Cooler weather helps Spain with fires; rain helps in Germany
MADRID (AP) — Cooler temperatures helped firefighters Monday stabilize a wildfire in northwestern Spain that reports say is the biggest on record in the...
Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants
MILAN , Jul 24 (AP) Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean...
South Korea Scrambles Jets After Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
Seoul, Nov 30 (AFP): South Korea's military said it scrambled fighter jets Wednesday as six Russian and two Chinese warplanes entered its air defence...
Biden says Western allies must keep aiding Ukraine as he meets European partners before...
BERLIN, 18 Oct (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden said it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country...
Indian warship INS Kochi participates in first naval exercise with Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Aug 10 (PTI) Indian Navy warship INS Kochi is currently participating in the first naval exercise with Saudi Arabia, reflecting the growing defence...
Despite deal, Sudanese rally to demand military rulers leave
Cairo, Nov 25 (AP) Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Thursday in the capital of Khartoum, renewing their demand for a fully...
Over 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees were among the latest group to reach ashore in Indonesia...
Netanyahu urges military chief to contain reservist protest
TEL AVIV, Israel, 19 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the military’s chief of staff on Sunday to contain a wave of protest...
South Africa’s lawmakers delay debate on president’s future
JOHANNESBURG, 6 Dec: South Africa’s lawmakers have postponed until next week a debate on the damning report that has resulted in calls for President...
Car bomb hits outside Mogadishu airport in Somalia; 8 killed
Mogadishu, Jan 12 (AP) A car bomb exploded on Wednesday outside the international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least eight people and...
China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation’s visit to Taipei
Beijing, Aug 16 (PTI) China on Tuesday announced sanctions on seven "die-hard" pro-independence Taiwanese politicians and officials, including Taipei's representative to Washington, amid concerns...
Supreme Leader acknowledges Iran took Greek oil tankers
TEHRAN, Iran, 5 Jun (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Saturday that Iran took two Greek oil tankers last month in...
Automaker warns over UK operations and calls for Brexit trade deal renegotiation
LONDON , 17 May (AP) — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the...
India-Japan partnership good for Indo-Pacific region and global order: Jaishankar
Tokyo, Sep 9 (PTI) A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other as well as for the Indo-Pacific region and the global order,...
EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS, 16 May (AP) — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a...
UK PM Boris Johnson unveils new tax to fund health, social care costs amidst
London, Sep 7 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a new tax that will fund the country's mounting health and social...
UN seeks extension of key Ukraine-Russia wartime grain deal
GENEVA, 13 Mar: Senior U.N. officials hosted Russ-ian envoys in Geneva on Monday in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow’s invasion...
Hamas official confirms Sinwar’s death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with...
JERUSALEM, 18 Oct (AP) — Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and the militant group...
Record number of migrant boats crossed Channel in 2021
LONDON , Jan 4 (AP) — At least 28,300 people packed into small boats crossed the Channel from France to England’s south coast in...
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, 8 May: Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting...