UAE strongly condemns Israeli stormings, violations in Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 17: The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the continuous violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces and...

UNIFIL: Israel's shooting represents serious violation of UN Security Council resolution 1701

New York [US], November 17: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that Israeli forces shot at its peacekeepers in its latest...

Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion

Seoul [South Korea], November 17: South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next five years mostly in...

300,000 Chinese residents reflect UAE's successful model of tolerance, economic empowerment

Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 17: The Chinese community in the UAE-now exceeding 300,000 residents-stands as a vivid example of the country's model of tolerance, social...

GCC Secretary-General welcomes signing of Doha Agreement between DR Congo government, Congo...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 17: Jassem Mohammed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, welcomed the signing of the Doha Framework Agreement for Peace between...

UN Security Council divided again over Gaza response

New York [US], November 16: The United States and Russia have submitted rival draft resolutions on the Gaza conflict to the UN Security Council, setting...

Disney and YouTube TV reach deal

Washington [US], November 16: Google's YouTube and Walt Disney said on Friday they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks to YouTube TV, after...

Protesters in Brazil demand climate protection during COP30 summit

Brasilia [Brazil], November 16: Thousands of climate protesters marched through the Brazilian city of Belem on Saturday in a noisy, diverse and peaceful display to...

Trump faces renewed scrutiny over Epstein ties after email release

New York [US], November 16: President Donald Trump was eager to claim victory this week after the record-long U.S. government shutdown ended on his terms....

Apple to appeal $634m patent ruling in Masimo tech case

California [US], November 16: A federal jury in California said on Friday that Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab owes medical-monitoring technology company Masimo (MASI.O), opens...

Google ad tech antitrust trial closing arguments moved back

New York [US], November 16: A final plea by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in...

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as inflation concerns...

New York [US], November 16: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee,...

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

Washington [US], November 16: The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal...

World's first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions

Belem [Brazil], November 16: he Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) today opened for contributions to raise USD 200 million towards a climate impact bond aimed...

OECD countries spent 9.3% of their GDP on health in 2024

Paris [France], November 16: Member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) spent 9.3% of their GDP on health in 2024, less...

Arab League calls for promoting values of tolerance, coexistence, mutual respect, inter-cultural...

Cairo [Egypt], November 16: The League of Arab States affirmed the importance of consolidating the values of coexistence and mutual respect, promoting a culture of...

Roundup: BBC editing scandal deepens credibility crisis

London [UK], November 15: The BBC's apology to U.S. President Donald Trump for a misleading documentary has triggered a political and media storm in both...

Russia's goods trade surplus narrows in first 9 months of 2025

Russia [Moscow], November 15: Russia's goods trade surplus fell to 89.2 billion U.S. dollars in January-September 2025, down from 100.5 billion dollars in the same...

Several killed in bus crash in Stockholm, Sweden: police

Helsinki [Finland], November 15: Several people were killed and others injured in a bus accident in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday, Swedish police said.

Short circuit blamed for deadly BiH retirement home fire

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], November 15: Local authorities on Friday said that last week's fatal fire at a retirement home in Tuzla, northeastern Bosnia and...

U.S. stocks close mixed

New York [US], November 15: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday.

Southern California braces for flash flooding, debris flows as storm approaches

Los Angeles [California], November 15: An unusually strong storm system is expected to bring widespread rainfall to Southern California through Sunday, likely triggering flash flooding...

U.S. defense secretary announces military operation in Western Hemisphere

Washington DC [US], November 15: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a counternarcotics military operation called "Southern Spear" in the Western Hemisphere.

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

Washington DC [US], November 15: The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no...

Google ad tech antitrust trial closing arguments moved back

Washington DC [US], November 15: A final plea by Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in...

FAA halves flight cuts to 3% as airlines push for end

Washington DC [US], November 15: The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it halved a requirement that U.S. airlines reduce domestic flights at 40 major airports...

COP30 talks focus on adaptation as fossil fuels left off agenda

New York [US], November 15: U.N. climate talks were nearing a midway point on Friday, with countries still wrangling over which issues they might be...