The US-Australia submarine deal has problems

Washington [US], May 30: The latest US congressional report shows that the country is cooling off in selling Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) to Australia.

North Korea confirms launch of satellite to track US troops

Pyongyang [North Korea], May 30: North Korea announced on May 30 that it will launch its first military surveillance satellite in June and use it...

Japan's prime minister forced his son to quit his job as a...

Tokyo [Japan], May 30: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said his son will quit his job as a personal secretary from June 1, due to...

NATO's new move in Kosovo

Belgrade [Serbia], May 30: NATO peacekeepers have set up a security fence around three town halls in Kosovo on May 29.

Record early voting in Alberta as Canada's green agenda hangs in balance

Ontario [Canada], May 30: Polls opened in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday in a tight election race that is expected to have a...

Biden says he and Erdogan talked about F-16s, Sweden's NATO bid

Washington [US], May 30: U.S. President Joe Biden said that in a call on Monday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan repeated Ankara's desire to buy F-16...

Wildfire in Canada's Halifax leads to evacuation orders for thousands of homes

Ontario [Canada], May 30: A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said...

Republicans speak out against US debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road...

Washington [US], May 30: A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States' $31.4 trillion...

Senegal unrest flares again over opposition leader

Dakar [Senegal], May 30: Dozens of protesters clashed with security forces in Senegal's capital, Dakar, on Monday after lawmakers and supporters were blocked from visiting...

Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes

Moscow [Russia], May 30: Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia...

National Multiple Sclerosis Society UAE participates in global celebrations for World MS...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 30: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) is supporting the UAE's first nation-wide celebration of World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day on...

'Road to COP28' galvanises stakeholders in preparation for COP28

Dubai [UAE], May 30: Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said that the UAE, in line with the vision and directives of its...

Egypt introduces tax, fee hikes to boost gov't revenues

Cairo [Egypt], May 29: The Egyptian parliament approved on Sunday new tax and fee hikes on a number of imported goods and entertainment activities to...

Iran says no longer has gas condensates stored offshore thanks to export...

Tehran [Iran], May 29: The Iranian oil minister said on Sunday that Iran no longer has gas condensates stored offshore thanks to its increased exports...

Israel strikes military sites in Syria

Damascus [Syria], May 29: Israeli war jets launched an overnight attack on military sites in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday night, causing damage only,...

Cambodian King embarks on state visit to India

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 29: Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni left here on Monday for India for a state visit to further promote ties and cooperation...

Australia provides assistance to Middle East, Africa amid food security crisis

Canberra [Australia], May 29: The Australian government has announced a funding boost for famine relief efforts in Africa and the Middle East.

Over 1,500 arrested during climate protest in The Hague

Amsterdam [Netherlands], May 29: The number of activists arrested during a climate protest in The Hague on Saturday rose from an initial several hundred to...

Biden, McCarthy reach agreement in principle on raising debt ceiling

Washington [US], May 29: US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., have reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt ceiling...

Doctors Without Borders rescue over 600 migrants at sea

Rome [Italy], May 29: A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) ship has rescued more than 600 migrants and refugees from a boat in distress in the...

US, Saudi Arabia call on Sudan warring sides to extend truce

Khartoum [Sudan], May 29: The United States Embassy in Sudan's capital of Khartoum on Sunday lambasted both the country's warring factions for violating a ceasefire...

Kyiv suffers the biggest air strike in May, Russia tightens the border

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 29: On the morning of May 28, Ukrainian military officials said that Russia launched a new round of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)...

Serbian president resigns as leader of ruling party amid protests

Belgrade [Serbia], May 29: Tens of thousands of people continued to take to the streets to protest in the Serbian capital Belgrade on May 27,...

North Korea announces preparations to launch military spy satellite

Pyongyang [North Korea], May 29: North Korea has informed Japan that it will launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, what some countries...

Asian shares, US futures rise on debt ceiling deal

Washington [US], May 29: Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rose on Monday, buoyed by a weekend deal by U.S. President Joe Biden and congressional...

Biden says final US debt ceiling deal ready to move to Congress...

Washington [US], May 29: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had finalized a budget agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the...

Turkey's Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule

Ankara [Turkey], May 29: President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies...