France - Japan opened the gateway, adding a stepping stone

Paris [France], May 6: France and Japan simultaneously said they had agreed to begin negotiations on a new military cooperation agreement with the key content...

Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas claims responsibility for the rocket attack

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: At least 19 people, including children and infants, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Rafah in...

The US is about to receive 'a lot' of ATACMS long-range missiles

Washington [US], May 6: The United States will soon receive many ATACMS long-range missiles to add to its stockpile and enable supplies to allies and...

Gaza truce hopes Slim; Hamas returns Tuesday

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war...

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut...

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Istanbul [Turkey], May 5: Türkiye celebrated the inauguration of a new high-speed train line on Saturday, linking Istanbul to the central Anatolian city of Sivas,...

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Tehran [Iran], May 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday exchanged views on the latest joint efforts to...

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in 1st 4 months of...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Over 1,000 road accidents have happened in the Maldives in the first four months of 2024, police statistics showed.

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in time for IMF package...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry told journalists in Colombo on Saturday that the country hopes to conclude debt...

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack in western Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], May 5: Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar's Rakhine State on Saturday, the...

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Washington [US], May 5: Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in regional mayor contests.

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party, calling it a "threat" to...

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Efforts have intensified to secure a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages, with talks resuming in...

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

Texas [US], May 5: In January 2020, they were seniors in high school. Graduation was just around the corner. But so was a deadly pandemic.

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa killed at least two civilians,...

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

Seoul [South Korea], May 5: On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, citing a wanted list...

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still insists on Rafah ground...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and captive-release negotiations, with sources saying...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 5: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had passed away outside the...

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Cairo [Egypt], May 4: Farmers work at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on May 3, 2024. Egypt has entered the season of wheat harvest....

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia [Tunis], May 4: Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani urged Tunisian and foreign economic operators to invest in economic zones to boost the country's economic...

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2024: forecast

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's economic growth is projected to slow down to 3 percent this year from 5.3 percent in 2023, the government-run Ukrinform...

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

The euro's value against the lek fell to 100.31 on the local currency exchange market on Thursday, the lowest value ever recorded, according to the...

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local elections

London [UK], May 4: Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers of voters switched their allegiance...

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in Serbia

Belgrade [Serbia], May 4: Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024.

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 4: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday outlined the country's priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to his press service.

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4: Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured when two buses collided in Ampara in the Eastern province of...