Germany set to get its first female president

Berlin [Germany], November 10: Germany looks set to get its first female head of state next year after Chancellor Friedrich Merz nominated Ilse Aigner on...

Supreme Court allows Trump border wall

New York [US], November 10: The US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump's administration the green light on Monday to proceed with the construction of...

Merz says Germany faces historic test over rise in antisemitism

Berlin [Germany], November 10: Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany faced a test of its commitment to protecting its Jewish community as he...

Pope Leo meets Argentine clergy abuse survivors as Church

Rome [Italy], November 10: Pope Leo met with five victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday in Buenos Aires, the ​Vatican said, in...

Trump says Qatar, Saudi prefer peace in Iran conflict

New York [US], November 10: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to hold off on new military strikes against Iran for ​the...

Saudi Arabia reports fresh attack on oil pipeline

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 10: Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline was targeted in another attack on Monday, sparking a fire that has since been...

Kimmich inspires Bayern win at Mainz

Berlin [Germany], November 8: Joshua Kimmich's first Bundesliga goal of the season helped injury-hit Bayern Munich win 2-1 at Mainz on Saturday and stay top...

Rains flood 70,000 displaced families' tents in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], November 8: About 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians have been flooded in the Gaza Strip within 12 hours of the first winter storm...

Iran's IRGC says building underground sites for weapons production, storage

Tehran [Iran], November 8: Iran is building underground military complexes able to sustain weapons production and storage even under heavy bombardment, according to the country's...

Pakistani astronaut to join China's next space station mission

Beijing [China], November 8: China's Manned Space Agency has selected a Pakistani astronaut as a payload specialist for its upcoming Shenzhou-24 mission, making the unnamed...

New Zealand election too close to call as count continues

Wellington [New Zealand], November 8: New Zealand voters face a wait for results in a nail-biting election on Saturday, with the preliminary count too close...

Trump names hardliner Miller chief of staff after election debacle

Washington [US], November 8: President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Miller, a key architect of his hardline immigration policy, as the next White House...

Paraguay's prez ousted as political crisis deepens

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 8: Paraguay's financial and political crisis has deepened after lawmakers removed President Santiago Peña from office and prosecutors issued an arrest...

Kiev roiled by power cuts, bridge damaged in Russian air strikes

Kiev [Ukraine], November 8: The Ukrainian capital is grappling with severe power supply problems following a Russian missile attack, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Saturday,...

Yemen Houthis report multiple casualties in attack as fighting goes on

Sana'a [Yemen], November 8: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen's capital Sana'a on Saturday resulted in several civilian deaths, media linked to the Iranian-allied Houthi militia...

5 dead, 10 injured after drive-by shooting in Polish city of Krakow

Warsaw [Poland], November 8: Five people have been killed after shots were fired from a car in the centre of the Polish city of Krakow,...

Armed men kill at least 33 in Ebola-hit eastern DRC's village

Beni [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 8: Armed men thought to be linked to an ISIL (ISIS)-affiliated group have raided villages in eastern Democratic...

UAE advances science ecosystem through global partnerships, national talent, strategic innovation

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 7: The UAE is advancing its scientific research and advanced technology ecosystem through parallel efforts that combine strengthening its presence in...

WHO warns of yellow fever spread across nine African countries

Geneva [Switzerland], November 7: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of continued yellow fever outbreaks across several African countries after 67 confirmed cases were...

Copernicus predicts 2026 to be second-warmest year on record

Brussels [Belgium], November 7: The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said 2026 is virtually certain to exceed 1.5°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels,...

Paraguay Senate removes President Peña over banking crisis

Asuncion [Paraguay], November 7: Paraguay's Senate voted on Friday to remove President Santiago Peña from office over a banking crisis that left millions of depositors...

Culture has a global power to build peace: Guterres

Madrid [Spain], November 6: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that culture is a fundamental right - and the fabric of the human family - and...

'UAE Verify' platform issues over 42.9 million digital trusted documents since launch

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 6: The UAE VERIFY, a digital platform operated by the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), has issued more than...

COP31 will work to turn commitments of past COPs into real results:...

Istanbul [Turkey], November 6: COP31 will work to turn the commitments of past COPs into real results, affirmed COP31 President-Designate, Murat Kurum, ahead of the...

Nations must come together, drive real-world progress to protect more people, ensure...

New York [US], November 6: No single COP is a silver bullet that can stop climate change overnight. But every recent COP has made essential...

Making buildings more efficient offers a major opportunity to bring down energy...

Paris [France], November 6: Buildings around the world have the potential become substantially more energy efficient over the next decade, helping households and businesses lower...

Polls open for US midterms in vote seen as referendum on Trump

Washington [US], November 5: Polling began in the United States on Tuesday, where millions of citizens are indirectly casting their verdict on the policies of...