Netherlands faces "asylum crisis," says cabinet minister
The Hague [Netherlands], August 22: Dutch Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber on Wednesday described the asylum situation in the Netherlands as a "crisis," with...
Traffic fatalities surge 20 pct in Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], August 22: Traffic fatalities in Bolivia surged by 20 percent to 732 in the first half of this year from a year...
Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border
Jerusalem [Israel], August 22: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Wednesday that he has agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as...
US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East, President Biden promises to...
Washington [US], August 22: The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its escort warships have arrived in the Middle East after US Defense Secretary Lloyd...
Philippines cancels passport, works with Interpol on mayor suspected of being Chinese
Manila [Philippines], August 22: The Philippines has provided the passport of a former mayor suspected of being Chinese to Interpol to take appropriate action against...
Iranian parliament approves new Cabinet
Tehran [Iran], August 22: Iran's parliament approved the new Cabinet of President Masoud Pezeshkian, with representatives agreeing to all 19 candidates, Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher...
Russia destroys 45 Ukrainian drones headed towards Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 22: Russian air defences shot down 45 drones launched by Ukraine overnight, with 11 of them destroyed over the Moscow region, the...
Kamala Harris' husband woos Chicago
Chicago [US], August 22: He met Kamala Harris on a blind date, and on Tuesday her husband Doug Emhoff tried to convince Americans to love...
RFK Jr. to withdraw from Presidential race
Washington [US], August 22: Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week...
At least 24 killed as Congolese boat overturns
Mai-Ndombe [Congo], August 22: At least 24 people died after an overloaded boat capsized on a river in Congo's Mai-Ndombe province, and the death toll...
Helicopter of Iran's late President Raisi crashed due to weather
Tehran [Iran], August 22: The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the...
Iran: Bus crash kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
Tehran [Iran], August 22: A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed in central Iran killing at least 28 people on board, state media reported.
U.S. crude oil production projected to grow to average of 13.7 mbpd...
Washington [US], August 22: Crude oil production in the United States will grow to an average of 13.7 million barrels per day (b/d) and marketed...
3.5-magnitutde quake hits northern Kuwait
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 22: The Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN), affilaited to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), said on Wednesday that an earthquake...
Croatia re-nominates Dubravka Suica for European Commission
Zagreb [Croatia], August 21: The Croatian government has re-nominated Dubravka Suica, the current vice president of the European Commission, as member of the commission for...
EU approves Germany's 5-bln-euro subsidy for semiconductor plant
Brussels [Belgium], August 21: The European Union (EU) has approved a 5-billion-euro (5.56 billion U.S. dollars) state subsidy from Germany to support the construction and...
Musk says 'willing to serve' in US govt
New York [US], August 21: US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he was ready to have a role in the US government if...
Tunisian election will be a 'mere formality': Human rights activists
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, just over six weeks ahead of the presidential election,...
German court upholds conviction of 99-year-old ex-Nazi camp secretary
Leipzig [Germany], August 21: Germany's Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a 99-year-old former secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp for...
Convention spotlight shines on Biden - with speech he never wanted to...
Chicago [US], August 21: It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances.
Russia urges Kursk residents and soldiers to boost online security
Moscow [Russia], August 21: The Russian Interior Ministry urged residents on Tuesday in three border regions near Ukraine to deactivate dating apps and online surveillance...
For black Britons, UK riots leave lasting scars
London [UK], August 21: "Please do not go out until this blows over," Sarah Akinterinwa, messaged a friend on August 7. "I'm going into town...
Putin visits Chechnya for first time since 2011
Moscow [Russia], August 21: RT reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Chechnya on the evening of August 20 (local time), in his first...
Russia shoots down Ukrainian UAV heading towards Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 21: Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and the provinces of Bryansk, Tula and Rostov, according to Russian officials.
Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire deal
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt.
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
Geneva [Switzerland], August 21: A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the...
US criticises Israeli PM's 'maximalist' ceasefire stance
Washington [US], August 21: A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making...