US super-carrier arrives in Norway for drills, Ukraine can't enter NATO right...
Washington [US], May 25:The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has arrived in Norway for the first time to participate in exercises.
Air Force General to be nominated as Chairman of the US Joint...
Washington [US], May 25: US President Joe Biden will nominate Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown to chair the US Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grew
Beijing [China], May 25: Chinese hackers targeted Kenya's government in a widespread, years-long series of digital intrusions against key ministries and state institutions, according to...
Biden renews call for assault weapons ban a year after Uvalde massacre
Washington [US], May 25: President Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed his call for a ban on assault weapons as he and his wife Jill held...
Republicans, White House see progress in US debt ceiling talks
Washington [US], May 25: Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy held what both sides called productive talks on Wednesday.
White House, advocates slam Florida school's 'censorship' of inauguration poem
Washington [US], May 25: The White House and advocates on Wednesday decried a Florida school's decision to remove the poem that celebrated author Amanda Gorman...
Japan firms feel 'sense of crisis' over falling birthrate
Tokyo [Japan], May 25: More than nine out of 10 Japanese firms feel a sense of crisis about the country's accelerating birthrate decline, with few...
Russia sees border attack as grounds for extended war
Moscow [Russia]/ Kiev [Ukraine], May 24: The Kremlin on Tuesday said the attack on the western Russian border region of Belgorod proves the need to...
Iran appoints ambassador for Saudi Arabia as tense relations thaw
Tehran [Iran], May 24: Iran has appointed an ambassador to Saudi Arabia as part of a rapprochement between the two countries after years of rivalry,...
Prince Harry loses challenge to pay for police protection
London [UK], May 24: Britain's Duke of Sussex has lost a bid to bring a second legal challenge against the Home Office over his security...
Italy unveils two-billion-euro package for flooded northeast
Rome [Italy], May 24: Italian Prime Minister GiorgiaMeloni on Tuesday announced a two-billion-euro ($2.2-billion) package to help northeastern areas affected by floods that killed 14...
Poland 'ready' to train Ukraine pilots on F-16 jets
Warsaw [Poland], May 24: Poland is ready to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, the Polish defence minister said Tuesday, after the United...
Car crashes into White House fence, driver accused of threatening to kill...
Washington [US], May 24: A person has been arrested and charged with attempting to kill or harm US President Joe Biden after ramming a truck...
Germany finds it difficult to recruit spies in the post-Covid-19 era
Berlin [Germany], May 24: Reuters on May 23 reported that the director of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) Bruno Kahl said he was having difficulty...
8 Thai parties sign coalition agreement
Bangkok [Thailand], May 24: The Bangkok Post yesterday reported that on the afternoon of May 22, an eight-party coalition led by the Progressive Party (MFP)...
30 tons of explosive chemicals suddenly disappeared in the US
Washington [US], May 24: Business Insider reported on May 22 that US officials were investigating the case that a shipment of 30 tons of ammonium...
Republicans say little progress in debt ceiling talks with White House
Washington [US], May 24: Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said they were making little progress in negotiations with the White House over raising...
Boris Johnson referred to police over possible new COVID rule breaches
London [UK], May 24: Britain's Boris Johnson has been referred to police over further potential breaches of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, a charge...
U.S. signs agreement to continue Micronesia assistance under strategic pact
Washington [US], May 24: The United States said it signed agreements with Micronesia on Tuesday concluding negotiations to extend economic assistance to the island state...
US lawmaker demands action against Chinese chip firm CXMT after Micron
Washington [US], May 24: The U.S. Commerce Department should put trade curbs on Chinese memory chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) after Beijing earlier this...
Mercenary Prigozhin lays bare the strains of Putin's war
Moscow [Russia], May 24: Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday delivered Vladimir Putin one of the few battlefield victories of the president's 15-month war in Ukraine.
Italian government accused of 'relentless influence' on public service
Rome [Italy], May 24: Sources from the Italian state television Rai accused the right-wing government of Giorgio Meloni of wanting to subjugate the public service...
Malaysia seizes rainbow-colored watches from the Pride collection in Swatch stores
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 24: Malaysian police raided the stores of Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch and seized 164 watches from their Pride collection.
UAE, Russian Federation review parliamentary cooperation
Moscow [Russia], May 24: SaqrGhobash, Speaker for the Federal National Council, held talks with Valentina Matvienko, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly...
Mansoor bin Mohammed opens 2023 edition of Hotel Show and INDEX exhibition
Dubai [UAE], May 24: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, today opened this year's edition of "The...
Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, Pontifical Academy for Life sign MoU
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 24: The Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace signed an MoU with the Pontifical Academy for Life - a Pontifical Academy of...
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians
Ramallah [Palestine], May 23: At least three Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military operation in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Monday, according...