Netanyahu meets security officials as Israel considers full Gaza takeover
Gaza [Palestine], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior security officials to finalise a new strategy for the nearly two-year war in Gaza,...
Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's release
Karachi [Pakistan], August 6: Police in Pakistan arrested more than 240 opposition party activists on Tuesday at protests calling for the release of their leader...
China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus
Guangdong [China], August 6: More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to...
Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under new NATO scheme
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 6: The Dutch Defence Ministry announced that it would make the first purchase of US weapons for Ukraine under a new NATO...
Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to feed predators
Aalborg [Denmark], August 6: A zoo in the northern Danish city of Aalborg is accepting donations in the form of pets to feed its predators.
Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high security
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6: Thousands of people on Tuesday started to gather at Manik Mia Avenue, a major street in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, that forms...
Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely
Athens [Greece], August 6: A ferry with 105 passengers and nine crew members ran aground near an islet in the Euboean Gulf on Tuesday evening,...
NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon
Washington DC [US], August 6: NASA head Sean Duffy on Tuesday confirmed reports of plans to build a nuclear reactor on the surface of the...
Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Two men were killed by a remote-controlled Russian drone in the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya, the region's Governor Ivan Federov wrote...
Icelandic volcano eruption ends
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 6: Iceland's weather service said a spectacular volcanic eruption in the country's south-west has come to an end after almost three weeks.
Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security Council head
Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary general of the country's powerful...
30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them amnesty when returning voluntarily, authorities...
Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation
Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including former president Bill Clinton and...
Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next steps in Gaza
Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the next steps in the Gaza...
Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 6: The Scandinavian NATO countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway are providing a total of more than $500 million for an initiative to...
UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as supplies cut off by...
Nairobi [Kenya], August 6: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday of famine in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur region.
Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney march
Sydney [Australia], August 5: The Australian government on Monday pledged further humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza, a day after some 90,000 demonstrators...
Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after Beirut port blast
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5: On the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has renewed his pledge to...
South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with North
Seoul [South Korea], August 5: The South Korean military on Monday began dismantling loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts along the border with North Korea, local...
Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo province
Damascus [Syria], August 5: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said that armed factions associated with the country's security forces have attacked some of...
SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites
Washington [US], August 5: SpaceX, the American Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, launched 28 novel Starlink satellites into space.
More than 2,000 homes still lack power as Storm Floris hits Ireland
Dublin [Ireland], August 5: Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to the island. Weather alerts remain...
Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to 42oC
Madrid [Spain], August 5: A 85-year-old man has died in Spain after the country saw the start of the second official heat wave of the...
Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on concert hall
Moscow [Russia], August 5: A Russian military court has opened a high-profile trial of 19 defendants accused of carrying out or aiding an Islamist terrorist...
Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine deployment
Moscow [Russia], August 5: The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to reposition two nuclear submarines closer...
Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after vulture strike
Madrid [Spain], August 5: An Iberia Airbus A321 en route to Paris was forced to return to Madrid's airport Sunday evening after striking a large...
Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria
Sofia [Bulgaria], August 5: Bulgarian authorities have uncovered an illegal marijuana production greenhouse during a fire at a roadside building and arrested one suspect, the...