Junta in quake-hit Myanmar extends ceasefire to May 31
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], May 8: Myanmar's junta has extended a temporary ceasefire to May 31 to support reconstruction efforts following a massive earthquake in late March...
Black smoke after first conclave vote
Washington DC [US], May 8: Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening, signalling an inconclusive first vote by cardinals...
Wildfire destroys 12,500 acres of land on England's Dartmoor
London [UK], May 7: A wildfire has destroyed about 12,500 acres (50.6 square kilometres) of moorland on Dartmoor in south-west England.
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia returns home after medical treatment
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 7: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Tuesday after undergoing medical treatment in London.
Global AI spending to increase by 60% to $360bn in 2025
New York [US], May 7: Global artificial intelligence (AI) spending is projected to rise significantly in the coming years, with UBS estimating a 60 per...
Dollar dips, gold soars in Trump 2.0's first 100 days
New York [US], May 7: The first 100 days of US President Donald Trump's second term has seen the US dollar as the worst-performing G10...
Oman announces ceasefire between US and Houthis
Cairo [Egypt], May 7: Oman has brokered a ceasefire between the United States and Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to a statement from the Omani Foreign...
Carney tells Trump Canada will 'never' be for sale
Washington [US], May 7: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney humorously but unequivocally rejected any territorial ambitions on the part of US President Donald Trump during...
Total blackout after drone strikes, fire in Sudanese city of Port Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], May 7: Multiple explosions have been heard and a huge fire has erupted in Port Sudan, as the war between Sudan's army and...
Houthis vow to retaliate after Israel hits Sanaa airport
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Cairo [Egypt], May 7: The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have threatened Israel with retaliation following Israel's strike on the airport in...
No sense in Gaza talks amid Israel's 'hunger war': Hamas
Gaza [Palestine], May 7: Hamas will no longer engage in ceasefire negotiations with Israel, seeing no point in doing so "as long as the hunger...
Germany's Merz elected chancellor on second try after historic defeat
Berlin [Germany], May 7: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a humiliating...
U.S., Canadian leaders disagree on "51st state" and trade issues
Ottawa [Canada], May 7: U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met in the White House on Tuesday, disagreeing on the "51st...
2nd Amazon boycott happens May 6 to 12
New York [US], May 7: A second boycott against Amazon and its affiliated businesses will be held from May 6 through May 12 as some...
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes western Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 7: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck west of Tobelo, Indonesia, on Tuesday, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency reported.
48 Palestinians martyred in Gaza in past 24 hours
Gaza [Palestine], May 7: A total of 48 Palestinians were martyred and 142 injured in Israeli airstrikes across various areas of the Gaza Strip over...
Saudi Crown Prince, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss enhancing bilateral relations
Riyadh [Saudi], May 7: His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi...
Drone strikes on Port Sudan puts aid deliveries at risk
Khartoum [Sudan], May 7: Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's wartime capital, Port Sudan, on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that...
Cardinals enter seclusion ahead of secret conclave to elect new pope
Washington DC [US], May 7: Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican...
Israel hits Yemen's main airport in airstrike
Jerusalem [Israel], May 7: The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen's main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days...
Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each
Moscow [Russia], May 7: Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, both sides said...
Almost half of Gazans willing to leave
Gaza Strip [Palestine], May 7: Almost half of Gazans may be willing to apply to Israel to help them leave to other countries, according to...
All 133 cardinals to elect new pope gather, Vatican cuts off phone...
Rome [Italy], May 6: In a statement on May 5, the Vatican confirmed that the cardinals eligible to elect the next pope had arrived in...
Faced with backlash over photo of Pope in uniform, Trump speaks out
Washington [US], May 6: Reuters on May 6 quoted US President Donald Trump trying to calm the backlash against the image of him dressed as...
Israel bombs Yemen's Hodeidah port after attack near Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: The Israeli military said it carried out air strikes on targets at Yemen's Hodeidah port, claiming the sites were used...
Romanian PM Ciolacu pulls party out of government after nationalist vote win
Bucharest [Romania], May 6: Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and his Social Democrat party is to leave the government after a right-wing nationalist...
ICJ dismisses Sudan's case against UAE
Khartoum [Sudan], May 6: The top United Nations court has dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the...