Hamas rejects int'l guardianship over Gaza in UN resolution
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The Palestinian group Hamas has criticized a US-backed Security Council resolution on the future of Gaza as an "attempt to...
UK plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul
London [UK], November 18: British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will ban three countries from accessing UK visas if they fail to take back illegal migrants...
S Korea proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes
Seoul [South Korea], November 18: South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to avoid border clashes, the first such offer in seven years as...
Armed gang abducts 25 girls from school in Nigeria
Abuja [Nigeria], November 18: A group of heavily armed men has abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria, killing the deputy school...
Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for crimes committed during the violent suppression...
Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Report
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The number of Palestinians that have died in Israeli detention facilities has surged amid the war in Gaza, according to...
UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan
Washington [US], November 18: The UN Security Council voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza...
Landslides in Indonesia's Central Java kill at least 18; dozens missing
Jakarta [Indonesia], November 18: Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia's Central Java province last week have led to the deaths of at least 18...
US federal agents detain 130 in Charlotte immigration sweep
Washington [US], November 18: Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said on Monday,...
Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale warplanes
Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a deal signed on Monday, both...
Saudi crown prince to visit US with defence, AI, nuclear on agenda
Washington [US], November 18: A visit by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump aims to...
BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation claim
Washington [US], November 18: The BBC is determined to fight any legal action filed by U.S. President Donald Trump and sees no basis for a...
Amazon issues $15b bond to fund AI infrastructure growth
Washington [US], November 18: Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is set to raise $15 billion from its first U.S. dollar bond offering in three years,...
US House set to vote on Epstein investigation file release
Washington [US], November 18: The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday to force the release of investigative files...
Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit begins in Ankara
Ankara [Turkey], November 18: The Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit opened today in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The event is organised by the Abu Dhabi Projects...
Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit showcases $55 billion in projects, partnership opportunities
Ankara [Turkey], November 18: The UAE-Türkiye session of the international roadshow for the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS) here showcased over $55 billion worth of...
UAE demonstrates leadership with new 'Financial Inclusion Strategy': World Bank
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 18: Ousmane Dione, Vice President for the World Bank's Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAAP) region, has affirmed the...
Rostec showcases advanced defence systems at Dubai Airshow
Dubai [UAE], November 18: Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russia's Rostec State Corporation, stated that the Dubai Airshow is a prestigious global platform for showcasing the...
Egyptian President directs full or partial cancellation of parliamentary elections if voters'...
Cairo [Egypt], November 18: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said the National Elections Authority must cancel the current phase of the parliamentary elections-either entirely or...
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August
Washington [US], November 17: U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including...
Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 17: Around 30 people were killed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo after a bridge collapsed,...
Marcos vows jail time for suspects in Philippines graft scandal
Manila [Philippines], November 17: People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control facilities that failed during a...
US House speaker says 'nothing to hide' in Epstein files
Washington [US], November 17: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he believed the approaching vote on releasing Justice Department files related...
Netanyahu stands firm against Palestinian state as UN considers plan
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state after protests by far-right coalition allies...
Ecuador votes on allowing foreign military bases to fight drug crime
Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 17: Ecuador was holding a referendum on Sunday on whether to allow foreign military bases in the country as part of...
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon attacked by Israeli forces
Cairo [Egypt], November 17: United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Sunday that Israeli forces had fired at them without causing casualties, in the latest...
Some 550,000 people join protest against current corruption scandal in Manila
Manila [Philippines], November 17: Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday joined a three-day protest rally In the Philippine capital to denounce a corruption scandal...