US accuses Venezuela of sending 2 F-16 fighter jets to fly near...
Washington [US], September 5: The US Department of Defense announced late on September 4 that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US Navy ship...
One killed and at least six injured in mass stabbing in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], September 5: One person has died and at least six others have been injured in a mass stabbing attack that took place at...
26 nations vow to give Ukraine postwar security guarantees, Macron says
Paris [France], September 5: Twenty-six nations have pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, which will include an international force on land, sea and...
Nepal to block some social media including Facebook
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 5: Nepal said on Thursday it would block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, after they failed to register with...
Portugal investigates crash on historic Lisbon funicular that killed 16
Lisbon [Portugal], September 5: Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing...
Malaysia pushes TikTok for age verification to protect minors
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 5: Malaysia has urged the video-sharing platform TikTok to implement age verification for users after summoning the firm's top management to...
US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy
Washington [US], September 5: Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. on his recent vaccine policies and their stark contrast to...
Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan after series that killed over 2,200
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said, the third tremor in the...
UN body finds US and UAE responsible for Afghan refugee's arbitrary detention
New York [US], September 5: A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding an...
US trade deficit widens in July on soaring imports
Washington [US], September 5: The US trade deficit widened sharply in July as record inflows of capital and other goods boosted imports, a trend that...
UN Security Council calls for Libyan-led, Libyan-owned political process
New York [US], September 5: The members of the UN Security Council called on Libyan institutional stakeholders to engage fully, transparently and in good faith,...
US biodiesel, renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit...
Washington [US], September 5: US imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25) compared with the same period...
UAE says Israel's annexation of West Bank or any part of occupied...
Cairo [Egypt], September 5: Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, said that "Israel's annexation of the West Bank or any part of the...
Latest European Media Industry Outlook calls to embrace tech innovation, user-centric business...
Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission's latest European Media Industry Outlook points to digital innovation and user-centric models holding deep potential for Europe's high...
European Commission launches consultation to develop guidelines, Code of Practice on transparent...
Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission will help deployers and providers of generative AI systems to detect and label AI generated or manipulated content....
Gaza film co-produced by Brad Pitt grabs attention at Venice Festival
Venice [Italy], September 4: A docudrama co-produced by Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix about a Palestinian girl killed in the Gaza Strip caused a stir...
IAEA calls for clarity from Iran on enriched uranium
Vienna [Austria], September 4: After attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is increasingly concerned about the whereabouts of...
US soldiers to remain in Poland and numbers could increase: Trump
Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump says US soldiers will continue to be stationed in Poland, and said their numbers might even be...
Mr Putin said he was ready to meet if Mr Zelensky came...
Moscow [Russia], September 4: At a press conference at the end of his visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to...
Israel mobilizes record number of reserve troops
Washington [US], September 4: The Israeli army has mobilized about 60,000 reserve soldiers in several waves to serve the military campaign in the Gaza Strip,...
President Trump determined to 'clean up' Chicago
Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump is still determined to send National Guard troops to Democratic-controlled cities. However, in reality, this will face...
Europe steps up recruitment amid war clouds
Washington [US], September 4: Many European militaries are stepping up recruitment campaigns amid new geopolitical developments.
Trump may increase troops in Poland, admits Ukraine war is difficult to...
Washington [US], September 4: President Donald Trump said the US may send more troops to Poland, while admitting that ending the fighting in Ukraine is...
US announces record seizure of drug precursors 'from China'
Washington [US], September 4: US federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro announced on September 3 that the country had seized more than 300,000 kg of methamphetamine precursors...
Russia says it controls half of Kupiansk city, Ukraine denies
Moscow [Russia], September 4: On September 3, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its army had taken control of "about 50%" of the city of...
Lisbon's Gloria Funicular derails, leaving 15 dead, 18 injured: media reports
Lisbon [Portugal], September 4: The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon's best-known tourist attractions, derailed and overturned on Wednesday evening, leaving 15 people dead and 18...
Bank of Slovenia expects inflation to ease in coming year
Ljubljana [Slovenia], September 4: Slovenia's inflation is projected to decline in the coming months and move closer to the European Central Bank's target of 2...