North Korea's Kim replaces country's defence minister in military reshuffle
Seoul [South Korea], August 31: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has replaced the country's defence minister as part of a reshuffle of the military...
UK experts reconstruct face of man who lived through Norman conquest
London [UK], August 31: New research has revealed what a man who lived through the Norman conquest of Britain may have looked like, uncovering new...
Mallorca stages fresh tourism protest
Palma [Spain], August 31: Residents of Mallorca have taken to the streets to protest mass tourism on the popular Spanish holiday island. Around 1,000 demonstrators,...
Himalayan flood toll tops 800
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 31: The death toll from catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border has risen to more than 800, as fresh flood warnings,...
NASA launches powerful new telescope to survey universe
Washington [US], August 31: NASA has launched its new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, designed to study distant planets, exploding stars and black holes while...
Icelanders vote 'No' to restarting EU membership talks
Brussels [Belgium], August 31: Iceland has narrowly rejected restarting talks on joining the European Union in a referendum, with 52.8% voting against and 47.2% in...
Russia's Africa Corps helped put down Niger mutiny, says ambassador
Moscow [Russia], August 31: Russia's Africa Corps helped Niger's ruling junta suppress a mutiny by soldiers in the West African country, Russia's ambassador to Niger...
Ukraine searches for missing after Russian attack kills 38 near Kiev
Kiev [Ukraine], August 31: The death toll from explosions triggered by a Russian attack on an ammunition storage facility near the Ukrainian capital Kiev has...
Captain, 7 crew detained after Cyprus ferry disaster kills 8
Kyrenia [Cyprus], August 31: The captain and seven crew members of a ferry that capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, killing at least eight...
Swiss police continue large-scale search after deadly shooting at rave
Vienna [Austria], August 31: A "large-scale" police manhunt is continuing after a deadly shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland left an Italian woman dead...
Khamenei calls for Gulf unity as Hormuz tensions persist
Tehran [Iran], August 31: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has urged Gulf leaders to identify their "real enemy" and confront it, as Tehran maintains...
Turkiye and Somalia forces freed cargo vessel hijacked by pirates: Authorities
Ankara [Turkiye], August 31: Turkish and Somali forces have freed a cargo ship held captive by pirates off the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state,...
Pakistan PM suspends 8 officials over hospital fire
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31: Pakistan's prime minister has ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed criminal proceedings against them after a fire killed 14...
Libya's rival parties agree on roadmap for national elections within two years
Tripoli [Libya], August 31: Representatives of Libya's rival parties signed an agreement on Sunday to pave the way for holding long-delayed national elections within two...
Headteacher saves 900 pupils from floods
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 31: A quick-thinking headteacher in Nepal is believed to have saved the lives of at least 900 pupils by ordering an immediate...
Tuareg rebels free about 60 Malian soldiers in prisoner swap, say sources
Bamako [Mali], August 30: Tuareg rebels have freed about 60 Malian soldiers in exchange for one of their own leaders, a former Malian army officer...
US judge rejects Trump's bid to switch hush-money case to federal court
New York [US], August 30: United States President Donald Trump has once again lost a bid to transfer his criminal hush-money case from state to...
Ecuador sentences ex-president Moreno to five years in jail
Quito [Ecuador], August 30: An Ecuadorian court has found former President Lenin Moreno guilty of bribery in a case tied to the construction of the...
Norway mourns King Harald as new era begins under Haakon VIII
Oslo [Norway], August 30: Norwegians are saying goodbye to King Harald at the Royal Palace in Oslo where he lies in state, with many well-wishers...
Military regained control after soldiers' failed mutiny: Niger
Niamey [Niger], August 30: Niger's armed forces have contained a mutiny by soldiers and gradually restored control in the capital Niamey, the defence ministry said...
Taliban sends team to Germany to assist Afghan deportations
Berlin [Germany], August 30: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have temporarily sent more personnel to Germany under an agreement with the government in Berlin aimed at facilitating...
Nepal flood death toll nears 700
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 30: The death toll from a devastating flash flood in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China has risen to more...
Statement regarding branches of Banque Misr operating in UAE
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 30: The Central Bank of the UAE reviewed the issued statement of yesterday by the U.S. authorities regarding Proposal of Special...
Hamdan bin Zayed visits ADIHEX 2026
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 30: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers' Club,...
Egyptian Electricity Minister, Masdar delegation explore renewable energy cooperation
Cairo [Egypt], August 30: Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, held an expanded meeting in Cairo today with a delegation from...
TDRA grants Starlink license to provide satellite internet services in UAE
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 29: The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has granted Starlink Satellite Communications LLC a 10-year General Space Services License,...
Emirati women support Palestinians through Operation Chivalrous Knight 3
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 29: Emirati women continue to make valuable contributions to humanitarian and relief efforts through Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, supporting the Palestinian...