UN human rights chief condemns killings of women, children in Rafah

Geneva [Switzerland], April 24: April 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes in...

2 killed, 6 injured in Israeli strike in S. Lebanon

Beirut [Lebanon], April 24: Two Lebanese civilians were killed, and six others wounded on Tuesday in an Israeli air strike in Hanine, a municipality in...

Qatar reassesses role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks

Doha [Qatar], April 24: Qatar is undergoing reassessment of its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas in the ongoing Gaza conflict due to...

2 IS militants killed in airstrike in E. Iraq

Baghdad [Iraq], April 24: Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, the Iraqi military...

Iranian FM slams EU's new sanctions on Tehran

Tehran [Iran], April 24: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday criticized the European Union's recent decision to expand sanctions on Tehran.

Heavy snowfall causes traffic chaos in Helsinki region

Helsinki [Finland], April 24: Ultimately tram services were not resumed until yesterday afternoon.

Military helicopters collide over Malaysian naval base; ten dead

Bangkok [Thailand], April 24: Two military helicopters crashed during a training session over a naval base on Malaysia's west coast early on Tuesday killing ten...

Elon Musk hits out at Australia over ruling to hide stabbing videos

Sydney [Australia], April 24: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has hit out at Australia over the country's attempts to ban footage of a Sydney church stabbing...

President Duda says Poland ready to host nuclear weapons

Warsaw [Poland], April 24: Poland is open to hosting nuclear weapons from NATO allies, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday.

Russia to intensify bombardment of Ukraine ahead of US aid deliveries

Moscow [Russia], April 24: Russia will expand its aerial bombardment of Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, days after billions in new US...

China shows off its nuclear power before the US Secretary of State's...

Beijing [China], April 24: China demonstrated its second nuclear strike capability, the ability to fight back in case of a pre-emptive nuclear attack by an...

South Korea launched its first nanosatellite

Seoul [South Korea], April 24: A Korean nanosatellite was launched into earth orbit, within the framework of a national project to create a 'satellite constellation'...

The US Senate passes a bill to aid Ukraine and Israel

Washington [USA], April 24: Late on April 23 (US time), the US Senate passed a foreign aid package, including payments for Ukraine, Israel and security...

Russia's Deputy Defense Minister was arrested after the meeting on suspicion of...

TASS news agency today, April 24, quoted an announcement from the press agency of the Russian Investigative Committee saying that Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur...

UN 'horrified' by Gaza hospital mass grave reports

New York [USA], April 24: U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday he was "horrified" by the destruction of the Nasser and Al Shifa...

Israel steps up strikes across Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], April 24: Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, residents said, and the army ordered...

Publisher testifies in Trump hush money trial

Washington [USA], April 24: The first witness in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, testified on Tuesday that he...

Solomon Islands preps for tense government talks

Honiara [Solomon Islands], April 24: Solomon Islands faces a nervous wait to establish a government as opposition parties vie with incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's...

Mansoor bin Mohammed attends opening of 1st GCC Youth Games

Dubai [UAE], April 24: H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, highlighted the pivotal role that GCC...

UAE President, Chancellor of Austria discuss bilateral ties, regional developments

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 24:,President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today from His Excellency Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of...

U.S. CDC announces new heat, health initiative to protect Americans from heat...

Washington [USA], April 23: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday announced new heat and health initiative to protect Americans from...

Biden promises quick provision of additional arms to Ukraine in call with...

Washington [USA], April 23: U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over phone on Monday that his administration will soon quickly provide additional...

Chinese tech firm to improve broadband for low-income households in Kenya

Nairobi [Kenya], April 23: Chinese technology firm Huawei said on Monday that it is stepping up its rollout of broadband infrastructure to low-income households in...

Nigerian leader calls for regional counter-terrorism effort to address poverty, inequality

Abuja [Nigeria], April 23: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism center that will serve as a hub...

PowerChina launches construction of photovoltaic power plant in Algeria

Algeria [Algiers], April 23: Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) on Monday started the construction of a photovoltaic power plant in northern Algeria, with a...

Seoul consults with US after N Korea fires missiles into the sea

Seoul [South Korea], April 23: North Korea has once again fired several suspected ballistic missiles toward the open sea, prompting officials in Seoul to consult...

'Kebab diplomacy': German President Steinmeier in Turkey

Berlin [Germany], April 23: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Istanbul on Monday carrying a 60-kilo kebab skewer symbolizing stories of Turkish migration to Germany.