Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security,...
Jerusalem [Israel], May 10: Israel won't be involved in new Gaza aid plan, only in security, US envoy says A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid...
US, Europeans finalising 30-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal, says diplomatic source
Washington DC [US], May 10: The United States and its European allies are finalising a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that if refused...
In Peru's north, locals remember Pope Leo driving pick-up, playing tennis
Lima [Peru], May 10: The small city of Chiclayo in northern Peru was bustling with excitement on Friday, with businesses and locals sharing photos, memories...
Warm American welcome for new pope masks US church's deep divide
Washington DC [US], May 10: As Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Mass as pontiff at the Sistine Chapel on Friday, he spoke a few...
Quad concludes simulation exercise for Indo-Pacific Logistics Network
Washington DC [US], May 9: The US Department of State in a statement on Wednesday (local time) said that the Quad partners convened at the...
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...