Iraq condemns US-Saudi airstrikes on its territory
Baghdad [Iraq] / Tehran [Iran], July 30: Iraq's presidency on Wednesday denounced US-Saudi airstrikes carried out against Iranian-backed militias on Iraqi soil, describing them as...
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 14 as search continues
Tokyo [Japan], July 30: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck south-western Japan has risen to at least 14, authorities reported on Wednesday.
Two Palestinians killed, 29 wounded in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 30: Two Palestinians have been killed and 29 others injured in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on...
Russian industrial sites on fire after Ukrainian drone attacks
Moscow [Russia], July 30: Ukrainian drone attacks hit industrial facilities in Russia's western city of Ryazan, causing several to catch fire and forcing major retailer...
EU crisis chief urges tougher climate action
Brussels [Belgium], July 30: The European Union's crisis management commissioner says the bloc needs to invest more in tackling climate change and accelerate its response,...
Lindsey Graham remembered by Trump as 'giant of the US Senate'
Washington [US], July 30: President Donald Trump has remembered Lindsey Graham as a "giant of the United States Senate" at the late lawmaker's funeral in...
France to tighten museum security after theft
Paris [France], July 30: France's government plans to strengthen protection for some of the country's most vulnerable cultural treasures following the daytime theft of a...
Ex-Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki forms new bloc amid power struggle
Warsaw [Poland], July 30: Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Wednesday that he had formed a new parliamentary group following a decisive split...
Russia allows anti-war party to contest election
Moscow [Russia], July 30: Russia's Central Election Commission has approved the opposition liberal party Yabloko to contest September's parliamentary elections, making it the only party...
Heat, wind threaten to intensify France fires
Paris [France], July 30: Firefighters battling a massive wildfire on France's south-western coast worked on Wednesday to prevent the blaze from spreading again as a...
UN calls for boosted response to 'fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever'
New York [US], July 30: UN experts on Wednesday called for a significant increase in humanitarian assistance to combat the rapidly worsening Ebola epidemic in...
Egypt says explosion and fire at Damietta port 'dealt with immediately'
Cairo [Egypt], July 30: Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that an incident at Damietta port saw a fire break out on a...
Pakistan's military says 32 militants killed in nationwide operations
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30: Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 32 militants in nationwide operations amid a rise in attacks targeting security forces...
Trump pledges response to Iran attack on Jordan base
Washington [US], July 30: The US president has threatened sweeping retaliation after US forces in Jordan intercepted an overnight barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles.
GCC forces hold joint military drills in Bahrain amid regional tensions
Manama [Bahrain], July 30: Armed forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are taking part in a joint military exercise in Bahrain, the country's Defence...
Ceasefire in Iran is to allow for negotiations, says Trump
Washington DC [US], July 28: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had halted the latest attacks on Iran for now to give...
Iraqi PM orders investigation into Saudi allegations
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia's allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched...
'US could launch ground offensive in Iran'
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28: Pakistani intelligence officials believe US President Donald Trump could order a ground offensive in Iran, sources told DPA on Monday. ...
Israel launches military incursion into Syria
Damascus [Syria], July 27: The head of the United Nations has condemned the persistent violation of Syria's sovereignty, as Israel's forces reportedly carried out new...
Israeli crackdown in occupied West Bank intensifies as settlers cause mayhem
Gaza City [Gaza], July 27: The Israeli military has launched an aggressive crackdown in the occupied West Bank, storming several towns and villages and detaining...
Oil tanker explodes in Strait of Hormuz
Washington DC [US], July 27: An oil tanker has reportedly struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on...
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China
Beijing [China], July 27: Typhoon Noul has hit southern China, including Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region and prompting the...
Israeli air strike in Gaza kills two Hamas security officials
Gaza City [Gaza], July 27: An Israeli air strike has killed two Hamas security officials including Colonel Wael Musa Al-Ladawi, a senior officer who was...
Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank
Beijing [China], July 27: At least 18 people are missing in the South China Sea after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank.
Bolsonaro son nominated as Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 26: Brazilian right-wing politician Flavio Bolsonaro has been nominated as his party's presidential candidate and will face left-wing incumbent Luiz...
Trump returns to press dinner after April shooting scare
Washington [US], July 26: US President Donald Trump returned to the White House correspondents' dinner on Friday, three months after a shooting incident forced the...
Wildfires in Spain, France force evacuation of more than 250,000
Paris [France], July 26: More than 250,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts in the face of massive, uncontained wildfires in...