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...
US announces new $500 mn weapons package for Ukraine
Washington [US], June 28: US Defence Department on Tuesday announced a new package of military equipment for Ukraine worth$500 mn.
Italian police make 43 arrests in large organised crime raid
Rome [Italy], June 28: Police in the southern Italian region of Calabria have arrested 43 people in a large-scale raid on local organised crime structures.
Harry's lawyer calls Piers Morgan's trial no-show 'fatal'
London [UK], June 28: Prince Harry's lawyer said a British publisher's failure to call witnesses such as Piers Morgan was a fatal blow to its...
US judge says Trump's NY criminal case likely belongs in state court
Washington [US], June 28:A U.S. judge said he would likely decline former U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to move from state to federal court a...
Over $200 billion likely stolen from U.S. COVID relief programs
Washington [US], June 28:Over $200 billion from the U.S. government's COVID-19 relief programs were likely stolen, a federal watchdog said, adding that the U.S. Small...
Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 28:Russian missiles have hit the centre of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, killing four people and injuring many more, Ukrainian officials say.
UAE President congratulates Prime Minister of Hellenic Republic on his re-election
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated, in a phone call, Kyriakos Mitsotakis on winning a...
Top court stops North Carolina school's skirt dress code for girls
Washington [US], June 27: The US Supreme Court has left in place a lower court decision ruling that a North Carolina school cannot require its...
National data tool to aid Australian soil conservation
Canberra [Australia], June 27: Australia's national science agency has launched a new national data tool to aid sustainable management of soil.
Search under way in Egypt following building collapse
Cairo [Egypt], June 27: Civil defence teams were searching for people trapped under the debris after a 13-storey building collapsed in the northern Egyptian city...
Australian court dismisses Russian embassy appeal
Sydney [Australia], June 27: Australia's High Court dismissed an appeal by the Russian government on Monday to keep a new embassy site in Canberra.
100-nation summit to combat road crash deaths
Stockholm [Sweden], June 27:Heads of National Road Safety Agencies from around 100 countries will convene in Stockholm this week for the inaugural global road safety...
Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], June 27: Lebanon's Hezbollah group says it has downed an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel.
At least three dead, after storms hit US Midwest, South
Washington [US], June 27: Tornadoes and thunderstorms hit the U.S. Midwest and South on Sunday, leaving dozens of homes damaged and at least three people...
US Supreme Court dismisses clash over Trump hotel documents
Washington [US], June 27: The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit by a group of congressional Democrats who had sought details about...
Republican threatens impeachment probe of attorney general over Biden's son
Washington [US], June 27: The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives is threatening an impeachment investigation of Attorney General Merrick Garland over the...