Amman, Sep 28 : Jordan’s Interior Minister Mazen Faraya said the country will reopen the Jaber Border Crossing with Syria for cargo and passengers’ movement from Wednesday onwards. The decision...

London, Sep 28 : Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has passed an emergency motion that described the new security pact among the US, the UK and Australia, known as AUKUS,...

Ottawa, Sep 28 : Annamie Paul, leader of Canada’s Green Party, has announced her resignation after she failed to win a seat and to increase her party’s seat number in...

Seoul, Sep 28 : The US must permanently stop its joint military exercises with South Korea and the deployment of its strategic weapons to the South if it wishes to...

Seoul, Sep 28 : South Korean rival parties on Tuesday decided to delay a parliamentary vote on a controversial media bill under criticism for potentially undermining press freedom as they...

Johannesburg, Sep 28 : A South African official said that he has written to the British Foreign Secretary to remove the country from the UK’s “red list” of travel for...

Phnom Penh, Sep 28 : Cambodia’s Ministry of Education has approved the reopening of public and private universities after majority of the country’s population has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Education...

Beirut, Sep 28 : The UN Security Council has welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon and the September 20 vote of confidence by the parliament as necessary...

Seoul, Sep 28 : The South Korean Cabinet on Tuesday approved a revision to the civil law that would grant animals legal status as individuals with lives that deserve to...

Amman, Sep 28 : Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19, after undergoing the routine examination implemented as part of the regulations followed at the Royal...

Tokyo, Sep 28 : The Japanese government said that it would ease quarantine rules for travellers who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 starting from Friday, shortening the required period...

Seoul/Washington, Sep 28 : The US is prepared to meet North Korea without any pre-conditions, a State Department spokesperson said. The US official made the remark on Monday when asked...

Seoul, Sep 28 : North Korea fired one short-range missile into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The missile was fired from the...

Tokyo, Sep 28 : The Japanese government will end the Covid-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and 18 prefectures and a quasi-state of emergency for eight regions, on Thursday, as...

Damascus, Sep 28 : Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has urged the US and its western allies to end “economic terrorism”, adding that his country supports upholding international law. “My...

Berlin, Sep 27 : For a generation of Germans, Angela Merkel was the only Chancellor they knew but in the first election after she announced her decision to quit, her...

Tokyo, Sep 27 : The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) issued the country’s first gender bonds on Monday to promote empowerment and education of women and ensure gender equality in...

Berlin, Sep 27 : Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by incumbent Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has won the general election with 25.7 per cent of the vote, beating...

Sydney, Sep 27 : Authorities in the Australia’d New South Wales (NSW) on Monday unveiled further details of a roadmap out of Covid-19 restrictions as the country’s largest state is...

Khartoum, Sep 27 : Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said that the current dispute in the country is not between the military and civilians, but it is between those who...

Seoul, Sep 27 : South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday raised the need for the government to consider imposing a formal ban on dog meat consumption in the country....

Cairo, Sep 27 : The Ethiopian Embassy in Cairo will suspend its work starting in October for three to six months due to economic reasons, announced the Ethiopian Ambassador to...

Sanaa, Sep 27 : At least 44 people were killed as heavy fighting continued between Yemeni security forces and the Houthi militia in the oil-rich rovince of Marib amid intensified...

Seoul, Sep 27 : South Korean rival parties held last-minute talks Monday to decide the fate of a controversial media bill under criticism for potentially undermining press freedom. The floor...

Reykjavik, Sep 27 : The Iceland’s coalition government increased its majority by two seats from 35 to 37 in the country’s 63-seat Parliament following the September 25 elections. But the...

Seoul, Sep 27 : North Korea’s recent missile launches show the “seriousness of threat” posed to the US and South Korea, a Pentagon official said on Monday, amid a conciliatory...

Baghdad, Sep 27 : A Baghdad court has issued arrest warrants for three participants in a meeting calling for the normalising ties with Israel, a proposal that has been rejected...

Seoul, Sep 27 : North Korea remained unresponsive to South Korea’s calls via liaison and military hotlines on Monday despite cautious optimism created after the sister of Pyongyang’s leader Kim...

