Former presidents looking to observe Venezuela election denied entry
Caracas [Venenzuela], July 28: A plane carrying four former Latin American presidents planning to observe Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela has not been allowed to...
President Zelensky says situation on Ukraine's eastern front is difficult
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 28: The Ukrainian armed forces are under heavy pressure from Russian attacks in the east of the country, President Volodymyr Zelensky said...
Bangladesh authorities detain protest leaders
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 28: Bangladeshi authorities have taken three student leaders, who helped coordinate rallies against government job quotas, from a hospital following days of...
Korean War victory anniversary
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 28: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un laying a...
French bishops, Russian Church criticize Olympic opening ceremony
Paris [France], July 28: The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris has been criticized by the Catholic Church in France as insulting to...
Leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas
Dallas (Texas) [US], July 28: One of the world's most powerful drug lords, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, has been arrested...
At least 30 dead in Gaza school airstrike, Israel says targeted militants
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 28: At least 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza on Saturday,...
Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 11 at football ground, vows response
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 28: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 11 people including children on Saturday, Israeli...
Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election
Washington [US], July 28: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Christians on Friday that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you...
Fourth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrives at Al Arish Port...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 28: The fourth UAE aid ship bound for Gaza arrived on Thursday at the port of Arish in the Egyptian governorate...
French rail sabotage causes chaos as Paris Olympics open
Paris [France], July 27: Streets in the centre of Paris have been blocked off, metro stations closed and thousands of police, soldiers and other guards...
Finland probes suspected violation of territorial waters by Russian vessel
Helsinki [Finland], July 27: Finland suspects a Russian vessel to have violated Finnish territorial waters in the Gulf of Finland on Friday.
EU takes action against 7 states for violating budget regulations
Brussels [Belgium], July 27: The European Council on Friday placed France and six other European Union (EU) member states under formal procedures, urging them to...
Severe water shortages threaten central and southern Italy
Rome [Italy], July 27: Central and southern Italy are grappling with a severe water shortage, with agricultural supplies projected to last only three more weeks,...
Harris narrows gap with Trump in presidential race: WSJ poll
Washington [US], July 27: U.S. presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is incredibly close, showed a new Wall Street Journal poll, revealing a...
Biden to announce Supreme Court reform plans next week: report
Washington [US], July 27: U.S. President Joe Biden intends to present a significant proposal aimed at reforming the Supreme Court on Monday, the Politico...
FBI Director Stirs Controversy Over Trump Shot Suspicion
Washington [US], July 27: FBI Director Christopher Wray has cast doubt on former President Donald Trump's claim that he was shot in the July 13...
France investigates 'massive attack' on fast train network
Paris [France], July 27: Paris Mayor Sabotage Anne Hidalgo said Friday that the crippling of France's high-speed TGV rail network would have "no impact on...
Blinken to hold talks with Chinese foreign minister in Laos
Vientiane [Laos], July 27: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Laos on Saturday for a regional meeting and talks with his Chinese counterpart.
Trump vows return to site of assassination attempt, Obamas endorse Harris
Washington [US], July 27: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday he will return to the Pennsylvania town where he narrowly survived an assassination...
Opening ceremony lights up Paris in unique style
Paris [France], July 27: The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers...
'Firenado' rips through California in year's biggest blaze
California [US], July 27: A rare fire tornado has ripped through bushland in northern California, as the state's largest wildfire this year explodes in size.
More than 160,000 people join white women for Kamala Harris Zoom call
Washington [US], July 27: More than 160,000 people joined a Zoom call on Thursday night to build support for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris among...
UN urges peace, respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
Paris [France], July 27: As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics got underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for global respect of...
Oregon wildfire scorches over 1,500 square kilometres
Oregon [US], July 27: Winds and lightning strikes have sparked and fanned wildfires across the Pacific Northwest this week, including the largest fire in the...
WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
Geneva [Switzerland], July 27: The UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the...
5 killed, 14 injured in industrial park blast in China's Henan
Zhengzhou [China], July 27:An explosion at a plant on Friday evening in an industrial park of Yongcheng City in central China's Henan Province, resulted in...