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2023-07-28 15:54
Singapore has executed 45-year-old Saridewi Djamani for narcotics trafficking, making her the first woman to be put to death in the country in nearly two decades. According to the Central Na… Read More
2023-07-27 16:41
Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, has embarked on a crucial diplomatic mission to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. The two leaders are engaged in in… Read More
2023-07-26 16:26
Soldiers in Niger have claimed they have deposed the country’s president, Mohamed Bazoum. The presidential palace in the capital city, Niamey, found itself surrounded by armed forces a… Read More
2023-07-25 15:46
Six men have been convicted guilty of murder and attempted murder in relation to the horrific terrorist attacks that shook the Belgian capital Brussels in 2016. The attacks, orchestrated by… Read More
2023-07-24 14:56
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that forbids gender transitions in the country, taking a significant toll on the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. The controversial legis… Read More
2023-07-21 16:02
A retired Canadian police officer, has been detained and now faces charges under Canada’s national security laws. William Majcher, who has been accused of aiding the People’s Rep… Read More
2023-07-18 16:40
Ihar Karnei, a prominent journalist formerly associated with the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), has been detained by Belarusian authorities. The arrest took place in M… Read More
2023-07-17 15:56
Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has expressed deep concern over Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea grain agreement. This agreement, aimed at… Read More
2023-07-14 14:04
Former Venezuelan diplomat Dwight Sagaray has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Olga Fonseca, the acting ambassador of Venezuela in Nairobi. The grim events unfolded in… Read More
2023-07-10 16:20
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has agreed to withdraw his veto and endorse Sweden’s NATO membership application. The breakthrough resolution was reached after last-minute neg… Read More
2023-07-07 15:25
Authorities in India have arrested three men in connection with last month’s devastating triple-train collision which killed almost 300 people. The accident, which occurred in the stat… Read More
2023-07-06 11:19
OceanGate, the company behind the doomed Titan submersible trip, has suspended all exploration and commercial operations in the wake of the devastating incident, which claimed the lives of a… Read More
2023-07-05 16:22
Israel has withdrawn its forces from the Palestinian city of Jenin, bringing to a conclusion one of its largest ever military operations in the occupied West Bank. Witnesses reported Israeli… Read More
2023-07-04 16:02
The Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Propagation of Virtue in Afghanistan has issued an order to cease all operations of beauty salons within a month, amplifying concerns about the di… Read More
2023-07-03 15:19
Israel has initiated its largest military operation in Palestinian territory in years, unleashing a massive aerial and ground offensive in the city of Jenin. The offensive, which began yeste… Read More
2023-06-29 14:25
In the scorching Saudi Arabian desert, where temperatures soared to a staggering 48°C (118°F), the annual hajj pilgrimage witnessed over 2,000 individuals succumbing to the perils of… Read More
2023-06-28 17:19
Malta, the only country in the European Union that outright prohibited abortion, is set to undergo a significant change as legislators have uniformly approved a bill to relax its strictest a… Read More
2023-06-27 14:33
Italian police are on the hunt for a young tourist who committed an act of vandalism by carving his name and the name of his fiancée into the historic Colosseum in Rome. The incident… Read More
2023-06-26 16:45
The political landscape in Greece has undergone a seismic shift with the emergence of the far-right Spartans party in the Athens parliament, following the recent general election.