Berlin, Sep 27 : Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by incumbent Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has won about 26 per cent of the votes in the federal elections...

United Nations, Sep 27 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke on Sunday on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, declaring that nuclear weapons must be...

Jerusalem, Sep 26 : Israel said on Sunday that its troops killed four armed Hamas operatives in the West Bank during an overnight raid. An Israeli military spokesperson said in...

Canberra, Sep 26 : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday told state and territory leaders that they owe it to the citizens to reopen domestic borders by Christmas. Morrison...

Seoul, Sep 26 : The South Korean Unification Ministry on Sunday described the remarks by Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, about the possibility of holding “constructive” discussions...

Sanaa, Sep 26 : At least six people were killed and more than 20 others injured when crowds celebrating a public holiday in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah were...

Bucharest, Sep 26 : Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu was elected as Chairman of the main ruling National Liberal Party (PNL) at the party congress. On Saturday, Citu, 49, won...

Seoul, Sep 26 : South Korea will begin administering booster Covid-19 shots for high-risk people, including those aged 60 and older, and medical workers, in the near future, Prime Minister...

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 26 : In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob stressed the importance of peaceful coexistence and multilateralism. Malaysia has always...

Moscow, Sep 26 : Russian President Vladimir Putin has nominated Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of lower house of Parliament, for the speaker of the new convocation of the State Duma, TASS...

Tel Aviv, Sep 26 : Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has announced that he will hold his first meetings with senior Gulf Ministers in New York. On Saturday night, Bennett...

Reykjavík, Sep 26 : Voters in Iceland have cast their ballots in the country’s parliamentary polls, with healthcare and climate change the main topics of concern. The results are expected...

Sanaa, Sep 26 : Yemen’s Houthi militia have captured new areas in the oil-rich province of Marib after fierce battles with government troops, a military source said. “Houthi militia on...

Tunis, Sep 26 : A total of 113 leaders and members of Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahdha (Renaissance) have announced their collective resignation due to “lack of reforms”, the national Tunis...

Gaza, Sep 26 : The Islamic Hamas Movement denied an allegation that it has assets or investments in Sudan that were recently seized, according to a spokesman in Gaza. The...

Berlin, Sep 26 : German voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Bundestag, or the federal Parliament, which will form a new government for the next...

Baghdad, Sep 26 : The Iraqi government has declared its rejection of local calls for normalisation of relations with Israel as such a move is “prohibited by the Iraqi laws”....

Manila, Sep 26 : The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) of the Philippines said that the long-run cost of the Covid-19 pandemic to the country would reach 37 trillion...

Seoul, Sep 26 : Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has won a key battleground region to claim his first electoral victory in the ruling Democratic Party (DP)’s primary...

Seoul, Sep 26 : North Korea could declare a formal end to the Korean War as suggested by South Korea and even discuss holding an inter-Korean summit if Seoul treats...

Seoul, Sep 26 : South Korea will still be able to carry out its plan for a phased recovery to normal life, starting in late October, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum...

Seoul, Sep 26 : A North Korean researcher on Sunday slammed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for his recent address to the UN General Assembly (UNGA), stressing Pyongyang would not...

Phnom Penh, Sep 26 : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that fresh Covid-19 outbreaks have hit almost half of the Buddhist pagodas in the capital city of Phnom Penh....

New Delhi, Sep 25 : With his administration facing multiple challenges at home and abroad, US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen sharply in the past two months,...

Tripoli, Sep 25 : Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Saturday said that he will not allow another war to erupt in the country, pledging to put an end to...

Seoul, Sep 25 : North Korean Embassies and diplomatic personnel are engaging in illicit financing activities to fund the country’s nuclear and other destructive weapons activities, the media reported on...

Wellington, Sep 25 : Ministers and officials in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region have renewed their commitment towards gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in creating conditions that will...

Mexico City, Sep 25 : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the UN to intervene in Haiti, saying the Caribbean nation is racked by instability, violence and “total...

Geneva, Sep 25 : The UN has presented a report to the ongoing 48th session of the Human Rights Council, according to which 350,209 identified individuals were killed in the...

Ramallah, Sep 25 : A Palestinian man was killed and dozens were injured during clashes in the West Bank, according to authorities. Mohammed Khbeisa, 28, was killed by Israeli soldiers...

