Australian citizenship made easier for New Zealanders

Canberra [Australia], April 22: Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia will be able to claim citizenship under a policy shift.

Khartoum sees lull in fighting on first day of Eid

Khartoum [Sudan], April 22: Street fighting between the forces of two rival generals eased in parts of Sudan's capital by Friday evening, witnesses reported, after...

NY Times: Secret US documents leaked earlier and more widely

An account matching a suspect in a US leak of classified documents leaked intelligence to a larger chat group just days after Russia began its...

The director of the Korean kindergarten received the death sentence of the...

The director of a kindergarten in Gyeonggi Province (South Korea) was sentenced to 19 years in prison for causing the death of a 9-month-old Vietnamese...

Many new developments on aid to Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 22: U.S. lawmakers and officials have mixed opinions about aid to Ukraine, while Kyiv and Moscow compete for support from Latin America.

To further strengthen Vietnam - Cuba relations

Havana [Cuba], April 22: On the morning of April 20 local time, at the National Assembly Headquarters of Cuba, right after the official welcome ceremony,...

Ukraine trains 40,000 storm brigade troops for counter-offensive

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 22: More than a year into Russia's full-scale invasion, Aleks, a translator with no prior military experience, was advancing through forest with...

More African countries set to approve malaria shot; 20 mln doses ready...

Cape Town [South Africa], April 22: African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them...

Irish government staff advised to remove TikTok

Dublin [Ireland], April 22: The state body responsible for advising the Irish government on cyber security recommended on Friday that staff at government departments and...

Pope Francis, Ronaldo lose Twitter verified blue status

Washington [US], April 22: Twitter began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Bill Gates...

Gunmen ambush family in South African homestead, kill 10

Cape Town [South Africa], April 22: Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a family, killing...

Germany expands energy grid for offshore wind farms in North Sea

Berlin [Germany], April 21: A 7 billion euro (7.7 billion U.S. dollars) deal to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German...

2 foreign experts receive Chinese Government Friendship Award in France

Paris [France], April 21: GetachewEngida, former UNESCO deputy director general and co-president of the China-Africa Leadership Development Institute of Tsinghua University, and Jean-Marc Dublanc, CEO...

Florida apologizes for emergency alert test sent out early morning

Washington [US], April 21: The emergency management agency of the southeastern U.S. state of Florida apologized for sending out an alert test early Thursday morning.

EU eases tensions over Ukrainian agricultural products

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 21: Under pressure from five Eastern European countries, the European Commission (EC) proposed urgent "precautionary measures" for the import of agricultural products...

North Korea claims nuclear power status is realistic, 'irreversible'

Pyongyang [North Korea], April 21: North Korea's foreign minister criticized the G7 countries for meddling in internal affairs and stressed that the West has no...

President Biden is about to launch a re-election campaign at the age...

Washington [US], April 21: US media reported that President Joe Biden may release a video and announce his re-election campaign on April 25.

Russian Su-34 bombers dropped bombs on residential areas, causing a big explosion

Moscow [Russia], April 21: The bomb caused a large explosion near a Russian residential area in the Belgorod province bordering Ukraine, but no one was...

Key factors for further development of Vietnam - Cuba relations

Havana [Cuba], April 21: On the morning of April 19 (local time), within the framework of an official visit to the Republic of Cuba, in...

National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue speaks at the Cuban National Assembly

Havana [Cuba], April 21: On the afternoon of April 19 (local time), or the morning of April 20 (Vietnam time), at the Conference Palace of...

Almost 80 die in Ramadan crush at Sanaa school

Sanaa [Yemen], April 21: At least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa, during a charity...

Russia expands war recruitment drive

Moscow [Russia], April 21: The Russian military has launched a video campaign to lure more professional soldiers to fight in Ukraine.

Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21: A U.N.-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration, a U.N....

Uganda's president sends anti-LGBTQ bill back to parliament for 'strengthening'

Kampala [Uganda], April 21: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni supports a bill containing some of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation but will send it back to...

Two more suspects arrested in Alabama 'Sweet 16' shooting

Alabama [US], April 21: Authorities in Alabama on Thursday said they had made two more arrests in connection with last week's shooting at a "Sweet...

Türkiye, Saudi Arabia announce first day of Eid-Al-Fitr

Muscat [Oman], April 21: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and a number of other Arab countries declare Friday to be the first day of Eid -Al-Fitr.

UAE announces first day of Eid-Al-Fitr

Muscat [Oman], April 21: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has declared Friday, April 21, 2023, as the first day of Eid-Al-Fitr.