Qatar announces new LNG expansion project
Doha [Qatar], February 26: Qatar's energy minister on Sunday announced a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project to further raise the nation's production capacity...
At least 25 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City
Gaza [Israel], February 26: At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza City on Sunday, medical sources and eyewitnesses said.
Iraqi Shiite militia says current calm with U.S. forces "temporary tactic"
Baghdad [Iraq], February 26: The leader of an Iraqi armed Shiite militia said Sunday that the current period of calm among Iraqi armed groups in...
1 dead, 3 injured in German asylum center fire
Berlin [Germany], February 26: One person died and three others suffered minor to serious injuries on Sunday following a fire in an asylum center in...
Over 300 kg illicit drugs seized in Sydney
Sydney [Australia], February 26: Australian Federal Police (AFP) reported on Monday that about 300 kg of MDMA and 70 kg of ketamine were recently identified...
Malaysian PM denounces "China-phobia" among U.S., Western allies
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 26: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the so-called "China-phobia" among the United States and some of its Western allies,...
Cambodian king, Queen Mother visit China for routine health checkup
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 26: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, along with his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, left here on Monday for Beijing, capital...
3 killed in Philippine residential fire
Manila [Philippines], February 26: Three women, including a person with disability, died on Sunday night when a fire burned down their house in Rizal province,...
Feleti Teo elected as Tuvalu's new PM: local media
Funafuti [Tuvalu], February 26: Feleti Teo has been appointed as the new prime minister of Tuvalu, one month after the general election in the country,...
US soldier sets himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington
Washington [US], February 26: A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC (USA) on February 25 and is in critical...
The US-UK coalition launched a new attack against the Houthis
Washington [US], February 26: In a joint statement on February 24, the US and UK said their military operations targeted 18 Houthi-related targets at 8...
The US Congress has not yet reached an agreement to 'rescue' the...
Washington [US], February 26: The effort to 'rescue' the US government from the risk of partial shutdown on March 1 has just failed in the...
The Israeli Prime Minister said victory was only a few weeks away
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 26: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that Israeli forces will soon achieve "total victory" in the war against Hamas once...
Mr. Trump on his journey to 'rematch' President Biden
Washington [US], February 26: Former US President Donald Trump is almost certain to represent the Republican Party in the presidential election next November, while current...
Taiwan ally Tuvalu to name a new prime minister
Taipei [Taiwan], February 26: Tuvalu on Monday morning will announce a new prime minister, who is expected to be elected unopposed by lawmakers in the...
Russia will try new offensive in Ukraine as early as May, Zelenskiy...
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 26: Russia is preparing a new offensive against Ukraine starting in late May or summer, but Kyiv has a clear battlefield plan...
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 26: The Taliban on Sunday released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.
Brazil's Bolsonaro gathers supporters in show of strength amid coup probe
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 26: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gathered thousands of supporters on Sao Paulo's iconic Paulista Avenue on Sunday to demonstrate...
Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 26: Ukraine and its foreign partners could invite Russia to a future peace summit to discuss an end to Moscow's two-year-old invasion...
Hungarian experts expect deepening friendship with China via BRI
Hungary [Budapest], February 25: Experts from both Hungary and China discussed China's decisive role in global connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and...
Italy announces bilateral security deal with Ukraine
Rome [Italy], February 25: The Italian government on Saturday announced a bilateral support agreement with Ukraine ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' meeting...
Knife-wielding man kills 1 at convenience store in Japan's Sapporo
Tokyo [Japan], February 25: A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other co-workers in Sapporo in the northernmost Japanese prefecture...
Ten dead after major fire destroys block of flats in Spain
Madrid [Spain], February 25: Ten people are now known to have died in the fire than engulfed a residential complex in the Spanish Mediterranean city...
Zelensky marks war anniversary with tribute to Ukrainians' courage
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 25: President Volodymyr Zelensky has marked the second anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a commemoration of...
Europe 'must do even more' on defence: German chancellor
Berlin [Germany], February 25: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for Germany and Europe to make a bigger effort when it comes to defence, in...
Nearly 30km oil slick after Houthis attack UK-owned vessel
Washington [US], February 25: Iran-backed Houthi rebels have attacked a UK-owned bulk carrier in the Red Sea causing an oil slick, the US military said...
Head of top US gun-rights advocacy group convicted of corruption
Washington [US], February 25: A jury in New York on Friday found former top US gun lobbyist Wayne LaPierre and other executives of the influential...