Sanaa, Sep 25 : Battles over the control of Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwa have continued to intensify between the Houthi rebels and government forces, a military official said. “The...

Tehran, Sep 25 : The negotiations to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should be “productive and fruitful”, Foreign Minister...

Tunis, Sep 25 : Following a drop in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases, Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to lift the night curfew from Saturday, an official statement...

Juba, Sep 25 : South Sudan’s ceasefire monitoring body said that recent and past defections of military officers from the opposition are derailing the implementation of the security arrangement that...

Nairobi, Sep 25 : The World Food Program (WFP) has appealed for ($40.4 million to continue providing food and nutrition assistance to 440,000 refugees in Kenya over the next six...

Wellington, Sep 25 : The New Zealand government has released proposals to reinforce safety standards for registered adventure activities. On December 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22...

Seoul, Sep 25 : North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country’s strong relations with China will further grow against “vicious challenges and obstruction by the hostile forces” in...

Washington/Seoul, Sep 25 : The leaders of the Quad nations — US, Australia, Japan and India — have called on North Korea to engage in dialogue and abide by the...

Moscow, Sep 25 : United Russia, the country’s ruling party, will get 324 out of 450 seats in the eighth convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of Parliament,...

Washington, Sep 25 : The last remaining migrants, mostly Haitians, have departed a temporary camp under a bridge in Del Rio, a border town in the US state of Texas,...

Seoul, Sep 24 : Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday deemed South Korean President Moon Jae-In’s proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean...

Washington, Sep 24 : The US House select committee investigating the Jan 6 Capitol riot issued the first batch of subpoenas against four allies of former President Donald Trump, asking...

Melbourne, Sep 24 : In Australia’s Victoria, healthcare workers battling a rising number of Covid-19 cases believe that an ongoing series of violent protests in the state capital Melbourne could...

Lisbon, Sep 24 : Portugal announced that October 1 it will advance to the “state of alert”, which is the third and final phase of the lockdown decreed in the...

Washington, Sep 24 : The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it has suspended horse patrol in the Texas city of Del Rio, that borders Mexico, a move...

BY ASHIS RAYLondon, Sep 24 : The German administration spearheaded by the left-of-centre Social Democrats (SPD), an anticipated scenario after Sunday’s general election, is unlikely to indicate a major shift...

Brussels, Sep 24 : The first meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), set up by the US and the European Union (EU) during their summit in June to...

Washington, Sep 24 : Initial unemployment claims in the US have increased for a second straight week to 351,000, indicating a disrupted labour market recovery amid an ongoing Delta variant-fuelled...

Washington, Sep 24 : US Special Envoy for Haiti Daniel Foote has resigned over the administration’s “inhumane” decision to deport thousands of Haitians attempting to enter the country, according to...

Johannesburg, Sep 24 : South Africa’s flag carrier has resumed flights after more than a year ago amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the company’s restructuring. South African Airways...

Beirut, Sep 24 : The UN has kicked off a three-month emergency plan to provide fuel to all of Lebanon’s public hospitals, primary health care centres and dispensaries servicing the...

Phnom Penh, Sep 24 : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has advised the Health Ministry to consider suspending the ongoing two-week Kan Ben festival following a Covid-19 outbreak at a...

Stockholm, Sep 24 : Due to the uncertainty of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s Nobel Prize laureates will receive their awards in their home countries for the second year...

Mexico City, Sep 24 : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said said that Haiti’s political instability coupled with poverty and violence are driving mass migration northward through his country...

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 23 : Malaysia’s tourism revenues in 2020 slumped 71.2 per cent to 52.4 billion ringgit ($12 billion) from a year ago in the wake of Covid-induced bans...

Bangkok, Sep 23 : Thailand plans to postpone the reopening of the capital Bangkok and other major tourist destinations to foreign visitors until November, citing that the Covid-19 vaccination rate...

Tripoli, Sep 23 : Musa al-Koni, Vice President of the Presidency Council of Libya, met Jean-Paul Cavalieri, chief of mission in the country of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), here...

United Nations, Sep 23 : The UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms an attempted coup in Sudan to disrupt the country’s transition by force. In a statement,...