Led by an… Read More
2023-06-25 15:59
Tragedy struck Stockholm’s Grona Lund theme park on Saturday when a rollercoaster accident claimed the life of one individual and left nine others injured, including children. Eyewitne… Read More
2023-06-23 16:41
Thirty-seven people are missing after their boat between Tunisia and the Italian island of Lampedusa capsized. The catastrophe occurred on Thursday, leaving authorities scrambling to locate… Read More
2023-06-22 16:31
In a significant shift from President Erdogan’s long-standing economic policy, the central bank of Turkey has raised interest rates for the first time in over two years. The decision c… Read More
2023-06-21 16:36
At least 35 individuals are believed to have tragically drowned in a devastating incident involving an inflatable boat carrying migrants and refugees en route to the Canary Islands. The boat… Read More
2023-06-20 15:48
In a joint effort to promote global development and tackle poverty, French President Emmanuel Macron and a group of influential world leaders have emphasized the significance of private fina… Read More
2023-06-14 16:40
In a series of violent clashes that have spanned weeks, the remote northeastern Indian state of Manipur has been plunged into chaos, resulting in the deaths of over 100 individuals. The conf… Read More
2023-06-13 15:50
Russian President Vladimir Putin has refuted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s claims of early success in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. As tensions continue to escalate, bo… Read More
2023-06-06 15:12
A significant hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine has suffered a catastrophic failure, leading to what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has described as the “largest… Read More
2023-06-05 17:55
A Technical error led to Austria’s Social Democratic Party accidentally naming the wrong candidate as the winner of elections to become the party’s new leader. The error saw Hans… Read More
2023-05-31 17:48
At least 60 children, including infants and toddlers, have lost their lives in the past six weeks due to horrific conditions and ongoing conflict outside a Sudanese orphanage. Disturbing rep… Read More
2023-05-28 19:46
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended his grip on power in Turkey after defeating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in a historic presidential runoff election. Erdoğan emerged v… Read More
2023-05-27 16:40
A protest organized by climate activism group Extinction Rebellion in The Hague took a chaotic turn on Friday, with Dutch police detaining more than 1,500 individuals. The demonstration, aim… Read More
2023-05-26 18:51
A Russian missile strike on an outpatient clinic in the city of Dnipro has left two people dead and thirty others injured, further escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. In a separa… Read More
2023-05-20 18:54
Three people tragically lost their lives when a tourist plane crashed in western Switzerland on Wednesday. The collision took place near Ponts-De-Martel in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel at a… Read More
2023-05-18 14:02
Israeli nationalists held a march in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of Israel’s conquest of East Jerusalem in 1967. The predominantly male Orthodox teena… Read More
2023-05-17 16:50
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba met with the special envoy of China to Kyiv in a bid to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The high-level discussions come in the wake of Russi… Read More
2023-05-14 20:25
In a clear signal of disapproval of the military-backed government that has ruled Thailand for nearly a decade, opposition parties leading the early vote count are poised to win a significan… Read More
2023-05-10 13:21
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was presented before a judge at a police station in Islamabad, 24 hours after his arrest by paramilitary officers which caused uproar throughout th… Read More
2023-05-08 14:59
Canada has expelled a Chinese diplomat following the release of an intelligence report that accused him of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker critical of China’s treatment of its… Read More
2023-04-30 18:22
Unrest in Sudan appears to be escalating, with heavy weaponry reportedly used in attacks on civilians and vital healthcare infrastructure in Darfur, escalating a crisis that was tr… Read More
2023-04-18 17:13
At least 21 people are dead following a fire at a hospital in Beijing, Chinese state media has reported.
As black smoke billowed into the sky late on Tuesday, individuals trapped in the mult… Read More
2023-04-17 12:03
A Paris court has cleared Air France and Airbus of manslaughter over a 2009 disaster that killed 228 people.
The court found “no certain causal link” between the a… Read More
2023-04-16 15:12
Fighting has continued for a second day in Sudan, despite a four-hour UN-proposed humanitarian truce.
After three of its employees were killed in Darfur clashes, the UN’s World Food Pr… Read More
2023-04-12 13:04
Emmanuel Macron faced heckling from volatile crowds during a visit to the Netherlands, as he confronted pressure over raising the French retirement age and his warning that Europe must not b… Read More
2023-04-11 17:19
US President Joe Biden has landed in Northern Ireland ahead of a four-day visit to the island of Ireland to demonstrate his support for peace in the country and to honor his Irish ances… Read More
2023-04-10 18:32
A Kuwaiti media outlet has unveiled an artificial intelligence-generated virtual newscaster that will read online bulletins.
On Saturday, the Kuwait News Twitter account posted a clip o… Read More
2023-04-09 18:10
Eight individuals are believed to be buried beneath the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in Marseille early on Sunday morning, according to local officials.
Prosecutor Dominique Lauren… Read More
2023-04-08 17:50
China has launched military exercises around Taiwan in what it termed a “stern warning” to the self-governing island’s leadership, in response to a meeting b… Read More
2023-04-07 14:48
Local government officials reported the discovery of 46 bodiesAt least 46 people have been killed following an attack by gunmen on a rural village in northern Nigeria.
Wednesd… Read More
2023-04-06 17:01
Rockets launched from Gaza and Lebanon have descended on Israel following a second police raid on Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque in as many nights.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF… Read More
2023-04-05 13:14
A South African plane was forced to perform an emergency landing following the discovery of a 5-foot-long, venomous cobra in the cockpit.
