Finnish parliament approves defense pact with U.S.
Helsinki [Finland], July 2: The Finnish parliament has approved the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the United States, announced the parliament on Monday.
Australian PM declines invitation to NATO summit
Canberra [Australia], July 2: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declined an invitation to the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.
Taliban seeks sanctions relief and aid for farmers at UN Afghan meeting
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: The Taliban delegation outlined its priorities on Monday at a two-day UN conference on Afghanistan. The meeting, which began on Sunday...
South Africa's president unveils new Cabinet
Cape Town [South Africa], July 2: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet on Monday, confirming the handover of 12 ministerial posts to...
Opinion poll round-up with three days to go until UK general election
London [UK], July 2: Four opinion polls for Thursday's UK general election have been published in the last 24 hours, all showing Labour ahead of...
Poland's Tusk issues warning after far-right gains in France
Warsaw [Poland], July 2: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning on Monday following far-right gains in the first round of the French parliamentary...
Biden's family urges him to stay in White House race
Washington [US], July 2: Democratic President Joe Biden's family has urged him to ignore calls to step aside following his disastrous debate against Republican Donald...
Emergency declared in Russia's Sakha
Moscow [Russia], July 2: The authorities in the Sakha (Yakutia) region in Russia's Far East have declared an emergency in response to devastating wildfires...
S Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president
Seoul [South Korea], July 2: An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to...
UK govt, BA sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis
London [UK], July 2: Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against...
Ruto insists not to blame for Kenya protest deaths
Nairobi [Kenya], July 2: Hundreds of people marched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Sunday, to honor those who died in anti-government demonstrations this week, as...
Rockets fired into Israel, tanks advance in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 2: The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as fighting raged in Gaza and...
Rival French parties seek to build anti-far right front
Paris [France], July 2: Opponents of France's far-right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen's National...
Google to require disclosures for altered election ads
California [US], July 2: Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab said on Monday it would make it mandatory for advertisers to disclose election ads that use...
Hurricane Beryl 'extremely dangerous' as it gains strength in Caribbean
Washington [US], July 2: Hurricane Beryl unleashed powerful winds over the Eastern Caribbean on Monday, downing power lines and ripping roofs from buildings, as scientists...
AlQurm Protected Area in Khor Kalba joins IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU
Sharjah [UAE], July 2: The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) announced that the AlQurm Protected Area in Kalba City has joined the...
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the...
UAE President congratulates Mauritanian President on election win in phone call
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held a phone call with His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh...
S.African president announces lineup of coalition gov't
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the lineup of his new national executive cabinet Sunday, comprising ministers from various political...
5 killed, 60 injured in natural gas explosion in Türkiye's Izmir
Istanbul [Turkey], July 1: A natural gas explosion in Türkiye's western province of Izmir on Sunday killed five people and injured at least 60 others.
New Zealand law protects homeowners' rights in natural disasters
Wellington [New Zealand], July 1: New Zealand's Natural Hazards Insurance Act, which came into force on Monday, will further protect homeowners' rights after a natural...
Chinese government unveils stricter rules around rare earths
Berlin [Germany], July 1: China's government has issued stricter regulations on rare earths, adding punishments for illegal mining, processing, imports or exports of the sought-after...
Reformist Iranian presidential candidate opposes online censorship
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Reformist Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has positioned himself against internet censorship in the country days ahead of a run-off election....
Hungary's Orban announces new far-right European party alliance
Vienna [Austria], July 1: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in Vienna on Sunday an alliance with populist parties from Austria and the Czech Republic...
7 die in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: At least seven people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the city of Vilniansk in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, the...
Taliban govt reps meet UN officials, envoys in Doha
Doha [Qatar], July 1: Representatives of Afghanistan's Taleban government began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys...
Canada faces scourge of rising car thefts
Montreal [Canada], July 1: Montreal-area resident Zachary Siciliani discovered recently that his car had simply disappeared - likely in one of a rash of vehicle...