UN Deputy Secretary-General urges world to take a quantum leap in climate...
New York [US], June 10: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, has stated that, despite the grim backdrop, there are some indicators of progress, including the...
UAE convenes first signature event of its UN Security Council presidency on...
New York [US], June 10: Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, chaired the first signature event of the UAE's United Nations Security Council presidency...
Kiev says no foreign troops to be deployed in Ukraine before end...
Kiev [Ukraine], June 9: Ukrainian Foreign Minister DmytroKuleba said that foreign countries will not send their troops to Ukraine before the end of the conflict,...
Flooding kills at least 9 in Ukraine's southern town
Kiev [Ukraine], June 9: Flooding caused by the Kakhovka dam collapse killed at least nine people in the town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine, Mayor...
U.S. California witnesses greatest water gains in two decades: NASA data
Los Angeles [US], June 9: NASA data showed California had the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years. However, it...
U.S. school shootings on rise, 46 in 2022: Washington Post
New York [US], June 9: Violence in U.S. schools has been on the rise since students returned to the classroom from the COVID-19 pandemic, while...
5.6-magnitude quake hits Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: USGS
New York [US], June 9: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, at 20:31:45 GMT Thursday, the U.S. Geological...
U.S. dollar dives amid higher-than-expected jobless claims
New York [US], June 9: The U.S. dollar suffered substantial losses on Thursday as American jobless claims last week jumped more than expected to the...
We will reconstruct everything: Zelensky
Kiev [Ukraine], June 9: Two days after the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was destroyed, resulting in water pouring over 600 square kilometres of land,...
Mosque blast kills 15 in northern Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 9: An explosion during a funeral service for a Taliban official killed this week ripped through a mosque on Thursday in the...
Kuwait playing vital role in global anti-IS coalition
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 9: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headed on Thursday the Kuwaiti delegation at the ministerial meeting of the...
Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze
New York [US], June 9: Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in a record-breaking apocalyptic smog as cities along the US East Coast issued...
US, UK announce new strategic agreement
Washington [US], June 9: The United States and Britain have announced a new strategic agreement, as the leaders of the two countries focus on a...
Trump says he was indicted for mishandling sensitive documents
Washington [US], June 9:Former US President Donald Trump wrote on social media on June 8 that he had been indicted by the US Department of...
Crucial IMO talks 'last chance' for global shipping
London [UK], June 9: A shipping industry expert says the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) climate summit in the United Kingdom next month is the last...
Four children wounded in Annecy knife attack
Paris [France], June 9: Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy and the...
UAE welcomes Libyan Committee's Agreement on Presidential and Parliamentary Election Law
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 9: The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the announcement by the Libyan 6 + 6 Joint Committee for the Preparation of...
Third UAE-Singapore Joint Committee Meeting convened
Singapore, June 9: The third UAE-Singapore Joint Committee was convened, co-chaired by Ahmed Al Sayegh, Minister of State, on behalf of the UAE, and Dr....
Bangladesh signs agreements with World Bank to boost climate-resilient agriculture, road safety...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 8: The Bangladeshi government and the World Bank signed two financing deals totaling 858 million U.S. dollars on Wednesday to enhance climate-resilient...
Strong earthquake hits western Indonesia, no potential for tsunami
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 8: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of East Java early Thursday, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the...
14 injured in S. Korea's escalator malfunction accident
Seoul [South Korea], June 8: Fourteen people were injured Thursday as an escalator in a subway station malfunctioned, according to Yonhap news agency.
Australian gov't to outlaw Nazi hate symbols
Canberra [Australia], June 8: Australia's Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on Thursday announced the government will introduce legislation next week to criminalize public displays of the Nazi...
Road accident claims 24 lives in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8: A total of 24 commuters were killed and another injured as a mini-bus plunged into ravine in Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul...
Chris Licht ousted as CNN chairman as network faces leadership crisis
Los Angeles [US], June 8: Chris Licht, the beleaguered chairman of CNN, is stepping down, marking an abrupt end to the executive's rocky 13-month tenure....
Thousands flee as floods submerge Ukraine towns
Kiev [Ukraine], June 8: Thousands are fleeing parts of southern Ukraine after a major dam burst, triggering huge floods and sparking a humanitarian disaster.
No complications after Pope's three-hour operation: Vatican
Rome [Italy], June 8: Pope Francis has had an abdominal operation that went off without any complications, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The operation...
Two people shot dead near high school graduation ceremony in US
New York [US], June 8: Two people were killed and five others wounded after gunfire erupted at a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia,...