Russian election ends under shadow of massive Ukrainian drone attack
Moscow [Russia], September 21: Russia's first parliamentary election since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine drew to a close on Sunday as massive...
UK PM Burnham congratulates Trump and Danish PM on Greenland deal
London [US], September 21: Andy Burnham has congratulated Denmark and the United States on a deal to "strengthen security in the Arctic" after the two...
German far-right AfD set for second state win in massive blow to...
Berlin [Germany], September 21: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised for a second state election win just two weeks after its landslide victory...
Ex-Chilean president Bachelet withdraws bid to be UN chief
Buenos Aires [Argentina], September 21: Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn her bid to succeed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, she said on Saturday.
Japan, South Korea say North Korea launched ballistic missile
Shenzhen [China], September 21: North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile towards the sea east of the Korean Peninsula, according to Japanese and...
Ten lions found dead in suspected poisoning at Tanzania safari area
Dodoma [Tanzania], September 21: Ten lions have been found dead in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular destination for safari tourists, with preliminary investigations showing...
Danish PM Frederiksen mum about Greenland agreement
Copenhagen [Denmark], September 21: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is continuing to withhold details of an agreement with the United States after a breakthrough was...
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's sister arrested before planned march
Lahore [Pakistan], September 21: Pakistan's police have arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, from her house in the eastern...
Yemen govt forces recapture areas from Houthis
Cairo [Egypt], September 21: Heavy fighting between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia and forces loyal to the internationally recognized government continued on Sunday, with government troops...
US lifts sanctions on Eritrea 'to advance US regional interests' in Red...
Washington [US], September 20: The United States has lifted sanctions on Eritrea, with the Department of State saying President Donald Trump had chosen not to...
US court blocks Trump plan to deport migrants to third countries
Washington [US], September 20: A US federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's policy of rapidly deporting migrants to countries other than their own...
North Korea's foreign ministry dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 20: The North Korean Foreign Ministry has dismissed a resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that criticises Pyongyang's nuclear...
Millions without power in Cuba
Havana [Cuba], September 20: Millions in Cuba were left without power on Friday as the country was plunged into yet another major blackout.
PM spruiks social ban, airs AI risks with ex-Apple head
Sydney [Australia], September 20: The risks posed by the growing use of AI need to be mitigated, the prime minister has warned, as he spruiks...
Denmark and Greenland safeguard sovereignty in US security deal
New York [US], September 20: Denmark and Greenland on Saturday said any ​agreement with the United States would not compromise Greenland's sovereignty, after President Donald...
Elderly woman among three killed in separate incidents
New York [US], September 20: Three women have died just hours apart in separate incidents in one state, including an elderly woman who was fatally...
11 Syrian personnel killed in Deir ez-Zor depot blast
Damascus [Syria], September 20: The Syrian Ministry of Defence announced that 11 of its personnel were killed in an explosion at a weapons depot at...
Global forced displacement declines: UN report
New York [US], September 20: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced that the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide fell to...
UAE smart feeder processes 15 million images to monitor wildlife feeding
Dubai [UAE], September 20: A UAE-developed smart wildlife feeder is using artificial intelligence to identify animals, monitor their numbers and consumption, and automatically adjust feed...
Global Food Week 2026 opens registration for visitors
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: Global Food Week 2026 has officially opened registration for visitors to the Global Food Week exhibition and attendees of the...
Guterres calls for a comprehensive reset of UN peace operations
New York [US], September 19: Addressing the UN Security Council debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres argued that peacekeeping must remain a...
UAE accelerates drive to take national products to global markets
Dubai [UAE] September 19: The UAE continues to strengthen an integrated ecosystem linking domestic production with quality, innovation, technology, supply chains and global markets, enhancing...
One in four doctors nearing retirement age as WHO warns of global...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The World Health OrganiSation has warned of a growing global shortage of health workers, reporting that nearly one in four doctors...
Cuba's power grid collapses, leaving millions without electricity
Havana [Cuba], September 19: Cuba's electricity grid suffered a total collapse on Friday, cutting power across the island of about 9.4 million people, the country's...
Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile, WEF report finds
Geneva [Switzerland], September 18: Twenty years after the World Economic Forum (WEF) first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than...
Oman, UK FMs discuss efforts to de-escalate tensions in region
Muscat [Oman], September 18: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister of Oman, and his British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband discussed on Thursday the...
Kuwait, Canada to promote defence cooperation
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 18: Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber AlAhmad Al-Sabah and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand signed a MoU on...