Algeria votes in presidential poll with incumbent Tebboune set to win
Algiers [Algeria], September 8: Algerians on Saturday were voting in a presidential election that incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to win.
Thousands rally in France against new Prime Minister Barnier
Paris [France], September 8: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in France on Saturday to protest the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister.
5.1-magnitude quake hits 59 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 59 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala, at 15:52:39 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Kenyan fresh produce exporters urge end to Red Sea tensions amid rising...
Nairobi [Kenya], September 8: Fresh produce exporters from Kenya on Friday called for urgent resolution of the Red Sea tensions, which have increased both the...
Africa CDC warns of rising mpox cases, launches response plan with WHO
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], September 8: Africa is witnessing an "upward trend" in mpox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned...
Trucks carry 100 metric tons of food relief from Chad to famine-risk...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 8: Trucks using the recently opened Adre crossing from Chad carried 100 metric tons of food aid into Sudan on Friday for...
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], September 8: At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings targeting two residential houses in central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday,...
5 injured in bomb blast in Syria's Daraa
Damascus [Syria], September 8: Five people, including a child and a woman, were injured Friday evening when an explosive device went off in Syria's southern...
Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives
Brussels [Belgium], September 8: Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, as intense heatwaves and severe droughts crippled agriculture and led to an...
Promotion event in Munich boosts China-Germany cooperation
Munich [Germany], September 8: The "Hello, Shenyang" global promotion event took place in Munich on Friday, drawing over 100 attendees, including German political and business...
Azerbaijan ready to participate in resolving Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Aliyev
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 8: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has expressed a willingness to participate in resolving the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, should such...
Canada's unemployment rate increases to 6.6 pct in August
Ottawa [Canada], September 8: Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 percent in August, after holding steady in July, Statistics Canada said Friday.
ASEAN calls for global cooperation for green economy
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is advancing global cooperation between developed and developing countries in green economy, promoting efforts...
Clues help Indonesian police arrest former Philippine mayor suspected of being Chinese
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: GMA News today, September 7, quoted Mr. Rendel Sy, Head of the Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration...
Tearful account of victim's daughter in rape case that shocked France
Paris [France], September 8: The French public was abuzz this week about the shocking trial of Dominique Pelicot, 71, who admitted to drugging his wife,...
Former Republican Vice President says Trump is a threat
New York [US], September 8: The Guardian newspaper on September 7 quoted former US Vice President Dick Cheney declaring that he will vote for Democratic...
Typhoon Yagi heads for Vietnam after battering China
Beijing [China], September 8: Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, is churning towards the northern coast of Vietnam after tearing through China's...
US: Kamala Harris' campaign raises $361 million in August; thrice more than...
Washington [US], September 8: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has so far raised a massive $361 million, which is around thrice more than the...
Pakistani national charged with plotting terrorist attack in New York City, arrested...
New York [US], September 8: A Pakistani national residing in Canada was arrested after being charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to...
Nepal formally ends ban on TikTok, ISPs ordered to lift embargo
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8: The Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) has ordered all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to lift the ban on TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing...
Brutal heat wave scorches Southern California, triggering health alerts
Los Angeles [US], September 7: An unrelenting heat wave has engulfed Southern California this week with temperatures in some areas reaching record highs on Friday,...
Tanzania urges African countries to embrace green hydrogen technology to power continent's...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 7: Tanzanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Doto Biteko on Friday urged African countries to harness the potential...
Cyprus launches social media campaign against investment scammers
Nicosia [Cyprus], September 7: Cyprus' Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has launched a social media campaign to prevent investment scams following a spade of complaints...
France's new PM says to form party-inclusive gov't
Paris [France], September 7: France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Friday evening that his future government would not just be a right-wing only...
Russia has no timetable for ending special operation in Ukraine, says Kremlin
Moscow [Russia], September 7: Russia will continue its special military operation until all objectives are achieved and there is currently no set deadline for when...
Catastrophic hunger doubles in 2024: UN report
New York [US], September 7: UN experts raised alarms over the increasing severity of global food crises, revealing that the number of people facing catastrophic...
UN Security Council members condemn systematic discrimination against women, girls in Afghanistan
New York [US], September 7: Twelve members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned the ongoing systematic gender discrimination and oppression of women and girls...