Melbourne, Sep 23 : Authorities in Australia’s Victoria are preparing to confront and contain demonstrators on Thursday who have been rampaging through the state capital Melbourne’s central business district. Police...

Kiev, Sep 23 : Serhiy Shefir, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, survived an assassination attempt when his car came under attack by unidentified assailants, the National Police...

Brasilia, Sep 23 : Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will remain in isolation for the next five days after coming in contact with Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga, who has tested positive...

United Nations, Sep 23 : Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), announced that he would convene a high-level event on universal vaccination next...

United Nations, Sep 23 : Over half of Yemen’s population or 16 million people, are “marching towards starvation”, and unless the international community steps up support, food assistance could soon...

San Francisco, Sep 23 : San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced details from San Francisco’s Organized Retail Crime Initiative, a new initiative led by the San Francisco Police Department...

Washington, Sep 23 : Bipartisan negotiations over police reform in the US in the wake of successive killings of African-Americans by law enforcement have collapsed without a deal, a Senator...

Algiers, Sep 23 : Amid an escalating diplomatic rift, Algeria has closed it airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft. The decision was takn after Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune...

Tunis, Sep 23 : Tunisian President Kais Saied has issued a decree to continue extending the exceptional measures of suspending activities of Parliament and freezing the immunity of all its...

Helsinki, Sep 23 : Gen.Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, met his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov in Finland amid heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow, according...

Beirut, Sep 23 : Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that his country is keen to resume indirect negotiations with Israel for the demarcation of maritime borders, an official statement said...

Sanaa, Sep 23 : Fighting has continued between Yemen’s government forces and the Houthi rebels over the control of the country’s oil-rich province of Shabwa, a military official said. “The...

Manila, Sep 23 : Manila city Mayor Francisco Domagoso has formally announced his bid to contest in the 2022 Philippines presidential elections. “I now humbly ask you, my countrymen, please...

Tehran, Sep 23 : Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the new government of President Ebrahim Raisi will resume nuclear talks aimed at the revival of...

Washington, Sep 23 : Former Secretaries of the US Treasury Department have urged Congress to swiftly raise the federal debt limit, warning “an unprecedented default” would cause serious economic and...

Paris, Sep 23 : French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden have agreed to meet in October in Europe over the controversial Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) security partnership. The...

Mexico City, Sep 23 : In recent decades, US administrations have invested little in the development of Latin America, a factor that could reduce migration flows, Mexican President Andres Manuel...

United Nations, Sep 23 : The UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a high-level meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action...

Manila, Sep 23 : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed the rich countries’ “selfish” plan to hoard Covid-19 vaccines while the poor and developing nations were experiencing a drought. “There...

Geneva, Sep 22 : The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has issued a statement on conditions and expulsions at US border in Del Rio of Texas, saying that...

Washington, Sep 22 : Democrats are facing hurdles as they try to pass a $3.5 trillion spending package, experts said. The package, a sweeping social spending bill that forms the...

By Arul LouisNew York, Sep 22 : As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not the head of state like President Joe Biden, but the head of government, his equivalent in...

Tripoli, Sep 22 : The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the Libyan House of Representatives(HoR) (parliament) to focus on preparations for the upcoming elections. The UNSMIL...

Hanoi, Sep 21 : Non-essential services, including hair salons and restaurants, across the Vietnamese capital Hanoi have resumed on Tuesday as the city has eased restrictions over Covid-19. The reopening...

Tokyo, Sep 21 : The Japanese government on Tuesday announced its decision to call an extraordinary Parliament session on October 4 to determine a new Prime Minister, ahead of a...

Canberra, Sep 21 : Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Andrew Barr on Tuesday announced increased support for mental health services amid the region’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Barr...

Buenos Aires, Sep 21 : Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has reshuffled his cabinet and swore in new Ministers during a ceremony at the Bicentennial Museum at Government House. Fernandez thanked...

Wellington, Sep 21 : A counter-terrorism legislation bill has returned to New Zealand’s Parliament for second reading in an important step taken by the country towards giving enforcement agencies greater...

Paris, Sep 21 : French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that the nuclear submarine deal between the US, the UK and Australia, known as AUKUS, represents a “crisis of...

