AFP Documentary to explore realities of reporting from Gaza at Arab Media...

Dubai [UAE], September 4: As part of the second day of the Arab Media Summit 2026 in Dubai, Agence France-Presse (AFP) will screen its documentary...

Extreme thunderstorms hit Toronto, causing flooding, mass power outages

Toronto [Canada], September 4: A set of extreme thunderstorms ripped across southern Ontario, plunging Toronto's rush hour into chaos with cars trapped in flooded streets,...

El Niño is surging, months of extreme heat could follow: WMO warns

Geneva [Switzerland], September 4: Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost...

Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 4: More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need...

Korea, Africa chart new course on AI, digital infrastructure

Abidjan [UAE], September 4: A new Action Plan to accelerate Africa's digital and AI transformation to be unveiled at Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) 8th Ministerial...

Astronauts swab ISS exterior for microorganisms

Washington [US], September 3: Two astronauts spent nearly seven hours outside the International Space Station (ISS) on a spacewalk, collecting samples from the station's exterior...

Zelensky's stark warning: Stay out of Russian skies amid drone surge

Kiev [Ukraine], September 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned all airlines against flying over Russia, saying Ukrainian drone operations would make the country's airspace...

Ukrainian drones damaged 100 Russian ships: Putin

Moscow [Russia], September 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that Ukrainian drone attacks have damaged around 100 Russian ships, but said that Kiev has...

Cargo ship sinks after collision off Istanbul; 10 crew missing

Ankara [Turkiye], September 3: One of two cargo ships that collided in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul early Wednesday has sunk, Turkiye's transport minister...

European royals to gather in Oslo for King Harald's funeral

Oslo [Norway], September 3: Sweden's royal family will travel to Oslo next week for the funeral of Norway's King Harald V, who died last week...

Czech minister's death investigated

Prague [Czech Republic], September 3: The investigation into the mysterious death 78 years ago of the Czechoslovak foreign minister Jan Masaryk is entering a new...

US sailors take a break in Thailand

Bangkok [Thailand], September 3: After more than 200 days at sea and reports of serious problems on board, the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived...

Israel will not withdraw from Gaza: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 3: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited an Israeli military base in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing that Israel would retain...

Bus crash in Egypt's South Sinai kills at least 21 people and...

Cairo [Egypt], September 3: A bus crash in Egypt's South Sinai governorate has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 20 others, the...

Nigerian anticorruption agency sacks 40 staff over misconduct allegations

Abuja [Nigeria], September 3: Nigeria's anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past...

Al Rayyan edge Shamal 5-4 on penalties after 3-3 draw to set...

Doha [Qatar], September 2: Al Rayyan managed to keep down the challenge from a resurgent Al Shamal 5-4 via shootout to set up Qatar Cup...

Zelensky criticises international partners for being 'on holiday'

Kiev [Ukraine], September 2: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised representatives of Ukraine's international partner nations for taking summer holidays while his country is fighting...

Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport

Berlin [Germany], September 2: The German government has accused Russia of being behind an attempted drone attack on a major regional airport last month.

Summer 2026 is UK's warmest since records began: MeT

London [UK], September 2: Summer 2026 was the warmest in the UK since records began in 1884, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

Nepal-China floods: Death toll exceeds 1,000

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 2: The death toll from the flood catastrophe in the Himalayas has risen to well over 1,000 across Nepal and Tibet, authorities...

Ousted UK PM Keir Starmer to quit domestic politics

London [UK], September 2: Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he is to stand down as a member of parliament. Starmer said on...

Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath

Oslo [Norway], September 2: Norway's King Haakon VIII took the constitutional oath before parliament in Oslo on Tuesday, following the death of his father Harald...

Five killed in blast in Syria's Idlib

Damascus [Syria], September 2: At least five people were killed in an explosion in the town of Binnish in Syria's north-western Idlib countryside, the Idlib...

UN chief urges end to Israeli strikes in Gaza

New York [US], September 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to Israeli strikes in Gaza and occupier violence in the...

Diphtheria outbreak kills 15 in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], September 2: At least 15 people died in Nigeria after contracting diphtheria, a bacterial infection that primarily affects the respiratory system, a health...

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires chokes Malaysian Borneo

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 2: Smoke from forest and peatland fires burning across Indonesia has pushed air quality in parts of Malaysian Borneo to hazardous...

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least five

Gaza [Palestine], September 2: Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least five people and wounded several, health officials have reported.