence coalition has come out ahead in New Caledonia's long-delayed provincial elections, but has failed to secure a governing...
Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 on bord
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 29: A helicopter has crashed in Saudi Arabia killing all 14 people on board, state media reported, citing an official source...