Rudolph Erasmus was piloting a private air… Read More
2023-03-21 16:16
At least nine people have been killed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake which has rocked large swathes of Pakistan and Afghanistan .
The deaths were caused by the collapse of roof… Read More
2023-03-20 14:15
A student has been arrested in Halifax, Canada, suspected of stabbing two staff members at a high school, according to police.
Monday’s incident hospitalized two victims… Read More
2023-03-19 15:12
Vladimir Putin paid an unannounced visit to the occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, a clear show of defiance in the face of an international criminal court arrest warran… Read More
2023-03-18 13:15
An arrest warrant for former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been revoked by a court in Islamabad following violent clashes between police and the politician’s s… Read More
2023-03-14 19:41
A Russian fighter plane has collided with a US drone, leading the unmanned US aircraft to crash into the Black Sea, the US military has claimed.
US military reported that the incident took p… Read More
2023-03-12 07:34
Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian gunmen who they say opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, in the latest bout of violence to hit the troubled region.
Another shooter s… Read More
2023-03-11 07:38
Three former members of an organization that organized annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in China have been incarcerated by a Hong Kong court.
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2023-03-10 08:49
The two major oil-producing competitors of the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia, have agreed to reestablish ties and reopen embassies seven years after relations were cut.
Riyadh severed t… Read More
2023-03-06 15:31
Four US citizens who entered Mexico from Texas to buy medication were kidnapped by gunmen during a shootout in which at least one Mexican national was slain.
The four individuals were travel… Read More
2023-03-05 18:39
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has emerged victorious in the Baltic nation’s legislative election, a result likely to see Tallinn maintain its pro-Ukraine position… Read More
2023-03-04 17:46
Iran has agreed to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to enable more inspections at a plant where near-weapons-grade uranium particles were recently iden… Read More
2023-02-28 11:07
Dozens of schoolgirls have been hospitalized in Iran following an apparent poisoning, the latest in a string of alleged attacks.
In the previous three months, hundreds of epis… Read More
2023-02-27 15:17
France will cut its military presence in Africa and transform its bases into partnerships with African soldiers, Emmanuel Macron announced this week in advance of a major trip to the region… Read More
2023-02-26 13:24
Greece has tightened border restrictions along its land and sea border with Turkey in anticipation of a new influx of refugees fleeing the earthquakes that ravaged south-east Turkey and nort… Read More
2023-02-25 12:13
Polls have closed in Nigeria after tens of millions cast ballots in a tightly-fought race for the presidency and parliament of Africa’s most populous nation and largest econo… Read More
2023-02-24 09:38
Tunisian security agents have arrested Jaouhar Ben M’barek, the most prominent opposition politician to be apprehended in an intensifying campaign of arrests aimed at Kais Saied’… Read More
2023-02-23 18:58
The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to demand that Russia leave immediately and unconditionally from Ukraine, calling for a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace”… Read More
2023-02-22 13:30
Israeli troops have killed 11 Palestinians, including a teenager, during a raid in the occupied West Bank in an incident that has the potential to ignite further violence in t… Read More
2023-02-21 17:13
A former Mexican officer in charge of fighting drug traffickers has been convicted of corruption in the United States due to his ties to the Sinaloa cartel.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn a… Read More
2023-02-20 13:01
A 6.4-magnitude quake and a 5.8-magnitude quake have struck the southern province of Hatay in Turkey, scaring residents remaining in a region ravaged by twin quakes two weeks ago.
The interi… Read More
2023-02-19 17:36
A 59-year-old Australian tourist has been killed by a shark near a popular beach in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.
The man was swimming along a pontoon approximately 150… Read More
2023-02-18 15:40
Western politicians have responded apprehensively to the impending release of a Chinese peace plan for Ukraine this week.
China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi, one of the few external polit… Read More
2023-02-17 16:22
Three survivors have been rescued from the rubble 11 days after a devastating earthquake in Turkey that has killed more than 45,000 people.
Despite the fact that many international rescue te… Read More
2023-02-16 14:47
Israel has enacted laws permitting the state to revoke the citizenship or residency of Arabs convicted of terrorism offenses and deport them to the West Bank or Gaza Strip if they have taken… Read More
2023-02-15 15:14
Riots have broken out in three Nigerian cities, in response to a cash shortage just days before the country’s general election.
