Ukraine, Russia make modest progress in Istanbul peace talks, agree on largest...
Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: Ukrainian and Russian delegations made modest but concrete progress in renewed peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, raising cautious hopes for...
5.9-magnitude quake hits Dodecanese Islands, Greece: GFZ
New York [US], June 3: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Dodecanese Islands, Greece at 23:17:28 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research...
South Koreans vote for new president today after martial law fallout
Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans are set to elect a new president on Tuesday to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, whose surprise declaration of...
Ukraine, Russia still far apart after peace talks but agree prisoner swap
Istanbul [Turkey], June 3: A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only an agreement between...
Conservative Nawrocki wins close Polish presidential election
Warsaw [Poland], June 3: Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won a knife-edge vote to become Poland's next president, the electoral commission confirmed on Monday, after he...
Former German FM Baerbock elected president of UN General Assembly
New York [US], June 3: Former German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was elected president of the UN General Assembly with an overwhelming majority on Monday...
Israel's Gaza attacks kill 51 Palestinians
Gaza [Gaza City], June 3: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and 503 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours,...
Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali's army
Bamako [Mali], June 3: An al-Qaeda linked group said it carried out a major attack on the Malian town of Boulikessi, and seized control of...
Six people injured in 'targeted terror attack' in US: FBI
Washington DC [US], June 3: Six people were injured in an incident that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called a "targeted terror attack"...
Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 3: Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia on Sunday, after using smuggled drones to launch...
Google to spend $500 million revamping compliance in shareholder settlement
Washington DC [US], June 3: Google agreed to spend $500 million over 10 years to overhaul its compliance structure, to settle shareholder litigation accusing the...
South Koreans vote for president after months of turmoil triggered by martial...
Seoul [South Korea], June 3: South Koreans will elect a new president on Tuesday to cap six months of turmoil triggered by a shock martial...
Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up...
UK moving to warfighting readiness, threats more serious and immediate: PM...
Starmer said Britain's defence policy will always be "NATO first".
Hisense donates to South Africa school on Int'l Children's Day
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 2: As part of International Children's Day celebrations, Chinese electronics giant Hisense on Sunday donated essential home appliances to the community...
Egypt launches campaign to combat single-use plastic bags
Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt launched a national awareness campaign against single-use plastic bags on Sunday.
EVs account for 61 pct of new car sales in Denmark in...
Oslo [Norway], June 2: Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for more than 60 percent of Denmark's new car sales in May, reflecting strong consumer interest in...
Feature: Kidults' emotional cravings, not just toys, drive POP MART's popularity
London [UK], June 2: A crowd of collectors and POP MART fans gathers outside the brand's brightly lit flagship store on Oxford Street, eager to...
Man dead after shooting incident at shopping center in Ireland
London [UK], June 2: A man has died and a child was injured after a shooting incident at a shopping center in Carlow, Ireland, local...
Rafal Trzaskowski leads in Poland's presidential runoff: exit polls
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Rafal Trzaskowski, mayor of Warsaw, was leading by a narrow margin in Poland's presidential runoff on Sunday, according to exit polls.
Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Greece
Athens [Greece], June 2: Hundreds of spectators gathered at the Olympic Rowing Center in Schinias, northeast of Athens, on Sunday to witness a vibrant dragon...
FFC aid ship aiming to break Israel's siege of Gaza sets sail...
Rome [Italy], June 2: International nonprofit organisation Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says one of its vessels has left Sicily to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza,...
Wilders threatens to leave Dutch government if no halt to asylum
Washington DC [US], June 2: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has reiterated his threat to break up the governing coalition in The Hague if his...
Polish presidential election run-off too close to call, indicate exit polls
Warsaw [Poland], June 2: Exit polls indicated on Sunday that the result in the run-off for the Polish presidency between liberal candidate Rafal Trzaskowski and...
Trump withdraws nomination of Musk ally Isaacman as NASA head
Washington DC [US], June 2: US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA head "after a thorough...
Bus plunges off bridge in northern Nigeria, killing 22 athletes
Abuja [Nigeria], June 2: A bus crash in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has killed 22 athletes returning home from a national sports event, according...
Ukraine, Russia agree to peace talks as they trade huge blows
Kiev [Ukraine], June 2: Ukraine has agreed to a Russian proposal for a further round of direct peace talks starting on Monday, even as both...