Russia targets "almost all" of Ukraine, fires 400 drones, 40 missiles
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 7: Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine, firing over 400 drones and 40 missiles across the country, killing at least six...
Japan approves ($139bn plan for disaster-resilient infrastructure
Tokyo [Japan], June 7: The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the next five...
UAE sets global benchmark in peaceful nuclear energy development
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 7: The UAE continues to cement its status as a global role model in developing a peaceful nuclear energy programme that...
Bangladesh Chief Adviser announces national election in first half of April 2026
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 7: The Bangladesh interim government on Friday announced that the national election will be held in the first half of April 2026.
North Korea straightens capsized warship and completes launch
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 6: North Korea announced on June 6 that it had completed launching and mooring the warship to the pier after the...
Israel admits for first time supporting armed groups in Gaza against Hamas
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted that his country is using armed gangs in Gaza to fight Hamas amid...
Global energy investment set to rise to $3.3 trillion in 2025: IEA
Paris [France], June 6: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that global energy investment is set to increase in 2025 to a record US$3.3 trillion...
Tech sector emissions, energy use grow with rise of AI: Report
Geneva [Switzerland], June 6: Tech sector carbon emissions continued their rise in recent years, fueled by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure,...
WFP: Over 70,000 children in Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition
Gaza [Palestine], June 6: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that more than 70,000 Palestinian children in Gaza are suffering from severe malnutrition,...
Small magnitude 3.4 earthquake 10 km southwest of Italy's Naples
Rome [Italy], June 6: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred early morning on Thursday, June 5th, 2025, at 6:48 am local time near Naples, Campania,...
Hajj 1446: 1.673 million pilgrims
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], June 6: Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Statistics has announced that the total number of Hajj pilgrims for the year 1446 AH...
UN Security Council calls for immediate release of hostages detained by Houthis
New York [US], June 6: The United Nations Security Council, in a statement today, called on the Houthis to immediately and unconditionally release all United...
Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients
Gaza [Palestine], June 6: Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down...
Russia targets teachers who cooperated with the British Council
Moscow [Russia], June 6: Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) accused British intelligence on Thursday of using the British Council as cover to undermine Russia and...
Israeli military strikes Beirut's southern suburbs
Gaza [Palestine], June 6: The Israeli military said on Thursday that it was attacking Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs, and the Lebanese state news...
Trump: 'I'm very disappointed in Elon'
New York [US], June 6: President Trump said he's always liked Elon Musk, and was surprised to see Musk's criticism of Trump's signature tax and...
Eight injured on Ryanair flight hit by 'severe turbulence'
Berlin [Germany], June 6: Eight passengers were injured on a Ryanair flight that diverted to an airport in southern Germany after experiencing "severe turbulence" due...
Canada prepares reprisals over US metals tariffs
Ottawa [Canada], June 6: Canada prepared possible reprisals while the European Union reported progress in trade talks on Wednesday as new U.S. metals tariffs triggered...
Three New Zealand lawmakers suspended for performing Maori haka
Wellington [New Zealand], June 6: Three lawmakers in New Zealand were formally suspended from parliament on Thursday for performing a traditional Maori dance, or haka.
'Premeditated genocide': Brazil President Lula slams Israel over Gaza war
Paris [France], June 6: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel of carrying out "premeditated genocide" in Gaza during a visit to Paris.
Trump refuses to lay blame for war on Russia
Washington [US], June 6: US President Donald Trump once again refused to single out Russia as the aggressor and instigator of the more than three-year...
Israeli strikes kill at least 52 across Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], June 6: At least 52 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Thursday, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as a US-backed...
NATO begins Baltic drills; Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
Rostock [Germany], June 6: NATO forces began conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first ships departing from the north-eastern German port...
Trump imposes travel ban on 12 countries for security concerns
Washington [US], June 6: US President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on 12 countries on Wednesday, citing security risks.
Musk turns on Republicans
New York [US], June 5: For 130 days, tech billionaire Elon Musk was a "special government employee" working inside the Trump administration to slash what...
North Korea's Kim vows unconditional support for Russia
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 5: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia's Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, state media KCNA...
Deported Venezuelans have right to challenge detention
Caracas [Venezuela], June 5: Hundreds of Venezuelans deported from the United States to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law must be given the chance...