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...
Haiti's deadly vigilante movement sees decline in gang violence, report says
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Violence by armed gangs has fallen "drastically" since the emergence of a vigilante justice movement that has seen at least...
Man charged with murder after 3 dead in New Mexico biker shootout
New Mexico [Mexico], May 29: A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River,...
Turkey election: Erdogan wins new presidential term
Ankara [Turkey], May 29: The Turkish electoral authority declared Erdogan the winner of the election which will see him secure another five-year term.
UAE President congratulates Erdoğan on re-election over phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 29: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated RecepTayyipErdoğan on his re-election as the President of the...
Kung Fu competition promotes Chinese culture in Athens
Athens [Greece], May 28: The 1st European Chin Woo Wushu Kung Fu Open Championship and Chinese Cultural Festival kicked off on Saturday in Athens, offering...
Man who opened plane door mid-air arrested
Seoul [South Korea], May 28: A man has been arrested for opening a door of an Asiana Airlines flight as it was landing in South...
Hundreds of German civil servants forced to leave Russia
Berlin [Germany], May 28: Several hundred German civil servants, including diplomats, teachers and staff working for a cultural organization will have to leave Russia.
Russia planning massive incident at nuclear site, claims Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], May 28: Ukraine's defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is...
British passport e-gate failure causes delays at airports
London [UK], May 28: Failures with the passport e-gate system at British airports are causing long delays for those arriving in the country as the...
Cambodian killed by 40 crocs after falling in enclosure
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 28: About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure at his family's reptile farm,...
Erdogan pays homage to Menderes
Istanbul [Turkey], May 28: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan paid homage to his executed Islamic predecessor on Saturday in a last-gasp attempt to rally his conservative...
Russian forces intercept two British Storm Shadow missiles, defence ministry says
Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russian forces intercepted two long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles supplied to Ukraine by Britain, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Biden, McCarthy have tentative US debt ceiling deal
Washington [US], May 28: U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy have reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's $31.4...
'Safe digital public square' never more important, says UN High Commissioner for...
New York [US], May 28: Allowing space for everyone to speak up, is critical for a free and fully functioning society, said the UN High...
UAE calls for resumption of dialogue, de-escalation between Serbia and Kosovo
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 28: The United Arab Emirates has expressed concern over the recent tensions on the border between the Republic of Serbia and...
Mohammed bin Rashid receives greetings of Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Crown...
Dubai [UAE], May 28: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received the greetings of H.H....
UN warns Yemen's food insecurity remains serious threat
Sanaa [Yemen], May 27: Despite the efforts of the United Nations and its partners, the problem of food insecurity in Yemen remains a severe threat,...
Baltic PMs, German Chancellor meet in Tallinn
Riga [Latvia], May 26: The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania discussed with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Estonian capital Tallinn on Friday...
Chinese commerce minister meets WTO director-general
Washington [US], May 27: Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Friday met with WTO Director-General NgoziOkonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the two-day 2023 APEC Ministers...
At least 16 wounded as blast rocks north Afghan city: local media
Pul-e-Khumri [Afghanistan], May 27: At least 16 people have been confirmed wounded after a blast rocked Pul-e-Khumri city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province,...
Independent candidate wins Gazipur municipal polls in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 27: ZayedaKhatun, an independent candidate, has triumphed in the mayoral race of the Gazipur municipal polls in Bangladesh on Friday.