Mount Etna emits light ash, sporadic explosions in Sicily
Rome [Italy], December 28: Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily witnessed renewed volcanic activity yesterday, marked by the emission of incandescent material and...
UN welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire
Bangkok [Thailand], December 28: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed a deal declared by Thailand and Cambodia to put an end to weeks of deadly...
Russia extends ban on petrol, diesel exports until February 2026
Moscow [Russia], December 28: Russia has extended a temporary ban on the export of motor petrol, diesel fuel and other petroleum products as part of...
Greek Coast Guard rescues 840 migrants south of Crete over five days
Athens [Greece], December 28: The Greek Coast Guard has rescued 840 migrants over the past five days in waters south of the island of Crete.
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health labels
Albany [New York], December 28: The state of New York will require social media platforms with infinite scrolling, autoplay and algorithmic feeds to display labels...
Teenagers in UK offered military gap years to boost country's defence
London [UK], December 28: Teenagers in the United Kingdom are set to be offered paid gap years with the armed forces in a step towards...
15 dead and 19 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Guatemala
Guatemala City [Guatemala], December 28: At least 15 people have been killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the...
Russia hammers Ukraine's capital ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting
Kiev [Ukraine], December 28: Russia has carried out drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kiev on the eve of a key meeting between the...
Hundreds of flights cancelled as winter storm hits north-eastern US
New York [US], December 28: Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Saturday in New York and across the north-eastern United States as a winter storm...
Four mountaineers killed in avalanche in central Greece
Athens [Greece], December 28: Four climbers have died after being caught in an avalanche in central Greece, rescue services said on Saturday.
Poland closes two airports due to heavy Russian air strikes on Ukraine
Warsaw [Poland], December 28: Poland closed two airports overnight for safety reasons due to heavy Russian air strikes on Ukraine, aviation authorities said early on...
Magnitude-7.0 quake hits off Taiwan's coast; no major damage reported
Taipei [Taiwan], December 28: A magnitude-7.0 earthquake jolted Taiwan late Saturday and was felt by residents across the whole island, according to the Central Weather...
Two dead, 26 injured in 50-vehicle pile-up on central Japan highway
Tokyo [Japan], December 28: A pile-up involving at least 50 vehicles on a highway in central Japan has left two people dead and 26 injured,...
Somalia demands Israel withdraw Somaliland recognition
Mogadishu [Somalia], December 28: Somalia has demanded Israel reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of "aggression...
Libya holds funeral for senior military officials killed in Turkiye crash
Tripoli [Libya], December 28: Libya has held a military funeral for senior military officers, including army chief of staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, killed in...
Israeli forces take over homes, impose curfew on West Bank's Qabatiya
West Bank [Israel], December 28: Israeli forces have carried out mass arrests and forced dozens of families from their homes in the town of Qabatiya...
Four Spanish tourists missing after vessel sinks off Indonesian island
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 28: A wooden tourist boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Komodo National Park, leaving four Spanish tourists missing, a rescue official...
Kim praises North Korea-Russia ties in New Year message
Seoul [South Korea], December 28: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday praised his country's ties with Russia, saying they are strengthened by "sharing blood,...
Thailand, Cambodia agree to immediate ceasefire
Bangkok [Thailand], December 28: Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following weeks of border clashes, with the defence ministers of both countries...
Ghana vows to reform gold purchase program in 2026
Accra [Ghana], December 27: Ghana's central bank has pledged to reform the country's domestic gold purchase program (DGPP) to boost its macroeconomic benefits.
Britain to analyze black box from Libyan jet crash after Germany declines:...
Tripoli [Libya], December 27: Britain will conduct the technical analysis of the flight recorders from a jet carrying senior Libyan military officials that crashed in...
Suspect arrested following knife attacks in Paris Metro, 3 women injured
Paris [France], December 27: French police arrested a suspect after three women were injured in separate knife attacks at stations along Paris Metro Line 3...
Zelensky says to meet Trump in Florida to discuss security guarantees for...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 27: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he plans to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during his upcoming meeting with U.S....
Venezuelan president Maduro expresses willingness to hold dialogue with U.S.
Caracas [Venezuela], December 27: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday expressed willingness to hold dialogue with the United States on the basis of mutual respect,...
Nigeria confirms U.S.-assisted airstrike on IS targets
Abuja [Nigeria], December 27: The Nigerian government confirmed on Friday that its armed forces, in collaboration with the United States, have conducted airstrikes on identified...
AU congratulates Somalia on historic elections
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 27: African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf on Friday congratulated the Somali people and government on the historic municipal elections...
Hundreds of flights delayed, canceled at U.S. San Francisco International Airport
New York [US], December 27: Hundreds of flights at U.S. San Francisco International Airport were delayed and canceled on Friday due to strong winds and...