UN regrets lack of consensus on plastic pollution treaty
New York [US], August 17: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed regret that international negotiations on a legally binding instrument to address plastic pollution, including...
European leaders welcome President Trump's efforts to end war in Ukraine
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: European leaders today welcomed US President Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine, following his meeting with Russian President...
Netanyahu 'has become a problem,' says Danish PM as she calls for...
Brussels [Belgium], August 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a "problem," his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said Saturday, adding she would try to...
Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to southern Gaza, spokesperson says
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting from Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones...
Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end his war in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], August 17: Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been...
Over 300 protests held Saturday against Trump redistricting push
New York [US], August 17: Pro-democracy activists and labor groups held hundreds of rallies and other events across the United States on Saturday protesting the...
Trump tells Zelenskiy that Putin wants more of Ukraine
New York [US], August 17: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because...
Dozens injured after magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 17: Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday, the country's disaster mitigation...
US suspends visas for Gaza residents after right-wing social media storm
Washington [US], August 17: The United States has announced that it is halting all visitor visas for people from Gaza pending "a full and thorough"...
Erin rapidly intensifies to 'extremely powerful' category five hurricane
Washington [US], August 17: Hurricane Erin has rapidly intensified into a rare category five hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 260km/h, and expected to gain...
11 dead, 130 injured after major explosion and fire at Russian munitions...
Moscow [Russia], August 17: The death toll has risen to at least 11, with 130 injured, following a major explosion and fire at a munitions...
Putin pleased with Trumpsummit
Moscow [Russia], August 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the results of his summit meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska.
Europeans insist on security guarantees for Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], August 17: While fears that US President Donald Trump might agree to unacceptable concessions for Ukraine did not materialise at Trump's Friday summit...
Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as nation marks independence
Medan [Indonesia], August 17: Indonesia is celebrating 80 years of independence from Dutch colonial rule, but not everyone is in a celebratory mood, and an...
Hamas condemns Israel's 'systematic destruction' of Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas has said that for about a week, the Israeli military has been heavily assaulting the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of...
Disarmament plan could trigger civil war, warns Hezbollah chief
Cairo [Egypt], August 17: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has warned that a Lebanese government plan to disarm his Iran-allied movement could spark a new civil...
Portugal follows Spain and requests firefighting help from EU nations
Madrid [Sprain], August 17: Two firefighting planes from Sweden are expected to arrive on Sunday in Portugal after Lisbon requested support to fight large wildfires...
Orban praises talks as marking 'safer' world
Budapest [Hungary], August 17: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has welcomed the outcome of Friday's meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir...
Renewed violence erupts during protests in Serbia
Belgrade [Serbia], August 17: Violent riots have broken out for the third successive day during protests against the government of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, local...
Devastating floods and landslides claim more than 300 lives in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 17: The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan crossed 300 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled bodies from the rubble in...
Norway says to recruit 14 leading foreign researchers under new gov't program
Oslo [Norway], August 16: Norway is set to welcome 14 leading foreign researchers under a new government program, including 13 from major U.S. academic institutions,...
One dead, several injured in southern Denmark train derailment
Oslo [Norway], August 16: One person was killed and several others were injured on Friday afternoon when a passenger train collided with a farm vehicle...
5 killed, 112 injured after factory fire in western Russia
Moscow [Russia], August 16: Five people were killed and 112 were injured after a factory fire on Friday in western Russia's Ryazan Region, the Russian...
Man killed, another injured in shooting in Orebro, Sweden
Helsinki [Sweden], August 16: One person was killed and another injured in a shooting in the Swedish city of Orebro on Friday, police confirmed.
3 injured in Czech chemical plant blast
Prague [Czech], August 16: An explosion at the Synthesia chemical plant in the Czech city of Pardubice injured three individuals on Friday afternoon, with two...
The battle to redraw the electoral map between California and Texas
New York [US], August 16: Two US states, California and Texas, are racing to rearrange their electoral maps with the goal of gaining control of...
Ukraine intelligence says Russia is about to test 'invincible' Burevestnik missile
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Ukraine's military intelligence says Russia is preparing to test a new nuclear-powered cruise missile and if successful, Moscow could use the...