Israel begins a wave of strikes on Hezbollah posts in southern Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19: The Israeli military said on Thursday it had begun a wave of strikes against "Hezbollah military targets"...
Obama warns of 'cancel culture' after Jimmy Kimmel's talk show pulled
Washington [US], September 19: Former US president Barack Obama has warned of "cancel culture" under Donald Trump's administration following the suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel's...
Israel opens new route out of Gaza City, death toll passes 65,000
Gaza [Palestine], September 19: The Israeli military said it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City...
Macrons to offer 'scientific evidence' to US court
Paris [France], September 19: French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte plan to present photographic and scientific evidence in a US court to prove...
Gaza hit by telecoms blackout as Israeli tanks and infantry advance
Gaza [Palestine], September 19: Israeli tanks advanced along two gateways to the centre of Gaza City while internet and phone lines were cut off for...
French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron
Paris [France], September 19: Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests across France, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu...
Over 30 people have died from Ebola in Congo, says World Health...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The World Health Organization on Thursday said 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
Earthquake strikes near Tokara Islands, Japan
Tokyo [Japan], September 19: An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck on Thursday near the shores of the Tokara Islands in southwestern Japan.
Trump to designate far-left, anti-fascist group Antifa as "major terrorist organisation"
Washington DC [US], September 19: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he is designating the far-left, anti-fascist movement Antifa as a "major terrorist...
Bangladesh blocks Sheikh Hasina, her family's IDs to prevent them from voting
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 19: Bangladesh's Election Commission has said that the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and her family members will not be...
Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Takaichi enters race for LDP leadership
Tokyo [Japan], September 19: Japan's former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi has officially announced her bid for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party...
3 officers killed, 2 injured in shooting in U.S. state of Pennsylvania
New York [US], September 18: Three officers were killed and two others were injured in a shooting in York County, the northeastern U.S. state of...
Over 1mn Afghan girls out of schools since 2021, Atlantic Council report...
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18: The Atlantic Council, in a recently published report, stated that since 2021, more than one million girls in Afghanistan have been...
Scientists find smarter way to activate immune system against cancer
Cambridge [UK], September 18: Scientists have developed a smarter way to activate the immune system against cancer, potentially making treatments safer and more precise.
AI to boost trade by nearly 40% by 2040: WTO
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18: The 2025 edition of the World Trade Report has revealed that, with the right enabling policies, artificial intelligence (AI) could boost...
Egypt, Spain reaffirm rejection of Israeli attempts to displace Palestinians
Cairo [Egypt], September 18: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi praised Spain's recognition of a Palestinian state and its backing of the two-state solution during talks in...
FBI director Kash Patel agrees to probe Trump-Epstein birthday note
Washington, DC [US], September 18: FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to open an investigation into the birthday note that former President Donald Trump...
More than 140 environmental defenders killed in 2024
Bogota [Colombia], September 18: At least 142 environmental advocates were killed around the world in 2024, with four more going missing, according to a report...
Trump meets King Charles in historic second UK state visit
London [UK], September 18: US President Donald Trump has begun a lavish two-day state visit to Britain. He was greeted by King Charles III and...
UNICEF warns of endless cycle of crisis facing children in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 18: Children of Afghanistan have been facing an endless cycle of crisis threatening both their present and future, as warned by the...
Trump welcomed with military pomp as UK state visit begins
London [UK], September 18: US President Donald Trump was treated to an unprecedented display of military pomp and pageantry as his historic second state visit...
Outcry in Maldives after controversial media bill pushed through parliament
Male [Maldives], September 18: A bill that critics say could muzzle the media has sparked an outcry in the Maldives after the government of President...
Aid groups call on world leaders to stop Israel's Gaza genocide
Gaza City [Gaza], September 18: The heads of more than 20 aid agencies working in Gaza have called on world leaders to "urgently intervene" in...
Colombia halts US arms purchases as row over drug fight delisting escalates
Bogota [Colombia], September 18: Colombia has halted arms purchases from the United States, its biggest military partner, over Washington's claim that the South American country...
Putin 'has been testing the limits for long time,' warns German Chancellor...
Berlin [Germany], September 18: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged Europe not to allow Russia to determine the terms of a peace deal in...
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Charlie Kirk's accused assassin
Washington DC [US], September 18: Utah prosecutors vowed on Tuesday to seek the death penalty for the accused assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and...
Trump administration cannot proceed with overhaul of US health agencies, court rules
Washington DC [US], September 18: A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused for now to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with a...