Global leaders launch AI for Good Global Commission to expand access, strengthen...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 4: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin announced Thursday the launch of the AI for Good...
Indonesia ready to implement carbon trading ecosystem
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 4: Indonesia's carbon trading ecosystem is fully prepared for implementation to support sustainable economic growth, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated.
Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to over 4,300
Beirut [Lebanon], July 4: Israeli attacks on Lebanon from March 2 to July 3 have killed 4,301 people, according to latest figures from Lebanon's...
Death toll from Damascus terrorist attack rises to 10
Damascus [Syria], July 4: The Syrian Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the death toll from the terrorist bombing that targeted a cafe in...
Venezuela twin earthquakes kill 2,645
Caracas [Venezuela], July 4: The death toll Venezuela's twin earthquakes last week has risen to 2,645, the nation's information ministry said on .
Ukrainian national charged in Germany over Nord Stream pipelines blasts
Berlin [Germany], July 3: German prosecutors have filed charges against a Ukrainian national over the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic...
Five get nosebleeds after Norwegian jet's emergency landing in Hamburg
Hamburg [Germany], July 3: A Norwegian Air aircraft travelling from Palma de Mallorca to Copenhagen made an unplanned stop in Hamburg after experiencing cabin pressure...
US designates Ecuadorean gang as 'terrorist' organization
Washington DC [US], July 3: The US State Department has designated the Ecuadorean gang Chone Killers as a foreign "terrorist organisation", imposing sanctions on a...
Hantavirus outbreak linked to cruise ship over: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland], July 3: The World Health Organization on Thursday declared the Hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship Hondius over, saying no new cases...
More than 800 heat-related deaths in Germany so far in 2026
Berlin [Germany], July 3: There have already been more than 800 heat-related deaths in Germany this year, not including the worst days of the heatwave,...
Pilot crashed plane into skyscraper for personal reasons, says China
Beijing [China], July 3: The pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest skyscraper last week acted for "personal reasons" and had long suffered...
European stocks close broadly lower after cautious session
Frankfurt [Germany], July 2: European stocks closed broadly lower on Wednesday with investors mostly staying cautious while watching the developments with regard to US-Iran peace...
US top court rejects Trump's bid to curb birthright citizenship
Washington DC [US], July 2: President Donald Trump suffered a defeat on Tuesday at the US Supreme Court in the dispute over birthright citizenship as...
If Iran tries to threaten its neighbours, Trump has options: Vance
New York [US], July 2: US Vice President JD Vance said that if Iran pursues various measures that could destabilise the region, then President Donald...
UNRWA funding shortfall: UN chief fears for 'millions' of Palestinians
New York [US], July 2: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to cover a $100mn gap in funding for the UN agency...
World's oceans experience hottest June ever
Toulouse [France], July 2: The world's oceans experienced their "warmest June ever observed" and could see further record-breaking highs in the months ahead as El...
UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on Sudan crisis
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The United Nations Human Rights Council is due to hold an urgent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the human rights...
Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four drones intercepted
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: Afghanistan's Taliban said they launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had intercepted four rudimentary drones in...
US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in New York Times case
Washington DC [US], July 2: A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule requiring journalists to be escorted by staff while moving...
China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party anniversary
Beijing [China], July 2: China's state and party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged the country's ruling Communist Party to resolve what he called the...
Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz mine clearance
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that "clearance of mines in the Strait of Hormuz is regulated by a...
Heatwave a rehearsal, summers ahead will be harder: WHO
Stockholm [Sweden], July 1: The latest heatwave to hit Europe is merely a "dress rehearsal," with worse to come, the director of the World Health...
14 children killed as roof of coaching academy in Pakistan collapses
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured when the roof of a coaching academy collapsed in eastern Pakistani...
Russian glide bomb attack claims lives in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Russian glide bombs killed two people and injured a further 15 in Zaporizhzhya in south-eastern Ukraine, military governor Ivan Fedorov reported...
'No evidence of terrorism after Monaco explosion'
Paris [France], July 1: Prosecutors in Monaco say they do not believe that an explosion that left three people seriously injured in the principality was...
Germany's Wadephul reaffirms NATO commitment before talks with Rubio
Berlin [Germany], June 30: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has underscored the importance of NATO's collective security guarantees ahead of talks with US Secretary of...
Spain arrests Italy's most-wanted 'Ndrangheta mafia boss 'Don Mico'
Madrid [Spain], June 30: Spanish police have arrested a man believed to be an Italian mafia boss within the powerful 'Ndrangheta criminal organization based in...