Colombia into knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR Congo

Guadalajara [Mexico], June 25: Colombian fans were made to wait but eventually able to celebrate a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo on...

Croatia keep knock-out hopes alive with 1-0 win over Panama

Toronto [Canada], June 25: Ante Budimir's goal gave Croatia a narrow 1-0 against Panama at the World Cup on Tuesday.

Europe swelters under deadly 'Omega' heatwave

London [UK], June 25: Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, shut schools...

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

New York [US], June 25: A baby girl's death at a tourist attraction at the hands of her "manipulative and dangerous" father could have been...

Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports after bird flu cases

Sydney [Australia], June 25: Australian authorities ramped ​up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, while Papua New...

Secretary Rubio tries to reassure Gulf allies on US-Iran deal details

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 25: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on the second day of a visit to the Gulf region to...

First ships pass through Hormuz under UN evacuation scheme

London [UK], June 25: The first ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz under a UN-backed operation to evacuate thousands of seafarers and restore...

No need for panic, says WHO after first Ebola case detected in...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25: The World Health Organization (WHO) is not raising its risk assessment for Ebola, despite the first case of the disease in...

Italy rebukes NATO chief Rutte over remarks on US use of military...

Rome [Italy], June 25: Comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about the use of US military bases in Italy during the war with Iran...

Iran contradicts IAEA's Rafael Grossi on access for nuclear inspectors

Tokyo [Japan] / Tehran [Iran], June 25: There is confusion over whether inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon be granted access...

Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza to hold two-day meeting in Cyprus

Athens [Greece], June 25: The Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump is due to meet on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus next...

Germany, France, UK express concern over China's activities off Taiwan

Taipei [Taiwan], June 25: Germany, France and the United Kingdom on Wednesday jointly expressed concern over recent Chinese activities off Taiwan's east coast.

Moscow says Europe sending mixed signals on Ukraine talks

Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], June 25: The Kremlin on Wednesday cast doubt on Europe's willingness to engage in talks on ending the war in...

Polluter-paid climate damages up for council vote

Sydney [Australia], June 24: Sick of floods, storms and other climate extremes eating into council budgets, local governments are seeking fossil fuel-funded compensation.

UN inquiry finds Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], June 24: Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children , resulting ​in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in...

US Senate votes to halt Iran war in latest rebuke of Trump

New York [US], June 24: The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest...

Trump allies defend him to Israelis anxious over Iran deal

New York [US], June 24: American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious about a U.S. interim deal...

NATO is preparing for war against Russia, says Putin

Moscow [Russia], June 24: The West, fronted by NATO, is actively preparing for war against Russia, President Vladimir Putin told hundreds of his country's newest...

More killed as Israel says it targets fighters near Nabatiyeh

Beirut [Lebanon], June 24: Two people were killed and another was wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on the southern Lebanese town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa...

Eiffel, Louvre shut doors as France swelters in historic heat

Paris [France], June 24: The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris closed early for visitors on Tuesday in response to France's historic heatwave, as...

EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time since takeover

Brussels [Belgium], June 24: The European Commission hosted Taliban representatives in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time since the group's return to power in...

Jordan resumes executions after nearly a decade with six hangings

Cairo [Egypt], June 24: Jordan has executed six convicted criminals for the first time in nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch reported on Tuesday. "Carrying...

Poland-Ukraine history row escalates

Kiev [Ukraine] / Warsaw [Poland], June 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is not expected to travel to a reconstruction conference in the Polish port city...

Iran to hold Khamenei burial on July 9, four months after death

Tehran [Iran], June 24: The funeral of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on February 28, will take...

UN maritime agency to evacuate 11,000 seafarers from Middle East

London [UK], June 24: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will evacuate thousands of sailors from the Middle East following the agreement between the United States...

Protests erupt after two young Palestinians shot dead in West Bank

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 24: Protests erupted in the occupied West Bank on Monday after the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that two Palestinian males aged...

Starmer resigns as UK prime minister, Andy Burnham poised to take over

London [UK], June 24: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as prime minister less than two years after coming to power.