Largest US aircraft carrier to depart Middle East
Washington [US], May 1: The US Navy's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, is expected to leave the Middle East soon, US media...
UK terror threat level raised to severe after two Jewish men stabbed
London [UK], May 1: The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to "severe" following the Golders Green stabbings of two Jewish men, meaning a...
Trump hits back again at German Chancellor Merz over Iran war criticism
Washington [US], May 1: US President Donald Trump took aim at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz again on Thursday over his criticism of the war in...
New York Mayor Mamdani urges UK king to return Koh-i-Noor diamond to...
New York [US], May 1: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested that Britain should return one of its crown jewels to India, the Koh-i-Noor diamond,...
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 27; Hezbollah attacks IDF
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], May 1: Twnety-seven people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, including two minors and at least four women,...
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence reduced
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 1: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners' sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that grants deposed leader Aung San...
Khamenei threatens response to any US attacks
Tehran [Iran], May 1: Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday, threatened to respond to any further US attacks in a rare statement read...
Trump warns Iran to 'get smart' over stalled talks
Washington DC [US], April 30: United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran must "get smart soon" following a proposal from Tehran that would postpone...
US, Latin America countries criticise China's retaliation
Washington DC [US], April 30: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States have released a joint statement in support of...
Future Hungarian PM Magyar has 'highly constructive' meeting with EU
Brussels [Belgium], April 30: Hungary's future prime minister Peter Magyar held talks in Brussels on Wednesday over reforms needed for the EU to release frozen...
War not a solution to resolve ongoing crisis: Iranian official
Tehran [Iran], April 30: Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has said war is not a solution to resolve the ongoing crisis, adding that diplomacy...
UK expels Russian diplomat, summons ambassador in tit-for-tat move
Moscow [Russia], April 30: The UK is expelling a Russian diplomat and summoning ambassador Andrey Kelin in a tit-for-tat move following similar action by Moscow...
Ukraine escalates dispute with Israel over grain from occupied areas
Moscow [Russia], April 29: Ukraine has escalated its rhetoric toward Israel in a dispute over alleged shipments of grain from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, with President...
UK government to impose restrictions on social media for under-16s
London [UK], April 29: The UK government has said it will introduce "age or functionality restrictions" on social media for under 16s, education minister Olivia...
89-year-old suspect arrested after Athens shooting spree: Authorities
Athens [Greece], April 29: An 89-year-old man armed with a hunting rifle opened fire inside a Greek social security office in Athens on Tuesday, wounding...
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire continues to crumble
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 29: Mutual attacks between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia continue despite an official ceasefire, with the Lebanese Health Ministry...
Amnesty calls for US strike on Yemen to be investigated as war...
London [UK], April 29: Amnesty International has called for a United States air strike on a migrant detention centre in Yemen to be investigated as...
Gulf leaders meet in Saudi Arabia for first time since start of...
Tehran [Iran], April 29: Gulf leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss a regional crisis triggered by the United States-Israel war on Iran, their first...
Maldives police raid critical news outlet
Male [Maldives], April 29: Police in the Maldives have raided the offices of a critical news outlet and barred its editors from leaving the country...
Death toll rises to 14 after train crash near Jakarta
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 29: At least 14 people were killed and 84 were injured when a long-distance passenger train collided with a stopped train near...
Afghanistan, Pakistan trade attacks as tensions flare anew
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28: Cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has left casualties on both sides, marking a renewed escalation despite a recent truce.
Iran proposal 'is being discussed' by US officials
Washington [US] / Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28: Iran's proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is currently under discussion by senior...
Iran offers deal without nuclear talks
Tehran [Iran], April 28: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has discussed with regional interlocutors a proposal aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz but deferring...
Washington shooter charged with attempted assassination of Trump
Washington [US], April 28: The alleged shooter in the attack that occurred during Saturday's White House press dinner was charged on Monday with attempting to...
Russia summons German envoy over alleged contact with Chechen figure
Moscow [Russia], April 28: Russia summoned Germany's ambassador, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, to the Foreign Ministry on Monday over alleged contacts between German politicians and individuals...
Controversial US agency ICE to be renamed NICE
Washington [US], April 28: US President Donald Trump supports the idea of renaming the controversial immigration agency ICE as NICE.
Syrian man on trial in Germany for deaths of 70 prisoners in...
Koblenz [Germany], April 28: A 48-year-old Syrian man went on trial in Germany on Monday accused of being responsible for torture and the deaths of...