ADB calls for new pact to deliver clean energy
Kobe [Japan], October 8: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and finance to deliver clean energy...
Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts to remain in jail in Poland
Warsaw [Poland], October 7: A Ukrainian suspect being held in Poland in connection with the 2022 blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines under...
Trio wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for immune system discoveries
Stockholm [Sweden], October 7: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking...
Trump to mark 80th birthday with UFC cage fight on White House...
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump plans to celebrate his 80th birthday next year with a martial arts cage fight on the White...
Hundreds of international students 'stuck' in the US sue the Trump administration
Washington [US], October 7: Many foreign students are suing the US government because their visas have been revoked, leaving them stranded because they are still...
America's new calculations in the Caribbean
Washington [US], October 7: The US leader announced another attack on an alleged drug ship off the coast of Venezuela and considered action on land.
Trump cancels talks with Venezuela, Caracas warns of plot at US Embassy
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump is said to have ended efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, and asked US Special...
A judge ruled to block Mr. Trump from sending in the National...
Washington [US], October 7: Ms. Karin Immergut, US District Court Judge in Oregon state, has banned President Donald Trump's administration from sending National Guard from...
Trump: Decision has been made on providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump said he had made a decision to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, but did not disclose...
Joint statement on international, regional affairs issued following 29th GCC-EU Ministerial Meeting
Brussels [Belgium], October 10: The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) held their 29th ministerial meeting in Kuwait,...
Outgoing French PM tasked to lead 'last-ditch' talks on ending crisis
Paris [France], October 10: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to hold final talks with political parties to find...
Czech Republic to have new prime minister, Ukraine aid likely to be...
Prague [Czech Republic], October 6: The right-wing ANO party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won parliamentary elections on October 4, casting a dark...
Typhoon Matmo hits China, hundreds of thousands evacuated
Beijing [China], October 6: Typhoon Matmo made landfall in southern China during the holiday season, causing many activities to be canceled and hundreds of thousands...
Pharaoh's tomb opens in Valley of the Kings after 20 years
Cairo [Egypt], October 6: Egyptian authorities on October 4 opened the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor city, after more than 20 years of...
Pope Leo XIV calls for help for immigrants after criticizing Trump
Vatican City, October 6: Pope Leo XIV has called on the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to care for immigrants, delivering a message of welcome to...
Putin: Tomahawk missile aid to Ukraine will 'destroy' Russia-US relations
Moscow [Russia], October 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if the US provided Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russian...
Trump announces US attack on another 'drug boat' off Venezuela
Washington [US], October 6: President Donald Trump said the US military has attacked another ship it said was carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela...
Syria holds first elections since fall of al-Assad regime
Damascus [Syria], October 6: Syria on October 5 held its first parliamentary elections since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad's regime late last year.
President Trump sends California National Guard to Oregon
Washington [US], October 6: The administration of US President Donald Trump has mobilized the California National Guard to Portland, Oregon, and state leaders have announced...
The world economy is in trouble because of the US government shutdown
Washington [US], October 6: The US government shutdown due to the failure of the Republican and Democratic parties to agree on a budget plan is...
Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 8: Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet had been guided to safety...
Netanyahu faces far-right backlash as Trump presses to end Gaza war
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 6: A rift within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is emerging as a flashpoint in efforts to end the...
Macron loyalist picked to fix budget mess
Paris [France], October 6: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named Roland Lescure, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, as finance minister in a new...
France names new government amid political turmoil
Paris [France], October 6: President Emmanuel Macron's office unveiled a new cabinet to be led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, whose most pressing - and...
Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 6: Hamas officials arrived in Egypt on Sunday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a...
Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'
Washington [US], October 6: The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end...
New French government appointed
Paris [France], October 6: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unveiled key members of his new government on Sunday.