Malaysia state assemblies dissolved ahead of key local elections
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 29:Several Malaysian state assemblies were dissolved on Wednesday ahead of key local elections that will determine six new state governments.
Australian births hit record high in 2021
Canberra [Australia], June 29: A record number of babies were born in Australia in 2021, government data has revealed.
Israel, Palestine hold talks on West Bank violence
Jerusalem [Israel], June 29:In a recent development, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant engaged in discussions with a senior Palestinian official to address the issue of...
Japan checks to release Fukushima water
Tokyo [Japan], June 29: Japanese regulators have begun final inspections on a newly completed system for the controversial release of treated radioactive water from the...
Fatal police shooting of teen unforgivable, says Macron
Paris [France], June 29: French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old boy in the Paris suburb of Nanterre.
Death toll from rocket attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk rises to 10
Moscow [Russia], June 29: The death toll from the Russian missile attack on a cafe in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday evening...
Sweden's NATO hopes fade as Erdogan slams demos
Istanbul [Turkey], June 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday that Sweden should not...
Switzerland refuses to transfer tanks to Ukraine
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29: Switzerland again refused to transfer arms to Ukraine on Wednesday, this time rejecting the export of almost 100 Leopard 1 tanks...
Biden says 'Bidenomics' will restore the American dream
Chicago [US], June 29: President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to restore the American dream in a speech promoting his "Bidenomics" policy that he said will...
Taiwan says it spots two Russian warships off its east coast
Taipei [Taiwan], June 29: Taiwan spotted two Russian warships off its eastern coast on Tuesday and sent its own aircraft and ships to keep watch,...
Protesters burn Koran at Stockholm mosque
Stockholm [Sweden], June 29: A man tore up and burned a Koran outside Stockholm's central mosque.
Wagner mutineers included Russian convicts
Moscow [Russia], June 29:The Wagner Group mercenaries who seized the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in a failed mutiny included at least three convicted criminals.
Presumed human remains returned to shore
Ottawa [Canada], June 29:Debris from the tourist submersible destroyed in an implosion that killed the five people aboard.
UAE President exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings with Syrian President, Kuwaiti Crown...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 29: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Eid Al Adha greetings, during two separate phone...
Hamdan bin Mohammed performs Eid Al Adha prayer at Zabeel Grand Mosque
Dubai [UAE], June 29: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, today...
Israel launches digital data tool to prevent soil loss
Jerusalem [Israel], June 28: The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday launched a new digital tool that will provide farmers, researchers and...
Türkiye to tackle water shortage in Bursa by building new dams
Istanbul [Turkey], June 28: Türkiye is trying to solve the critical water shortage in the northwestern province of Bursa with new dam projects, the state-run...
Hainan Airlines resumes Dublin-Beijing nonstop flight route
Dublin [Ireland], June 28: A nonstop flight route between Dublin and Beijing was reopened here on Tuesday, after being suspended for more than three years....
Ukraine expects to export 43 mln tons of grain, oilseeds from this...
Kiev [Ukraine], June 28:Ukraine has the potential to export 43 million tons of grain and oilseeds from this year's crop, an industry body said on...
Oil prices drop amid hawkish comments from ECB president
New York [US], June 28: Crude oil futures prices suffered substantial losses on Tuesday as hawkish comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde...
Gold falls on further rate hike expectations
Chicago [US], June 28: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday on market worry that stubborn inflation...
Thailand receives 12.46 mln foreign tourists in January-June
Bangkok [Thailand], June 28:Thailand received over 12.46 million foreign tourists between January and mid-June, on course to meet the country's whole-year target of 25 million,...
Malaysian PM visits Laos to boost ties
Vientiane [Laos], June 28: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's two-day visit to Laos is expected to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
Pilot dies in Australian outback helicopter crash
Canberra [Australia], June 28: A pilot has been killed in a helicopter crash at a cattle station in Australia's Outback.
Activists rally against UK's proposed Israel boycott ban
London [UK], June 28: In a bid to preserve the UK's right to support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, pro-Palestinian campaigners are actively urging...
Four people killed in 13-storey building collapse in Egypt's Alexandria
Cairo [Egypt], June 28: Four people were killed after a 13-storey building collapsed in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria, local media reported on Tuesday.
Nearly 2 million Muslims gather on Mount Arafat
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 28: Around 2 million Muslims packed Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, as they took part in the first Hajj...