Fire at shop in Mexico kills 23

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: A fire that broke out at discount shop in Mexico has killed at least 23 people and injured 11 others,...

Hurricane Melissa death toll rises to 28 in Jamaica

Kingston [Jamaica], November 4: The number of people killed in Jamaica as a result of Hurricane Melissa has risen to 28, the Caribbean nation's prime...

Pacific communities urged to get vaccinated as measles cases rise in NZ

Wellington [New Zealand], November 4: Pacific health experts are warning families to get vaccinated as New Zealand's measles outbreak spreads across the country.

Supreme Court cannot stop all of Trump's tariffs. Deal with it, officials...

Washington [US], November 4:U.S. factory equipment maker OTC Industrial Technologies has long used low-cost countries to supply components - first China and later India -...

Rescue under way after medieval tower partially collapses in Rome

Rome [Italy], November 4: Part of a medieval tower in the heart of Rome has collapsed, trapping one worker and leaving another critically injured.

Ukraine receives Patriot systems to bolster air defences against Russia

Kiev [Ukraine], November 4: President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine has received more United States-made Patriot air defence systems to help it counter Russian attacks.

Maduro's days are numbered: Trump

Washington [US], November 4: President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed...

Latvian leader vetoes effort to exit women's rights treaty

Riga [Latvia], November 4: Following protests against Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on protecting women against violence, President Edgars Rinkevics vetoed a bill on...

US not planning any nuclear explosions, says Energy Secretary Wright

Washington [US], November 4: The nuclear weapons testing ordered by US President Donald Trump will not involve any nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said...

Haiti declares three days of national mourning after Hurricane Melissa

Mexico City [Mexico], November 4: Haiti's government on Sunday declared three days of national mourning starting Monday following Hurricane Melissa, which killed at least 30...

Leader of Spain's Valencia region steps down one year after major floods

Madrid [Spain], November 4: Just over a year after deadly storms and flooding in the Spanish city of Valencia, regional president Carlos Mazon announced his...

Hamas hands over remains of three captives, Israel returns 45 bodies

Gaza [Palestine], November 4: Hamas has handed over the bodies of three more captives after a "complex search operation" in Gaza City, and Israel has...

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Kalmaegi approaches Philippines

Manila [Philippines], November 4: Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from coastal areas in the eastern Philippines before Typhoon Kalmaegi's expected landfall.

President Hassan sworn in following Tanzania polls

Dodoma [Tanzania], November 4: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in for a second term, following a landslide victory in a disputed election...

Iran 'not in hurry' to start N-talks with US

Tehran [Iran], November 4: Iran is "not in a hurry" to resume talks with the United States over its nuclear programme, Tehran's foreign minister has...

Turkiye, Muslim allies call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza

Istanbul [Turkiye], November 4: A group of influential Muslim-majority states on Monday called on Israel and Hamas to observe the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza...

Vietnam floods kill 37

Hanoi [Vietnam], November 4: Torrential rains over the past week have triggered severe flooding in central Vietnam, killing at least 37 people and leaving five...

World court investigates possible war crimes in Sudan's El Fasher

Amsterdam [Netherlands], November 4: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have announced an investigation into possible war crimes committed in the Sudanese city of...

At least 27 dead as earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 4: At least 27 people have died in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake struck the northern provinces of the country, according to...

Ukrainian children among victims of deadly Russian missile attacks

Kiev [Ukraine], November 3: Ukraine says its forces destroyed three key fuel lines near the Ramensky district.

Israeli air strike kills four in Lebanon, straining fragile ceasefire

Beirut [Lebanon], November 3: Israel has carried out regular attacks on southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreed with Hezbollah last November.

Colombia's ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks

Bogota [Colombia], November 3: The US focus on drugs and neighbouring Venezuela has brought an international dimension to what was an internal Colombian conflict.

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, USGS says

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3: An earthquake measuring 6.3 magnitude struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Nigeria open to US help against Islamist insurgents with conditions

Abuja [Nigeria], November 3: Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected,...

Hamas says it will hand over three more hostage bodies

Gaza [Palestine], November 3: Hamas said it will hand over bodies of three hostages on Sunday, even as the Palestinian militant group traded blame with...

US and China agree to set up military-to-military channels: Hegseth

Washington [US], November 3: The United States and China have agreed to set up military-to-military channels to "deconflict and deescalate any problems" following the "historic"...

Venezuela's Maduro rejects US accusations of drug smuggling

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 3: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected allegations by the US government that his country is involved in drug trafficking.