Istanbul, Sep 21 : Turkish security forces have detained 19 illegal Afghan immigrants in country’s biggest city Istanbul, local media reported. Istanbul municipal police units on Monday stopped a van...

Gaza, Sep 21 : The Palestinian Islamic Hamas Movement has announced that it proposed through mediators a roadmap for reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. Zaher Jabarin, a member...

Kiev, Sep 21 : The Ukrainian government has decided to extend the Covid-19-related quarantine regime till December 31 amid surging cases, the country’s Health Ministry announced. According to a statement...

Sanaa, Sep 21 : At least 35 Houthi rebels were killed when Saudi-led airstrikes hit Houthi reinforcements in Yemen’s central province of Marib, a government military source said. “The airstrikes...

Tehran, Sep 21 : Mohammad Eslami, President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said, that the time has come for the US to revise its flawed policies and...

Gaza, Sep 21 : A senior Palestinian government official said that the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip has kicked off and it needs $3 billion to be completed. “We...

Jakarta, Sep 21 : Indonesia has extended the public activity restriction policy, locally known as PPKM, in Java and Bali until October 4, a senior minister said. The policy was...

Berlin, Sep 21 : Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has entered the country’s election week as the frontrunner, after its Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz won a final TV debate between...

London, Sep 21 : A new poll has revealed that 47 per cent of Scottish voters would support Scotland remaining in the UK, while 44 per cent favoured independence. Released...

Ottawa, Sep 21 : Canadians headed to the polls across the country to choose a new Prime Minister who will form the next federal government after a 36-day election campaign...

Brussels, Sep 21 : The European Union (EU) is currently analysing the impact the new security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US, dubbed AUKUS, on the next round...

Washington, Sep 21 : US House Democrats will incorporate a suspension of the debt limit into a short-term government spending bill, a move unlikely to gain support from Republicans, it...

Washington, Sep 21 : US President Joe Biden is seeking to hold a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in an effort to reduce tensions caused by a...

UNited Nations, Sep 21 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged rich countries to deliver the promised $100 billion a year for climate action in developing countries. Addressing reporters on...

Washington, Sep 21 : The US will no longer prohibit foreign visitors from entering the country starting from November if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said...

Moscow, Sep 21 : The United Russia, the country’s ruling party, has retained the “constitutional majority” in the lower house of parliament, preliminary results of State Duma elections have showed....

Auckland, Sep 20 : New Zealand’s largest city Auckland will relax restrictions by moving to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 at 11.59 p.m.on Tuesday for at least two weeks, as the...

Seoul, Sep 20 : The North Korean Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed the US for transferring the technology of building nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, Pyongyang’s state-run media reported. The state-run...

Canberra, Sep 20 : A new survey has revealed that voter support for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has fallen to an 18-month low, the lowest level since the start...

Ottawa, Sep 20 : Canada’s 44th national election on Monday will not only decide whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberal Party receives a third mandate, but could determine whether...

Tripoli, Sep 20 : The Libyan government has announced it will resume flights to the Egyptian capital of Cairo later this month. “The civil aviation departments of both countries agreed...

Beirut, Sep 20 : The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Lebanon’s healthcare sector is at risk of collapse due to a brain drain and a shortage of medical goods...

Istanbul, Sep 20 : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has left for the US to attend the 76th session of the UN General Assembly that will be held in New...

Tel Aviv, Sep 20 : Israel has re-allowed foreign tourist groups to enter the country, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism said. The resumption from Sunday is limited to tourist groups...

London, Sep 20 : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to tackle the country’s long-standing “North-South” divide, appointing former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane as chief...

Paris, Sep 20 : France has rebuked Australia and the US for “a major breach of trust and contempt” in the submarine row, following the decision to recall its Ambassadors...

Tel Aviv, Sep 20 : Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties, according to an official statement. During a phone...

Athens, Sep 20 : Greece has inaugurated a new type of enclosed controlled reception and identification camp for asylum seekers on the outskirts of Vathy town on Samos island aimed...

Algiers, Sep 20 : Algeria held the funeral in the capital Algiers for former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who died last week at the age of 84. Bouteflika was buried on...

