Hanover customs officers seized record quantities of drugs in 2025
Emden [Germany], May 29: Hanover customs seized a total of almost 2 metric tons of drugs during its investigations in northern Germany last year.
New government takes office in Latvia with Kulbergs as prime minister
Riga [Latvia], May 29: Latvia has a new government, two weeks after former prime minister Evika Siliņa's resignation.
Two people killed in a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Sumy region
Moscow [Russia], May 29: Two people have been killed in a Russian drone attack in the Sumy region of northern Ukraine.
WHO chief heads to 'hardest hit' Ituri as DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak...
Washington DC [US], May 29: The chief of the United Nations health agency is travelling to Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
Hottest year ever recorded set to arrive by 2030, warns UN report
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29: Global temperates are likely to hit their highest average level ever within the next four years, according to a report published...
Italy seizes $232m in Mafia assets tied to Cosa Nostra
Rome [Italy], May 29: Italian authorities have seized more than $232m in assets linked to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, targeting a network...
At least 13 die in central China highway crash
Beijing [China], May 29: At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police...
Rescue teams prepare to free trapped miners from flooded Laos cave
Bangkok [Thailand], May 29: Bangkok Rescue teams in Laos continued to work on Thursday to free five gold miners found alive in a flooded cave...
US imposes sanctions on Iran's Strait of Hormuz control agency
Washington DC [US], May 29: Washington The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a regulatory body recently established by Tehran to oversee shipping traffic...
Moon base plans revealed as NASA chief says 'grand return' close
Washington [US], May 28: US space agency NASA has unveiled far-reaching plans for its first moon base that could see people living and working on...
Defence calls for acquittal at end of Nicolas Sarkozy's Libya case appeal
Paris [France], May 28: The lawyers acting for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged acquittal at the end of his appeal trial in Paris concerning...
Moscow pressures Armenia with threat to scrap trade agreements
Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russia has threatened to revoke preferential supply agreements with Armenia covering gas, oil products and rough diamonds in response to Yerevan's...
Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al Adha
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] / Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 28: Muslims around the world yesterday began celebrating Eid Al Adha, the "Festival of Sacrifice", which falls...
Cyprus: Migrants plunge from building during large-scale raid
Athens [Greece], May 28: Three migrants suspected of living illegally in Cyprus fell from balconies and windows during a large-scale raid by immigration authorities in...
No curbs relief for Iran, says Trump amid conflicting statements
Washington [Us], May 28: Despite hopes based on suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, the two sides have...
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine leave four dead
Kiev [Ukraine], May 27: Russian attacks have killed at least four people in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens more and damaging civilian infrastructure, regional officials said...
Pope warns of AI's risks to peace, democracy
Rome [Italy], May 27: Pope Leo XIV on Monday published a more than 100-page treatise on the subject of artificial intelligence, using his first encyclical...
Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet...
Iran seeks $24 billion in frozen funds in US negotiations: Reports
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran is demanding the release of frozen assets as negotiations continue following the latest fighting with the United States. Once a...
Three killed as overpass collapses in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: At least three people were killed when an ageing overpass collapsed in central Seoul on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported.
Two young brothers abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France
Lisbon [Portugal] / Paris [France], May 27: Two brothers, aged four and five, who were abandoned in Portugal by their mother and stepfather, are set...
EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev
Brussels [Belgium], May 27: The European Union has summoned Russia's envoy in Brussels after Moscow urged foreign diplomats to leave Kiev amid a threat of...
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching sun
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], May 27: Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat at the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing...
Iran vows swift response after fresh US attacks
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran's foreign ministry says that US strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province represent a "gross violation" of the fragile ceasefire in...
Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon kill at least 11
Beirut [Lebanon], May 27: Israeli air attacks have killed at least 11 people and wounded 15 others in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said,...
North Korea conducts eighth ballistic missile test of year
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: North Korea fired several short-range missiles and other unidentified objects on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in what would mark...
Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 27: At least five Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, officials said.