United Nations human rights chief condemns attacks on student protesters in Bangladesh,...
New York City [US], July 20: The United Nations human rights chief on Friday called the attacks on student protesters in Bangladesh "shocking and unacceptable,"...
40 killed in migrant boat fire off Haiti's coast: UN agency
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], July 20: At least 40 people were killed after the boat they were on board caught fire off the coast of Haiti earlier...
Argentina aims to tame crypto market due to money-laundering
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 19: A new law could help Argentina regulate its booming cryptocurrency market as the country aims to reduce risks such as...
Italy's Meloni and NGO Sea-Watch at loggerheads after Libya visit
Rome [Italy], July 19: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused a German search-and-rescue organization of ignoring the role of human traffickers in the deaths...
Namibia refuses to extend visa for Ugandan monarch
Windhoek [Namibia], July 19: The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment...
US military ends Gaza floating aid pier mission
Washington [US], July 19: The US military has ended its mission to operate a temporary floating pier to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip,...
38,848 killed in Gaza since Oct 7
Gaza [Palestine], July 19: Gaza's Health Ministry has said Israel had killed 38,848 Palestinians since it launched its war.
Ukraine War Day 876: Russia's New Advance in Kharkiv
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 19: Major General Apti Alaudinov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry 's Main Military-Political Directorate and commander of the Akhmat special...
Israel attacks across Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 19: Health officials and residents in Gaza accused Israeli forces of bombing refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip and attacking Gaza...
Isolated tribe in the Amazon rainforest
London [UK], July 19: Survival International (headquartered in the UK) has just released rare images of the Mashco Piro people, an indigenous tribe in the...
Cambodia is about to break ground on the Funan-Techo Canal, with a...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 19: During a meeting with representatives of all 14 district authorities and the Phnom Penh Municipal Solidarity Command (Cambodia) on July...
Mr. Obama, Ms. Pelosi worry that President Biden will lose to Mr....
Washington [US], July 19: CNN on July 18 quoted informed sources as saying that former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently had a private conversation...
Vietnamese Poisoning in Thailand: Police Investigate Cyanide Origin
Taiwan [Vietnam], July 19: Major General Witthawat Chinkham, commander of Team 5 of the Thai Metropolitan Police Department, said police are investigating whether the cyanide...
Biden Reconsiders Race Exit After Initial Defiance
Washington [US], July 19: U.S. President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think...
Russia Threatens Nuclear Deployment Over US Weapons
Moscow [Russia], July 19: Russia does not rule out new deployments of nuclear missiles in response to the planned U.S. stationing of long-range conventional weapons...
US appeals court blocks all of Biden student debt relief plan
Washington [US], July 19: A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan...
Thirteen killed in Bangladesh protests over job quotas
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 19: Thirteen people were killed as thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday,...
Biden continues to work amid 'mild' COVID symptoms, his doctor says
Washington [US], July 19: U.S. President Joe Biden is continuing to conduct official business while experiencing mild upper respiratory symptoms associated with his COVID diagnosis,...
Ukraine marks 10th anniversary of shooting down of Flight MH17
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: The Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, known by its...
Gaza health authority reports further deaths from Israeli strikes
Gaza [Palestine], July 18: Health authorities in the Gaza Strip reported further deaths as the Israeli military said it was continuing operations in the centre...
Hezbollah threatens to fire on new Israeli targets
Jerusalem [Israel], July 18: Hezbollah has warned it will find new targets for its rocket attacks should Israeli attacks continue to "target" civilians in Lebanon.
Hamas rejects accusation of war crimes
Gaza [Palestine], July 18: Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed numerous crimes against humanity, including summary killings and sexual violence, during their attacks on...
Ukraine War Day 875: Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners, Moscow denies news about...
Kremlin [Russia], July 18: The Kremlin on July 17 denied that Moscow's operation in the Kharkiv region of northern Ukraine had failed. The Russian military...
US Supreme Court on the verge of reform
Washington [US], July 18: The White House owner is also considering calling for a constitutional amendment to eliminate immunity for presidents and certain positions. This...
Israel increases pressure on Gaza
Jerusalem [Israel], July 18: Among the targets were buildings used by Hamas , an area near where rockets were launched into the Israeli city of...
Biden turns back on campaign mode, declares he will 'go all in'
Washington [US], July 18: Mr. Biden postponed his scheduled speech in Texas on July 15, but still planned to campaign in Nevada, where he would...
Trump shooting: Why wasn't there a Secret Service agent on the roof?
Washington [US], July 18: In a recent interview with ABC, US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said that the sloping roof where the gunman used...