Air France and Airbus back on trial over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash
Paris [France], September 30: More than 16 years after the crash of an Air France jet between Rio de Janeiro and Paris that killed all...
Putin aims to draft 135,000 men for military service in autumn campaign
Moscow [Russia], September 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the conscription of 135,000 men for military service, the official government newspaper...
Israel bombs residential towers, hospitals amid Gaza onslaught
Gaza City [Gaza], September 30: Israel has been pounding Gaza's largest medical complex, levelling whole blocks and sending terrified patients scrambling for safety as its...
Nationwide fibre optic internet disruption reported in Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30: Afghanistan's fibre optic internet has been shut down across the country, local media reported on Monday, marking the first time fibre...
Iran takes first steps to exit Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Tehran [Iran], September 30: The Iranian parliament is preparing legislation that could see the country withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in response to...
Storm Bualoi kills at least 12 in Vietnam
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 30: Tropical Storm Bualoi has killed at least 12 people in Vietnam and left 17 fishermen missing, according to state media on...
Senegal reports 7 deaths in Rift Valley fever outbreak
Dakar [Senegal], September 29: Senegal's Health Minister Ibrahima Sy said Sunday that a recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the northern Saint-Louis region...
Libya's eastern-based parliament reaffirms support for Sudan
Tripoli [Libya], September 29: Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, the parliament, on Sunday reaffirmed continued support for Sudan amid ongoing regional challenges, according to the...
95 dead from hunger, disease in W. Sudan's refugee camp during past...
Khartoum [Sudan], September 29: At least 95 people have died from hunger and disease over the past 40 days in Abu Shouk displacement camp in...
Urgent: Multiple people injured in U.S. Michigan church shooting
New York [US], September 29: Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, U.S. Michigan state, on Sunday, according to...
World Insights: Suspension and return of a talk show sparks debate on...
Olympia [Washington], September 29: The suspension and subsequent return of a late-night talk show of American Broadcasting Company (ABC) have sparked a heated debate on...
Car-ramming attack kills Israeli soldier in West Bank: sources
Ramallah [Palestine], September 29: An Israeli soldier was killed in a car-ramming attack east of the West Bank city of Qalqilya on Sunday, and Israeli...
Yemeni forces attack al-Qaeda strongholds in southern province
Aden [Yemen], September 29: Yemeni pro-government forces launched a large-scale operation on Sunday against hideouts of al-Qaeda's Yemen branch in the southern province of Abyan,...
Iran's top security official meets Hezbollah leader, vows support
Beirut [Lebanon], September 29: Iran stands ready to support Lebanon at all levels, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said here Sunday...
Israeli warplanes strike Hezbollah targets in S. Lebanon
Jerusalem [Israel], September 29: Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Israeli military and Lebanese sources said, marking the latest flare-up...
Iraq's crude oil exports generate over 7 bln USD in August
Baghdad [Iraq], September 29: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) announced Sunday that the country's crude oil exports generated revenue of more than 7 billion...
US Defence Secretary summons 800 generals, admirals to unprecedented Virginia meeting
Washington [US], September 29: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's last-minute order summoning hundreds of generals and admirals to a Virginia base has puzzled current...
Ebola outbreak kills 42 in DR Congo as UN calls for global...
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of Congo], September 29: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed...
Hamas says it lost contact with two hostages in Gaza City
New York [US], September 29: U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to finalise a Gaza peace plan proposal in a meeting on Monday with Israel's Prime...
Trump says he will tell US military leaders "we love them"
New York [US], September 29: President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of U.S. generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia,...
Jimmy Kimmel returns from suspension, late-night show reaches ratings high
New York [US], September 29: Millions of people tuned in to "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Tuesday to watch the host's return to late-night television after...
One dead, 9 injured in shooting at Michigan church
New York [US], September 29: One person has been killed and nine injured in a shooting at a church belonging to the Church of Jesus...
Drones spotted once more at Danish military sites ahead of EU summit
Copenhagen [Denmark], September 29: Several drones were again spotted over Danish military bases overnight, the armed forces said on Sunday, without providing further details.
UN sanctions on Iran snap back nearly a decade after nuclear deal
New York [US], September 29: UN sanctions on Iran that were suspended nearly a decade ago as part of a landmark nuclear deal are back...
Russian drone and missile attacks kill four, injure dozens in Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], September 29: Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least four people and injured 40 in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on...
Storm Bualoi lashes central Vietnam after killing 11 in the Philippines
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 29: After killing 11 people in the Philippines, Tropical Storm Bualoi has lashed central Vietnamese provinces, causing flooding, landslides and airport closures,...
The US government is on the verge of a temporary shutdown.
Washington [US], September 28: September 30 is the deadline for the US Congress to approve a new spending package to prevent a government shutdown. However,...