Pope says Vatican involved in secret Ukraine peace mission

Rome [Italy], May 1: The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said,...

Chinese tourists flock to gambling hub Macau for Labour Day holiday

Beijing [China], May 1: Hundreds of thousands of mainland Chinese visitors have descended on the world's biggest gambling hub of Macau for the Labour Day...

Cuba cancels May 1st parade due to fuel shortage

Havana [Cuba], May 1: The Cuban government has canceled the traditional May Day parade due to fuel shortages.

Abu Dhabi targets 24 million visitors by 2023

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 1: Ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2023, the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), has announced...

Iranian, Iraqi leaders pledge to strengthen ties, cooperation

Tehran [Iran], April 30: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the expansion of cooperation between Iran and Iraq and the implementation of previously...

Deadline passes for evacuation of British nationals

London [UK], April 30: The deadline for British nationals to reach the evacuation airfield in Sudan passed as the government prepares to cease flights out...

North Korea ramps up threats, insults towards US and Biden

Seoul [South Korea], April 30: North Korea has responded to increased US-South Korean military cooperation with fresh nuclear threats and personal insults directed at US...

Italy lifts ChatGPT ban after OpenAI addresses concerns

Rome [Italy], April 30: A regulator said on Friday that the popular ChatGPT software developed by artificial intelligence company OpenAI is once again available in...

Czech, Slovakian presidents want Ukraine in EU & NATO

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 30: The Czech Republic and Slovakia presidents, on a joint visit to Kyiv, have signalled support for Ukraine's accession aspirations to the...

Erdogan emerges from illness to promote Turkish 'space traveller' bid

Istanbul [Turkey], April 30: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan re-appeared in public on Saturday for the first time after a three-day break due to illness. Speaking...

US evacuation convoy reaches Port Sudan from embattled Khartoum

Washington [US], April 30: A first evacuation convoy organized by the US government from the embattled Sudanese capital Khartoum has reached the city of Port...

Gunman on the run after five people shot dead in Texas

Washington [US], April 30: Police were searching for a gunman believed to have shot dead five Hondurans including an eight-year-old child at a house in...

Nikki Haley, others struggle to gain 2024 ground on Trump

Laconia [US], April 30: Nine months before the first 2024 US presidential primary, Donald Trump's onetime UN envoy Nikki Haley is barnstorming early-voting New Hampshire,...

Armed robbers hit Paris Bulgari jewellery store

Paris [France], April 30: Armed robbers raided the Bulgari luxury jewellery store on the swanky Place Vendome in central Paris in broad daylight Saturday, fleeing...

Afghan women protest against foreign recognition of Taleban

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30: Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognize the...

UAE's steadfast humanitarian beliefs exemplified by evacuation of foreign nationals from Sudan:...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 30: A Serbian diplomat has hailed the UAE's evacuation of a number of her country's citizens as a testament to...

Crown Prince of Fujairah, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar emphasise on promoting tolerance,...

Fujairah [UAE], April 30: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, met with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the...

Iranian FM says diplomatic missions in Iran, Saudi Arabia to open in...

Tehran [Iran], April 29: Iranian foreign minister said on Friday Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to open embassies and consulate generals in the two...

Serbian president refutes illness rumors with public appearance

Belgrade [Russia], April 29: Serbian President AleksandarVucic made a public appearance in the east of the country on Friday, refuting claims he had been urgently...

Robot manufacturer KUKA reports record order intake in 2022

Frankfurt [Germany], April 29: German robot manufacturer KUKA has reported a record order intake of 4.5 billion euros (4.95 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022.

IAEA warns of intensified military activity near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Vienna [Austria], April 29: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday sounded the alarm over "increased military presence and activity" near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

California braces for heat wave leading to potential flooding

Los Angeles [US], April 29: Temperatures across California, the most populous state in the United States, started to rise this week, bracing for a heat...

Mexican president tests negative for COVID-19 after 3rd infection

Mexico City [Mexico], April 29: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday that he completed his COVID-19 treatment with a negative test result for...

Vietnam seeks to address surging school violence

Hanoi [Vietnam], April 29: School violence and bullying have emerged as a prevalent problem in Vietnam as teachers report increased levels of aggression and disobedience...

Brunei launches directive on mandatory greenhouse gas reporting

Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], April 29: Brunei Darussalam's National Climate Change Committee (BNCCC) issued a directive on mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting, local daily Borneo...

S. Korean president's foreign policy toward U.S. criticized as humiliating

Seoul [South Korea], April 29: A South Korean opposition leader criticized President Yoon Suk-yeol's foreign policy toward the United States as humiliating on Friday, when...

Pope cautions against 'belligerence' during Hungary visit

Budapest [Hungary], April 29: Pope Francis called for a recovery of the European spirit and a rejection of "adolescent belligerence" amid rising nationalism and war...