More explosions rock Port Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], May 9: Sudan's army said its anti-aircraft systems intercepted drones targeting a naval base in the wartime capital Port Sudan.
South Korean presidential candidate accuses party of pushing him out
Seoul [South Korea], May 9: South Korea's right-wing presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo accused his party on Thursday of trying to force him out and threatened...
Colombia's top court orders arrests of former legislature presidents
Bogota [Colombia], May 9: Colombia's Supreme Court on Wednesday issued arrest orders for Ivan Name, the former president of the country's Senate, and Andres Calle,...
Swiftly deporting migrants to Libya would violate court order
New York [US], May 9: A U.S. judge said any effort by the Trump administration to deport migrants to Libya would clearly violate a prior...
Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest
New York [US], May 9: Police arrested dozens of Columbia University students who seized part of the school's main library on Wednesday in one of...
Romanian hard-right frontrunner Simion leads opinion poll
Bucharest [Romania], May 9: Romania's hard-right presidential frontrunner George Simion will win the May 18 run-off vote against centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan, an opinion...
Dozens of Gaza communal kitchens shut down
Palestine [Gaza], May 9: Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors on Thursday due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline...
US says solution for Gaza aid is 'steps away'
New York [US], May 9: The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that a solution to be able to deliver food aid to Gaza was...
Bill Gates to give away $200 billion by 2045
New York [US], May 9: Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at...
Putin, Xi reaffirm partnership in face of EU, US trade restrictions
Moscow [Russia], May 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed their close partnership, which has been in the auto and energy...
Danish minister meets US envoy over alleged Greenland espionage plot
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 9: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met with a senior US embassy official on Thursday to discuss an alleged espionage plot...
Chicago Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes first US pope
Rome [Italy], May 9: The Catholic Church has a new pope: Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday as the new head of...
Ukraine reports hundreds of Russian attacks amid three-day ceasefire
Kiev [Ukraine] /Moscow [Russia], May 9: Russia has violated its own three-day ceasefire in Ukraine more than 700 times, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Thursday,...
Temperatures remain above 1.5°C threshold after second hottest April
London [UK], May 9: Last month was the second hottest April on record with world temperatures remaining above the key 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for...
German president warns against forgetting WWII lessons
Berlin [Germany], May 9: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier reminded the country of the lessons learned from World War II in a major speech on Thursday,...
Lithuania votes to exit anti-mine agreement
Riga [Latvia], May 9: Lithuania has withdrawn from an international agreement banning anti-personnel mines, becoming the second Baltic state after Latvia to do so in...
President stresses unity as Taiwan marks war end
Taipei [Taiwan], May 9: Taiwan held its first official commemoration of the end of World War II in Europe, with President Lai Ching-te urging freedom-loving...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards sea
Seoul [South Korea], May 9: North Korea on Thursday fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing Seoul's military.
UN experts warn of 'annihilation' as Gaza Strip deaths mount
New York [US], May 9: United Nations experts have demanded action to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza, after rescuers said Israeli strikes across...
Sarajevo airport sees 41.7 pct passenger growth in Q1
Sarajevo [Bosnia], May 8: Sarajevo International Airport recorded a 41.7 percent increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same...
GCC finance undersecretaries meet in Kuwait
Kuwait, May 8: The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the 73rd meeting of GCC Finance Undersecretaries, held in Kuwait in preparation for the 123rd...
When OPEC+ 'plays with a knife and cuts its hand'
Vienna [Austria], May 8: Some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some partners, collectively known as OPEC+, are expected to...
North Korea launches a series of missiles
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 8: North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on the morning of May 8, according...
Cardinals set for second day of conclave to elect a new pope
Rome [Italy], May 8: The largest and most geographically diverse conclave in history was due to resume, with Roman Catholic cardinals returning to the Sistine...
Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March...
Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world waits for white smoke
Rome [Italy], May 8: Roman Catholic cardinals will begin the task of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose...
US and China to start talks over trade war this week
New York [US], May 8: US and Chinese officials are set to start talks this week to try to deescalate a trade war between the...