Ukraine claims attack on Russian warships in occupied Crimea
Kiev [Ukraine], April 21: Ukraine and Russia have attacked each other overnight, with Ukrainian drones striking Russian assets in Black Sea ports and Russia hitting...
Kremlin welcomes Radev's election victory in Bulgaria
Moscow [Russia], April 21: Russia has welcomed the victory of former president Rumen Radev in the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.
Musk snubs interview summons in France
Paris [France], April 21: Elon Musk has not attended a voluntary interview he was summoned to appear at in Paris, according to French authorities probing...
Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami warnings
Tokyo [Japan], April 21: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, as authorities urged residents to stay away from...
World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship
Washington [US], April 21: Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold after the U.S. said it...
Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns plot by terror organisation targeting security,...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 21: The Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemned, in the strongest terms, the plots of the terrorist organisation linked to the...
UN opens 25th session of its Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
New York [US], April 21: The United Nations yesterday opened at its headquarters in New York the 25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum...
Over 60 countries join Brussels talks to revive Two-State Solution amid growing...
Brussels [Belgium], April 21: Brussels today witnessed the start of the ninth session of the meetings of the International Coalition for the Implementation of the...
Pro-Russian former president poised to win Bulgarian vote, show exit polls
Sofia [Bulgaria], April 20: The coalition of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev holds a clear lead in the country's parliamentary elections, exit polls suggested...
Massive fire in Malaysia destroys 1,000 homes, affects 9,000 people
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 20: Up to 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 9,000 people affected by a massive fire in the Malaysian coastal village...
Iran rejects second round of talks with US
Tehran [Iran], April 20: Iran's leadership opposes holding a second round of talks with the US, state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after US...
Qatari Prime Minister, Dutch Foreign Minister discuss regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 20: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call from...
Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace
Gaza Strip [Palestine], April 19: Efforts to broker a stable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel have been underway for many months,...
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei hails Army on Farvardin 29
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Marking his first Army Day since ascending to the leadership, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei issued a high-stakes message on...
Rutte dismisses speculation about US leaving NATO
Brussels [Belgium], April 19: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has rejected speculation that the US is ending its membership in the NATO alliance.
Hormuz 'safety valve' snaps shut: Iran reimposes blockade, fires on tankers
Tehran [Iran], April 19: The global hope for a stable energy corridor was short-lived as Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday reimposed a strict...
United Airlines flight diverted to Pittsburgh over possible security issue; passengers evacuate...
Pittsburgh [US], April 19: A United Airlines flight en route from Chicago to New York City was forced to make an emergency diversion to Pittsburgh...
'Unconditional transit' in Hormuz is 'fiction' that 'sailed' after US-Israeli 'aggression': Iran...
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Friday (local time) strongly criticised the European Union's stance on transit rules in the...
Iran war: Tehran says 'progress' made in talks with US
Tehran [Iran], April 19: Speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that there has been "progress" in talks with the US "but there...
Bodies of 50 babies, 6 adults found in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago], April 19: Police in Trinidad and Tobago discovered the remains of at least 50 babies and six adults at...
Trump signs executive order to speed up review of handful of psychedelic...
Washington [US], April 19: United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to speed up the review of a handful of psychedelic drugs,...
Mexico arrests Hungarian drug trafficker
Mexico City [Mexico], April 19: Security forces in the Mexican resort city of Cancun have arrested one of Europe's most wanted criminals, the Mexican security...
At least 6 killed in Kiev as gunman opens fire and takes...
Kiev [Ukraine] / Moscow [Russia], April 19: At least six people have been killed and others injured after a person opened fire in Kiev on...
Venezuela's opposition leader Machado defends giving Nobel medal to Trump
Madrid [Spain], April 19: Venezuela's main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has "no regrets" about giving US President Donald Trump her Nobel Peace...
Thousands demonstrate in Germany against government's energy policy
Berlin [Germany], April 19: Thousands of people took to the streets in Germany on Saturday to protest the government's energy policies. In Berlin, around 9,000...
More than 38,000 women, girls killed in Gaza since October 2023, says...
Geneva [Switzerland], April 19: Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed more than 38,000 women and girls between October 2023 and the end of 2025,...
Iran can't blackmail us: Trump
Washington [US], April 19: US President Donald Trump said he is not letting Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz put him under pressure, as...