UK forms nuclear fuel alliance with US, Canada, Japan & France
London [UK], April 17:Britain, the US, Canada, Japan and France have allied to develop shared supply chains for nuclear fuel. The announcement, made at G7...
Saudi plane hit by gunfire
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 17: A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia came under fire on Saturday as deadly fighting...
Sudan crisis: Further fierce fighting as clashes spread
Khartoum [Sudan], April 17:Fierce clashes have been reported across Sudan as fighting between rival armed factions continues to spread.
Brazil's Lula calls for 'peace group' to broker Ukraine-Russia deal
Brasilia [Brazil], April 17: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday again proposed establishing a group of countries not involved with the Russia-Ukraine...
EU warns against unilateral steps after Poland, Hungary ban Ukrainian grain
Warsaw [Poland], April 17:Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, the bloc's executive said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced...
Son of toppled Iranian Shah to visit Israel
Jerusalem [Israel], April 17:The exiled son of the Iranian Shah toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution will visit Israel this week, Israel's government said on...
Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell,...
Tokyo [Japan], April 17: Support for Japan PM Kishida jumps, but policies still a hard sell, survey showsSupport for the government of Japanese Prime Minister...
Supreme Court considers Christian mail carrier's refusal to work Sundays
Washington [US], April 17: An evangelical Christian former mail carrier's fight with the U.S. Postal Service over his refusal to work on Sundays gives the...
Putin, Chinese defense minister hail military cooperation
Moscow [Russia], April 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu in Moscow on Sunday and both men hailed military cooperation between...
Four dead in Alabama 'Sweet 16' birthday party shooting
Washington [US], April 17: At least four people were killed and 28 wounded in a shooting that erupted during a late-night "Sweet 16" birthday celebration...
Tesla Shanghai factory workers appeal to Elon Musk after being told of...
Shanghai [China], April 17: Workers from Tesla's (TSLA.O) Shanghai factory are taking to social media to appeal to Elon Musk and the Chinese public after...
North Korea celebrates building 10,000 modern homes in Pyongyang
Pyongyang [North Korea], April 17:North Korea held a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate the completion of 10,000 new modern homes in the newly built Hwasong...
Iran jails 10 troops for downing Ukrainian airliner
Tehran [Iran], April 17: An Iranian military court has handed down prison sentences to 10 members of the armed forces involved in the downing of...
SSC to organise a conference on UAE's future in sport
Sharjah [UAE], April 17:Sharjah Sports Council (SSC) decided to organise a general conference to discuss the UAE's future in the field of sport.
Mohamed Al Hussaini meets Deputy Secretary of US Treasury, senior officials from...
Washington [US], April 17: Mohamed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini, UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs, held bilateral meetings with a number of senior officials...
Former Sudanese PM says Sudan is at 'catastrophic' moment, calls for immediate...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 17: Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok warned in Abu Dhabi on Sunday that Sudan is at a '"catastrophic" moment as...
Confucius Classroom in Congo hosts open house to celebrate Chinese language and...
Brazzaville (Congo), April 16: The Confucius Classroom in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, held an open house Saturday ahead of the...
Iran successfully tests anti-tank guided missile: media
Tehran [Iran], April 16: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully tested its newest top-attack anti-tank guided missile, the semi-official Tasnim news agency...
UN chief condemns outbreak of fighting in Sudan, calling for dialogue
United Nations, April 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the outbreak of fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese...
AU Commission chairperson calls for ceasefire in Sudan
Addis Ababa [Africa], April 16: Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa FakiMahamat has called for a ceasefire in Sudan amid armed clashes...
Germany powers down its last three nuclear plants
Berlin [Germany], April 16: Germany switched off on Saturday its remaining three nuclear power plants as part of a long-planned transition to renewable energy.
Amid outrage, Zelensky mourns deaths in Sloviansk: 'No hour without terror'
London [UK], April 16: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky has offered his condolences to the relatives of several civilians killed by a Russian missile strike in Sloviansk.
Germany's Baerbock agrees closer tie with South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], April 16:Germany and South Korea on Saturday agreed on closer cooperation following rising tensions on the Korean peninsula and China's aggression in...
Orthodox Christians celebrate 'Holy Fire' in Jerusalem
Jerusalem [Israel], April 16: Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrated the "Holy Fire" in Jerusalem on Saturday, but some were disappointed as Israel limited the number...
Migrant vehicles collide in Greece, 5 dead
Athens [Greece], April 16:At least five people were killed in Greece on Saturday in a head-on collision between an SUV full of migrants and a...
Poland bans Ukrainian grain import
Warsaw [Poland], April 16: Poland has banned the import of grain and other food from Ukraine after farmers said their livelihoods were threatened by the...
French pension reform is now law, but protesters not giving up
Paris [France], April 16: France's controversial pension reform is officially law, following the government's publication of the legal text in the official register on Saturday,...