Australia's Sydney faces 1st total fire ban in 3 years amid spring...
Sydney [Australia], September 19: Australia's Sydney on Tuesday faced its first total fire ban in almost three years since November 2020, with the day-time maximum...
At least 5 injured in Japan's Tokyo construction site accident
Tokyo [Japan], September 19: Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five people, with four in cardiac...
Italy adopts tougher migration rules
Rome [Italy], September 19: In the face of a rush of migrants coming onto Lampedusa, doubling the population of the Italian island in the last...
Biden adviser Sullivan meets China's chief diplomat Wang Yi in Malta
Washington [US], September 19: The United States and China want to hold further talks at the "highest level" in the coming months following a meeting...
24 killed as bus falls into ravine in Peru
Lima [Peru], September 19: At least 24 people have been killed and 21 injured in a coach crash in Peru.
UN chief calls for reopening of girls' schools in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19: Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General AntonioGuterres on Monday called on the...
Taiwan records 103 Chinese jets around its shores, marking a new high
Taipei [Taiwan], September 19: Taiwan has registered 103 Chinese military aircraft in its airspace in 24 hours, the country's Defence Ministry said on Monday, marking...
UNESCO lists ruins as Palestinian heritage site, sparking Israeli ire
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19: The UN cultural organization UNESCO recognized ruins near the ancient city of Jericho as a Palestinian World Heritage Site on...
China weighs ban on clothing that 'hurts feelings' of nation
Beijing [China], September 19: Clothing that "hurts the feelings" of the nation could soon be outlawed in China, according to recent draft revisions to legislation,...
Survivors recount Libya flood horror
Tripoli [Libya], September 19: It was long past midnight when Abdel MoneimAwad al-Sheikh awoke to desperate screams from outside his home in the Libyan city...
PM meets UN chief, affirms Kuwait support
New York [US], September 19: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah, met...
S. Korea opposition leader hospitalised after hunger strike
Seoul [South Korea], September 19:South Korea's main opposition leader was hospitalised on Monday, days into a hunger strike in protest against government policies, while prosecutors...
Ukraine says it breached Russian lines
Kiev [Ukraine], September 19: A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough, saying it had enabled Kyiv's...
Blinken meets China's VP Han at U.N. amid strained ties
Washington [US], September 19: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Monday on the sidelines of the United...
Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since war
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The human rights situation in Russia has significantly deteriorated since it invaded Ukraine in February last year, a United Nations expert...
King Charles, Macron hope to build on personal bond post-Brexit
Paris [France], September 19: After flames engulfed France's Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019, Britain's future King Charles III wrote to President Emmanuel Macron, describing his heartbreak...
UAE, Serbia launch negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Dubai [UAE], September 19: The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Serbia have launched negotiations towards establishing a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, paving the...
UAE commends efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman to achieve peace in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: The UAE has welcomed the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman to achieve peace...
UAE, Egyptian Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt...
Mariam Almheiri heads UAE delegation at G77+China Summit in Cuba
Dubai [UAE], September 18: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, headed the UAE delegation to the G77+China Summit, held in...
Turkish drone attack kills 4 Kurdish militants in N. Iraq
Baghdad [Iraq], September 18: A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Sunday killed a senior member and three militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party...
Power outage affects tens of thousands Canadians as storm Lee makes exit
Ottawa [Canada], September 18: Tens of thousands of people across the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia have been affected by power outages as post-tropical...
U.S. California goes after major oil companies, big corporations for climate risks
Sacramento [US], September 18: The U.S. state of California is going after some of the world's largest oil companies, with lawsuit and legislation to hold...
101 more dengue fever cases reported in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18: The health ministry of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province said on Sunday that 101 new cases of dengue fever had been reported...
Australian gov't report says proposed nuclear power plan costs over 240 billion...
Canberra [Australia], September 18: A proposed plan to replace Australia's retiring coal-fired power stations with small nuclear reactors would cost hundreds of billions of dollars,...
14 killed in small plane crash in Brazil
Brasilia [Brazil], September 18: A small plane in Brazil plummeted to the ground on Saturday, killing all passengers on board, including 12 tourists in addition...
Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem [Israel], September 18: Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian worshippers at Bab as-Silsila, one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied...