Singapore sees new leader take power for first time in 20 years
Singapore, May 16: Singapore saw its first change in power in 20 years when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong handed the reins to his deputy...
Britain's Queen Camilla vows no more new fur in her wardrobe
London [UK], May 16: Britain's Queen Camilla has pledged to buy no new fur products for her wardrobe, animal rights group Peta (People for the...
Zelensky cancels foreign trips as situation worsens in Kharkiv
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled all trips abroad in the coming days in light of the advancing Russian offensive in...
EU, NATO officials criticise Georgia 'foreign agents' law
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 16: European Commission and NATO officials on Wednesday criticized Georgia's adoption of a law requiring foreign-funded organizations to register as "foreign agents."
Vietnam is an attractive destination for Danish businesses
Efforts to promote cooperation in sustainable agricultural development and green transformation in agricultural and food production are the focus of the business trip to Vietnam...
The plane carrying 468 people made an emergency landing due to an...
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 16: The Straits Times reported on May 16 that a plane carrying 468 people of Garuda Indonesia Airlines from Indonesia to Saudi...
The female billionaire demanded that the exhibition remove her 'unflattering' portrait
Sydney [Australia], May 16: Australia's richest female billionaire Gina Rinehart is asking the National Gallery of Australia to remove her portrait from an exhibition but...
The American billionaire who owns Marseille Club wants to buy TikTok
Washington [USA], May 17: Billionaire Frank McCourt, former owner of the famous Los Angeles Dodgers baseball club, said on May 15 that he is working...
Yet another 'inflating' fallacy about the East Sea
Beijing [China], May 16: In particular, the South China Morning Post published an article titled: "China's research center: The risk of Vietnam expanding the dispute...
Russian Shelling Injures Two in Central Kharkiv: Governor
Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge...
Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel questions UN site presence
Gaza [Palestine], May 16: Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for...
Blinken offers new US aid as Kyiv reels from renewed Russian attacks
Washington [USA], May 16: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a $2 billion fund to help Ukraine build up its defense industrial base.
Who is 'The Fly', the French gangster on the run after a...
Paris [France], May 16: Hundreds of police are scouring northern France for Mohamed Amra, a fugitive known as "The Fly" who was freed by gunmen...
Slovak prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot
Bratislava [Slovakia], May 16: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot and wounded in an attempted assassination that stunned his...
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
Noumea [New Caledonia], May 16: France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia yesterday after three young indigenous Kanak and...
Upfield committed to leading global food system transition
Dubai [UAE], May 16: Reinier Weerman, General Manager, Upfield Middle East & North Africa reaffirmed the company's strategy and global awareness efforts to persuade a...
Bahrain Summit kicks off Thursday
Manama [Bahrain], May 16: The 33rd regular session of the Arab League Council at the summit level will begin Thursday in Manama, headed by His...
Agthia Group reports 32% net profit growth in Q1-24
Abu [Dhabi], May 16: Agthia Group PJSC ("Agthia" or "the Group"), today said that its net profit grew 32% year-on-year to AED127.6 million. The Group...
China-Arab Entrepreneurs Summit 2024 kicks off in Abu Dhabi
Abu [Dhabi], May 16: The 2024 China-Arab Entrepreneurs Summit kicked off today in Abu Dhabi today, bringing together over 200 delegates from the business sectors...
'Blue Residency' further cements UAE's role as a global leader in sustainability:...
Abu [Dhabi], May 16: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and COP28 President,...
US election overview in battleground states
Washington [USA], May 15: Mr. Trump, the Republican candidate, continues to lead President Biden in 5 out of 6 battleground states, according to survey results...
Mr. Kim Jong-un urged the army to promptly produce weapons and prepare...
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 15: Specifically, KCNA today, May 15, reported that Kim Jong-un on May 14 supervised "a new tactical missile weapon system that...
Boeing faces the risk of prosecution for the 737 MAX crashes
Texas [USA], May 15: According to court records in the state of Texas (USA), the US Department of Justice said that Boeing failed to "design,...
Ukraine continues to withdraw troops in Kharkiv, warning of the risk of...
Kharkiv [Ukraine], May 15: A Russian cross-border offensive in Sumy would likely further stretch Ukraine 's already depleted defenses , after Moscow's ground troops entered...
Russia integrates Bulava intercontinental missiles into its submarine fleet
Moscow [Russia], May 15: Mr. Yury Solomonov, the chief designer of the Bulava missile , confirmed the integration of this missile into the submarine fleet...
What did President Putin say before his visit to China?
Moscow [Russia], May 15: In an interview with China's Xinhua news agency before his visit to Beijing this week, President Putin affirmed that Russia is...
Video of rebel commander Marquez is real-Colombia government
Bogota [Colombia], May 15: A video released over the weekend of Colombian rebel commander Ivan Marquez, who had reportedly died last year, is real, defense...