Ukraine PM urges more military aid to counter Russia attacks

KYIV, Ukraine , 12 Dec (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter...

Climate change impacting everything, attribution studies ‘unnecessary burden’: WMO

DUBAI, 7 Dec: Observing that attribution science is improving by the day, a top World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) official has said that climate change...

Sheikh Hasina elected Awami League president for 10th consecutive term

Dhaka, 24 Dec: Bangla-desh’s ruling Awami League on Saturday re-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the party chief for the 10th consecutive term and...

Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund

Dubai, Feb 13 (AP) Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign...

Turkey launches airstrikes in Syria, Iraq a week after Istanbul bombing

Istanbul, Nov 20 (AP): Turkey launched airstrikes over northern regions of Syria and Iraq, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Sunday, targeting Kurdish groups...

High winds drive major wildfire in Spain; 35 aircraft sent

MADRID , Aug 19 (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern province of Valencia has become one of the country’s...

Zelenskyy tells UK ‘freedom will win,’ pushes for warplanes

LONDON, 8 Feb: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a dramatic speech before the...

France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy

TUNIS, Tunisia, 18 Jun: Ministers from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes...

Germany argues over nuclear shutdown amid gas supply worries

BERLIN , 31 Jul (AFP) Rising concern over the impact of a potential Russian gas cutoff is fueling the debate in Germany over whether...

Rise in Horn of Africa migration a worry, says UN official

NAIROBI, 15 Feb: The numbers of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to Gulf countries through Yemen has significantly increased and...

China says ‘hard to meet’ discussions on Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with arrangements

BEIJING, 31 May (AP) — China said Friday it would be “’hard to meet” calls for discussions on the Russia-Ukraine war, citing problems with...

New Zealand ski areas lacking snow face possible bankruptcy

WELLINGTON, New Zealand , Oct 11 (AP) — Two of New Zealand’s largest ski areas on Tuesday were placed into a type of bankruptcy...

Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

FRANKFURT, Germany , 6 Dec (AP) — Oil prices rose Monday as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war...

Fourth UK Conservative Party official reportedly investigated in widening election betting scandal

LONDON, 23 Jun: The chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations...

Chinese think tank: Virus curbs must change to help economy

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs...

Crowd confronts cleric at Iran tower collapse that killed 32

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , May 30 (AP) — Protesters angry over a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 32 people...

Israel, Morocco ink defense deal after normalising ties

Rabat, Nov 24 (AP) Israel and Morocco signed a landmark agreement Wednesday that lays the foundation for security cooperation, intelligence sharing, and future arms...

A Russian missile strikes the Ukrainian president’s home city as it mourns deaths in...

KYIV, Ukraine, 28 Aug (AP) — A Russian missile slammed into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city on Wednesday, local authorities said, just as...

China warns ff “Necessary Response” after US downs suspected spy balloon

Beijing, 5 Feb: The Biden administration lauded the Pentagon for shooting down an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the US Atlantic coast on Saturday,...

Pakistan hands over 2 Indians jailed for 8 yrs to India at Wagah Border

Lahore, Aug 31 (PTI) Two Indian nationals, who were languishing in a Pakistani jail for eight years for "illegal border crossing", have been handed...