'Kebab diplomacy': German President Steinmeier in Turkey
Berlin [Germany], April 23: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Istanbul on Monday carrying a 60-kilo kebab skewer symbolizing stories of Turkish migration to Germany.
Pro-China party wins election in Maldives
Male [Maldives], April 23: The party of Maldives's President Mohamed Muizzu won Sunday's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results released on Monday.
Israel provided no evidence of UNRWA workers' ties to terror groups: UN...
New York [USA], April 23: An independent review of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) released on...
350 healthcare workers killed in Gaza since Oct 7: UN rapporteur
Gaza [Palestine], April 23: At least 350 healthcare workers have been killed and 520 others injured in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when...
A grave of nearly 300 people was discovered in Gaza, with their...
Gaza [Palestine], April 23: Civil defense forces in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip said they discovered 283 bodies in a...
Escaped alcohol penalty thanks to autogenic alcohol syndrome
Brussels [Belgium], April 23: The defense lawyer said that the number of cases of autogenic alcohol syndrome in the world was underestimated after his client...
War in Ukraine on Day 789: Russia said it would take 2...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had taken control of a second village for two consecutive days in an...
The Voyager 1 spacecraft suddenly 'talked' to Earth again
New York [USA], Aril 23: NASA said the Voyager 1 spacecraft, about 24 billion km from Earth, suddenly sent back useful information after many months.
What's in the 'larger than normal' aid package the US will send...
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23: Politico on April 22 cited information from US officials saying that President Joe Biden's administration is preparing a large aid package...
Trump trial: Election corruption alleged
New York [USA], April 23: New York prosecutors said on the first day of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial that the former president broke...
Israeli troops storm back into eastern Khan Younis
Jerusalem [Israel], April 23: Israeli troops fought their way back into an eastern section of Khan Younis in a surprise raid, residents said on Monday,...
Sharjah Emergency and Crisis Team orders steps to attend to urgent aid...
Sharjah [UAE], April 23: The Local Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team in Sharjah has directed the Sharjah Social Services Department to attend to the...
UAE, Iraq, Türkiye, Qatar sign MoU on 'Development Road Project'
Baghdad [Iraq], April 23: The United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Qatar and Türkiye, have signed a quadrilateral Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on the Development Road...
Brunei's economy to grow 2.4 pct in 2024: IMF
Bandar Seri Begawan [Brunei], April 20: The Brunei's economy is projected to grow 2.4 percent in 2024 and 2.5 percent next year, according to the...
Cambodia, ASEAN, Asia-Pacific region make great strides in digitalization: Cambodian PM
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], April 22: Cambodia, ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region have made significant progress in digitalization over the last few years, though they still...
Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism
Manila [Philippines], April 22: More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills...
Putin unpredictable, could use nuclear weapon, warns Navalny's widow
Moscow [Russia], April 22: The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has warned of the unpredictability of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the possibility...
Two Japanese military choppers with eight occupants crash
Tokyo [Japan], April 22: Two Japanese military helicopters with a total of eight crew members on board crashed over the Pacific Ocean during a night-time...
Hamas politburo chief wants to see Russia among Gaza security guarantors
Ramallah [Palestine], April 22: Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political office of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Sunday he would like to see...
200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis
Gaza [Palestine], April 22: Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza's Khan Younis, with 180 bodies...
Baby girl delivered from Palestinian woman killed by Israeli attack
Gaza [Palestine], April 22: A baby girl has been delivered from the womb of a Palestinian woman killed by an Israeli attack. The mother was...
Haiti's capital under gang attacks ahead of government transition
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], April 22: Armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince ahead of the installation of a transitional council set to...
Some young people see Trump as an answer to their economic woes
Washington [USA], April 22: Thin with a boyish face and earrings in both ears, 23-year-old Isayah Turner does not look like a stereotypical Trump supporter,...
Netanyahu opposes sanctions on army battalions
Jerusalem [India], April 22: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for...
Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong, threatening millions
Guangdong [China], April 22: Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China's Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to...
More than 14 Palestinians killed in West Bank violence
Gaza [Palestine], April 22: Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed...
Rainy weather expected from Monday to Friday: NCM
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 22: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has released the weather forecast for the upcoming week, spanning Monday, April 22nd to...