Washington, Sep 20 : US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the country’s economic recovery would reverse into recession if Congress fails to swiftly raise the federal debt limit....

Canberra, Sep 19 : Australian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Christian Porter on Sunday resigned after accepting an anonymous donation to fund personal legal fees. Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

Vientiane, Sep 19 : Authorities in Laos’ capital Vientiane on Sunday imposed a ban on all travels to and from the city and within four major districts from until September...

Tel Aviv, Sep 19 : The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it has arrested the last two of the six Palestinians who had escaped a maximum-security prison in northern...

Mexico City, Sep 19 : Bolivian President Luis Arce called the Organization of American States (OAS) “an obsolete and ineffective body that does not respond to the principles of multilateralism...

Washington, Sep 19 : A right-wing rally was held peacefully near the long fencing of US Capitol amid high police alert and tight media presence, against the treatment of January...

Rome, Sep 19 : Ministers for Agriculture from the G20 nations have committed to shift their sector policies to better ensure sustainability and security of food systems in the world....

Mexico City, Sep 19 : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed the creation of new institutionalism for the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), with the aim of...

United Nations, Sep 19 : The UN Security Council has expressed deep concern about the ongoing disagreement between the Somali President and Prime Minister, and the negative impact on the...

Yemen, Sep 19 : Yemen’s Houthi militia have publicly executed nine people for allegedly spying for Saudi Arabia. The nine were brought by an armoured vehicle to al-Sabeen Square in...

Dushanbe, Sep 19 : A new chapter is emerging in the relations between Iran and Tajikistan, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said at a joint press conference with his Tajik counterpart...

San Francisco, Sep 19 : In August, California, the most populous state in the US, added jobs at three times the rate of the country, and business insiders contributed the...

Rome, Sep 19 : The main coronavirus indicators have continued to improve across Europe, even though individual countries use different strategies to confront the spread of the pandemic. In the...

Beijing, Sep 19 : A special law-enforcement action co-launched by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to fight illegal marine fishery activities during this year’s summer fishing ban has concluded with...

Hong Kong, Sep 19 : The 2021 Election Committee’s subsector ordinary polls in Hong Kong started on Sunday, the first election after the improvements to Hong Kong’s electoral system earlier...

Jakarta, Sep 19 : Indonesia has opened a few of its borders to foreigners after the Ministry of Law and Human Rights issued a ministerial regulation that reopens applications for...

Canberra, Sep 18 : Andrew Barr, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), said on Saturday that the region’s coronavirus lockdown may not necessarily end when 70 per cent...

Ramallah, Sep 18 : At least 217 Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in a protest against Jewish settlement in the West Bank, authorities said on Saturday....

United Nations, Sep 18 : The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said they were working not only to get more relief convoys into Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray...

United Nations, Sep 18 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fight against Covid-19 offers “a generational opportunity” to write a new social contract that upholds women’s human rights, including...

Brussels, Sep 18 : Belgium’s Consultation Committee made up of the federal government and the governments of the federated entities have decided to relax the mandate to wear facemasks, including...

Tel Aviv, Sep 18 : Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett marked the first anniversary of the Abraham AccordS, hailing the US-brokered deals as “a new chapter in the history of...

Copenhagen, Sep 18 : Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld has stepped down oafter a motion of disapproval against her for the chaotic handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. Bijleveld’s resignation on...

Johannesburg, Sep 18 : Political parties, lawmakers and the electoral body in South Africa have urged citizens to register for the upcoming municipal elections ahead of next the September 20...

Bali, Sep 18 : The Indonesian government will reopen its resort island of Bali for international visitors from October amid a constant decline in the country’s number of new Covid-19...

Baghdad, Sep 18 : The Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) announced that the domestic forces and US military have agreed to reduce combat units in two bases by the end...

London, Sep 18 : UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that the current ‘traffic light system’ of red, amber and green countries will be scrapped to simplify international travel amid...

United Nations, Sep 18 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has requested for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan. Troubling developments in Afghanistan...

Washington, Sep 18 : The US Federal Reserve will probably hint at its meeting next week that it is moving toward announcing a reduction in monthly asset purchases in November,...

