EU hails high gas storage levels despite Russian cuts
BRUSSELS, 4 Jan: Natural gas storage levels in the European Union stand at nearly 84% and were higher in December than the average amount...
North Korea fires possible missile into sea amid stalled talks
Seoul, Jan 11 (AP) North Korea on Tuesday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into its eastern sea, its second launch in...
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...
Extreme Greenland ice melt increased global flood risk: Study
London, Nov 1 (PTI) Greenland has lost 3.5 trillion tonnes of ice over the past decade, increasing the global sea level by one centimetre...
Pak Supreme Court upholds law seeking to curtail powers of chief justice
Islamabad, 11 Oct: In a major blow to Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law seeking...
China Hits Back At US Over Demands For Closure Of Tesla Showroom In Xinjiang
Beijing, Jan 6 (AFP): China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Thursday after US politicians and rights groups criticised carmaker Tesla for opening a dealership...
US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines to stage military drills in disputed South China...
MANILA, Philippines , 7 Apr (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine...
Russia freezes bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic missions, prompting cash payments
HELSINKI, May 17 (AP) — Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, disrupting money flow and...
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...
Blinken seeks G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war among items on crisis-heavy global agenda
TOKYO, 7 Nov: Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the...
Israel says female soldier captured in Hamas’ assault has been released during Gaza ground...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, 30 Oct (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing on two sides of the...
UN official says Sudan’s war has killed at least 20,000 people
CAIRO, 8 Sep (AP) — More than 16 months of war in Sudan has killed more than 20,000 people, a senior United Nations official...
Putin says Russia wants a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Kharkiv but has no plans...
KYIV, Ukraine, 17 May (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region aims to create a...
German rescue boat with 800 migrants aboard heads to Sicily
ROME , Nov 7 (AP)— A German humanitarian ship with more than 800 rescued migrants aboard was sailing to Sicily on Sunday after being...
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...
Israeli forces cut off north Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes 10,000 in 4...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip, 6 Nov (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with...
UAE bans private drones after deadly attack on Abu Dhabi
Dubai, Jan 23 (PTI) The UAE government has ordered to stop all flying operations of private drones and light sports aircraft in the Gulf...
Japan supports Sweden’s NATO membership as defence ministers strengthen ties
Tokyo, 7 Jun: Japan's defence minister expressed his country's support for Sweden's NATO membership during talks on Wednesday with his Swedish counterpart, as the...
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
Since Sudan coup, 41 killed, hospitals targeted, doctors say
CAIRO, Nov 22 (AP) — Security forces have targeted hospitals and blocked injured protesters from treatment since the military seized control of the country...