Since the central bank began exchanging old bills o… Read More
2023-02-14 15:28
Justice Department officials revealed on Tuesday that US police have detained four further suspects in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Mia… Read More
2023-02-13 12:59
The president of Moldova has accused Russia of attempting to undermine the pro-EU administration of the country through violent operations camouflaged as opposition protest.
Maia Sandu state… Read More
2023-02-12 13:54
Nikos Christodoulides has been elected the eighth president of Cyprus, defeating career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis in a hotly contested election.
Christodoulides, who formerly served as f… Read More
2023-02-11 18:25
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said has said that an unidentified object was shot down by a US warplane over North American airspace.
A US F-22 fighter jet from the No… Read More
2023-02-10 16:52
The United States has declared a 180-day halt to its sanctions on Syria in an effort to expedite aid deliveries to the country’s northwestern region, where almost no humanitarian help… Read More
2023-02-08 14:24
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has made an emotional appeal to the British government to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, prompting Rishi Sunak, who was previously opposed to the idea… Read More
2023-02-07 14:50
At least 24 people have been killed and 53 have been injured in intense fighting in the Somali city of Las Anod, where clan elders have stated their intention to sever ties with Somaliland a… Read More
2023-02-06 14:22
One of the most violent earthquakes in at least a century has left more than 3,800 people dead in Turkey and Syria, with thousands injured and an undetermined number trapped b… Read More
2023-02-05 10:53
Iran has proposed to offer limited amnesty to a number of people jailed during protests than have rocked the country for months.
Thousands have been detained in the country during… Read More
2023-02-04 12:04
A Canadian teenager has made history after purchasing her first lotto ticket and winning C$48m ($36m).
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) confirmed 18-year-old … Read More
2023-02-03 10:36
Germany has approved the shipment of additional Leopard 1 battle tanks, which will be added to the large number of combat vehicles Berlin committed to provide to Ukraine last week.
A sp… Read More
2023-02-02 14:04
The European Union has promised to double military aid to Ukraine, pledging to train an additional 15,000 soldiers as part of a wide-ranging package of measures aimed at thwarting the Russia… Read More
2023-02-01 18:46
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison in Costa Rica for the murder of an Indigenous land rights activist in 2020, in a case that inflamed decades-old tensions between indi… Read More
2023-01-31 17:35
The United States has accused Russia of breaking the New Start treaty, the last major treaty limiting nuclear arms production by the two nations.
The treaty entered into force in 2… Read More
2023-01-21 17:21
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dismissed the head of the country’s army, following allegations that he attempted to protect right-wing rioters from arres… Read More
2023-01-20 10:14
A man from Dominica has been rescued by the Colombian navy after surviving 24 days adrift on a boat in the Caribbean.
Elvis François, 47, had written “help” in E… Read More
2023-01-18 12:42
Ukraine’s interior minister and a number of other senior officials have been killed after their helicopter crashed near a Kyiv kindergarten.
Denys Monastyrsky was among at least 14 de… Read More
2023-01-17 13:01
Greta Thunberg was detained by police at a demonstration against the destruction of a German community to make way for a coalmine.
Thunberg was detained alongside other climate activist… Read More
2023-01-16 08:48
Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the world’s most-wanted criminals commonly known as “the last godfather” of the Sicilian mafia, has been apprehended in after 30 years at… Read More
2023-01-15 10:55
72 People are believed to have died in Nepal’s biggest aviation disaster in 30 years, after a plane crashed during its approach to the city of Pokhara in the center of the country… Read More
2023-01-12 13:30
Turkey summoned the Swedish ambassador after a publicity stunt by a Kurdish organization in which the group hung an effigy of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Swedish f… Read More
2023-01-11 14:03
Russia has appointed a new general to lead its military efforts in Ukraine, the latest in a series of significant changes to Russia’s military leadership during the faltering inva… Read More
2023-01-10 17:40
Former King Constantine II of Greece, has died at the age of 82.
The former monarch, whose nine-year reign oversaw one of the most volatile periods in the modern Greek history, pas… Read More
2023-01-09 07:59
As part of the promised crackdown by Israel’s new ultra-conservative government, the national security has instructed police to prohibit the display of Palestinian flags… Read More
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