Canberra, Sep 17 : A survey released on Friday showed that an ever-growing number of Australians are moving away from the nation’s biggest cities in favour of rural living. The...

Wellington, Sep 17 : The suspension of quarantine-free travel (QFT) between New Zealand and Australia has been extended for another eight weeks, given the current Covid-19 outbreaks fuelled by the...

Tokyo, Sep 17 : Campaigning for the leadership race of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to choose Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s successor officially began on Friday, with four veteran...

Houston, Sep 17 : Texas is going to shut down six points of entry along the US-Mexico border amid a massive surge of migration, Governor Greg Abbott announced. “I have...

Ramallah, Sep 17 : Palestine has condemned the current Israeli government’s position of rejecting the two-state solution and its attempts to undermine any opportunity to establish a Palestinian state with...

Sydney, Sep 17 : The Covid-19 lockdown rules were slightly eased on Friday in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), the current epicentre of the pandemic, as the state capital Sydney...

Accra, Sep 17 : The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said that it sanctioned the Guinea military leaders and their relatives over declaring a coup. Addressing the media...

Caracas, Sep 17 : The Venezuelan government has rejected a US government report alleging it failed to make substantial efforts to fight drug trafficking. In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign...

Rome, Sep 17 : In a latest push to the ongoing vaccination campaign, Italy has made the Covid-19 green pass mandatory for all people in the job market, both private...

Copenhagen, Sep 17 : The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag has resigned for her role in the evacuation of embassy staff from Afghanistan. Kaag announced her decision on...

United Nations, Sep 17 : UN Women has unveiled a feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, learning from the Covid-19 pandemic and previous crises. The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing...

Tehran, Sep 17 : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran supports the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan as a means to settle peace and stability in the country....

Sanaa, Sep 17 : At least 24 Houthi rebels were killed in multiple airstrikes launched by Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen’s Marib province, a government military source said. “Twenty-four rebels...

Brussels, Sep 17 : The European Union (EU) has unveiled a new strategy for enhancing its economic, political and defence existence in the Indo-Pacific region, vowing to cooperate with all...

Washington, Sep 17 : Some five million peoples in parts of the southern US are under flash flood watches as Post-Tropical Cyclone Nicholas lingers over the central Gulf Coast, local...

Brussels, Sep 17 : A new health authority was launched to reinforce the European Union’s (EU) capacity to respond to health emergencies. The European Commission has created the “Health Emergency...

Cairo, Sep 17 : Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said his country will provide all necessary requirements to help Libya prepare for the elections scheduled for December. In a statement, the...

Beijing, Sep 17 : Travel agencies and online tourism companies in China have been asked to immediately suspend trans-provincial group tours, air ticket and hotel reservation services for high- and...

Tehran, Sep 17 : A top priority of Iran’s foreign policy is to enhance cooperation with regional countries, particularly its neighbours, President Ebrahim Raisi said. “We attach great importance to...

Tokyo, Sep 17 : Japan’s former Communications Minister Seiko Noda has announced her decision enter the presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to be held on September...

Beirut, Sep 17 : Lebanon has received tanker trucks carrying Iranian oil in a move aimed at easing energy shortages in the crisis-hit country. A vessel carrying Iranian oil docked...

Washington, Sep 17 : Authorities in Washington D.C.have heightened security measures around the US Capitol as hundreds of protesters are expected to attend a right-wing rally in the city on...

United Nations, Sep 17 : The UN intends to continue an honour system for vaccination status to enter the General Assembly Hall during the high-level conference week. There was a...

Mexico City, Sep 17 : Visiting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has thanked Mexico for its support and solidarity amid stiffer economic, trade and financial sanctions imposed by the US against...

Aden (Yemen), Sep 17 : Fighting has intensified in Yemen’s central province of al-Bayda as the Houthi militia continued in gaining on-ground military progress on Thursday, a military official has...

The Hague, Sep 17 : The Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag has resigned for her role in the evacuation of local embassy staff from Afghanistan. Kaag on Thursday...

Auckland, Sep 16 : Three mobile vaccine buses launched in New Zealand’s Auckland city on Thursday to help people fasten their Covid-19 vaccination. According to local media, 12 such buses...