Taiwan commemorates 1989 Tiananmen anniversary amid China-US war of words
Taipei [Taiwan], June 5: Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday commemorated the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, urging democracies to preserve history erased...
Hezbollah chief meets Iran's top diplomat amid Israeli drone activity
Beirut [Lebanon], June 5: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem met on Wednesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, amid heavy Israeli drone activity over Beirut.
Dutch king accepts government's resignation after Wilders withdrawal
The Hague [Netherlands], June 5: Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Dick Schoof, while asking him to remain in office...
Pilgrims arrive in Mina for Day of Al-Tarwiyah
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Pilgrims have completed their arrival at Mina, the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, to observe the Day of Al-Tarwiyah - the beginning...
Ukraine allies pledge continued support
Brussels [Belgium], June 5: Defence ministers from the Ukraine Defence Contact Group pledged further support for Ukraine on Wednesday despite the absence of US Secretary...
No chance for immediate resolution to ongoing Ukraine war, says Trump
Washington [US] / Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], June 5: US President Donald Trump sees no chance for an immediate resolution to the Ukraine war...
Bill Gates to give most of $200 billion fund to Africa
Washington [US], June 4: US billionaire Bill Gates on Tuesday announced that the majority of his philanthropic Gates Foundation's $200 billion (€175 billion) endowment will...
US President remains positive about progress...: White House on Russia-Ukraine war
Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump remains optimistic about the progress being seen amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and urged...
Elon Musk slams Trump's funding bill, calls it 'disgusting abomination'
Washington [US], June 4: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has intensified his criticism of US President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, describing a major spending bill...
Over 75 per cent of households likely to face extreme weather in...
New Delhi [India], June 4: More than 60 per cent of households and firms have experienced extreme weather in the last five years, and over...
Rubio praises bravery of Chinese people killed in Tiananmen Square
Washington [US], June 4: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday praised the bravery of the Chinese people who were killed in a bloody...
Britain pledges to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine
London [UK], June 4: Britain pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current financial year in April 2026,...
Trump administration scraps Biden policy on emergency abortions
Washington [US], June 4: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday rescinded guidance issued during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden's tenure requiring hospitals to provide...
CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role
Washington [US], June 4: Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos of the U.S. CDC resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a working group that...
Netherlands to hold snap elections after coalition falls apart
Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 4: The Netherlands is set to hold new elections after the collapse of the governing coalition on Tuesday, Prime Minister Dick Schoof...
Ukrainian secret service says it targeted pillar of key Crimea bridge
Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: The Ukrainian secret service SBU said on Tuesday it has seriously damaged a pillar of the key Russian bridge to the...
Leftist Lee Jae-myung wins S Korea presidential election
Seoul [South Korea], June 4: Left-wing candidate Lee Jae -myung has won the presidential election in South Korea, with conservative rival Kim Moon Soo conceding...
Meloni welcomes Macron to Rome amid signs of rapprochement
Rome [Italy], June 4: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Rome with a firm handshake on Tuesday, a meeting...
Trump to attend NATO summit
Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump will participate in the NATO summit at the end of June in the Netherlands, White House spokeswoman,...
Israeli attacks kill 27 aid seekers in Gaza, says health ministry
Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire close to an aid distribution...
Over 200 escape prison in Pakistan as tremors rattle Karachi
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4: More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Pakistan after they were evacuated from their cells amid a series of...
Trump, Xi Jinping likely to speak this week
Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump is likely to hold a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, White House press...
Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to Gaza by sea
Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Greta Thunberg and other activists have now covered about a third of their journey towards the sealed-off Gaza Strip.
Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says Kremlin
Berlin [Germany], June 4: The Russian government sees an early three-way meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald...
Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at UNGA
Damascus [Syria], June 4: Interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa will deliver Syria's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York in...
Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear status
Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia's draft memorandum presented during the recent talks in Istanbul includes provisions for Ukraine to adopt a neutral and non-nuclear status,...
Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike alert
Prague [Czech Republic], June 3: Four unions of the Czech airline Smartwings declared a strike alert on Monday over poor management.