Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead of U.S. policy change

Mexico City [Mexico], May 9: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will discuss migration with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden this week.

King Charles gives 'heartfelt' thanks as coronation celebrations end

London [UK], May 9: King Charles on Monday gave "sincere and heartfelt" thanks to everyone involved in his coronation weekend and said he and his...

U.S. seeks to shore up border as migrants gather ahead of end...

Washington [US], May 9: The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the U.S.-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in...

Abu Dhabi fastest-growing economy in MENA Region with GDP growth rate of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 9: The Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates report for 2022, unveiling a...

Ruler of Fujairah sends condolences to Saudi King on death of mother...

Fujairah [UAE], May 9: H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah has sent a message of condolences to...

5.2% growth in Sharjah GDP in 2022

Sharjah [UAE], May 9: The Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) in Sharjah has announced a significant upswing in the emirate's economy, achieving remarkable...

1 killed, 30 injured in bus accident in central Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 8: A bus carrying 50 people plunged into a river in Indonesia's Central Java province on Sunday morning, leaving one dead and...

Age of criminal responsibility in Australian capital to be raised to 14

Canberra [Australia], May 8: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to raise the age of criminal...

Philippines' unemployment rate drops to 4.7 pct in March

Manila [Philippines], May 8: The unemployment rate in March dropped to 4.7 percent from 4.8 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on...

Fighting rages in Sudan as mediators seek end to conflict

Khartoum [Sudan], May 8: Battles raged in Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan's warring parties were in Saudi Arabia for talks that international mediators...

Congo flooding death toll rises to 287

Goma [Democratic Republic of Congo], May 8: The death toll following flooding and landslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to at least...

Syria back in Arab League after years-long suspension

Cairo [Egpyt], May 8: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday adopted a decision readmitting Syria to the Arab League, more than a decade after its membership...

Wagner says it is receiving supplies after threatened Bakhmut retreat

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner Group of mercenaries says it has been promised ammunition it demanded, along with reinforcements, following a threat by its...

The US is about to have a new regulation against illegal immigration

Washington [US], May 8: By May 11, Washington will finalize a new rule denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the US-Mexico border illegally, Secretary of...

Israel destroys Palestinian schools in West Bank, EU condemns

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 8: Israeli authorities on May 7 destroyed a Palestinian school in the West Bank, drawing harsh condemnation from the European Union.

Middle East takes another big step towards peace

Saudi Arabia [UAE], May 8: The Arab League has agreed to reinstate Syria's membership after a 10-year suspension, a step closer to peace in the...

Facing new challenges, Japan - Korea tighten ties

Seoul [South Korea], May 8: During his visit to Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an important move to tighten the bilateral relationship, which...

US wants Türkiye to send S-400 bought from Russia to Ukraine, Ankara...

Ankara [Turkey], May 8: Turkish Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu said that Washington had asked Ankara to send Kyiv an S-400 missile defense system, but Ankara had...

Driver arrested after 7, including migrants, killed in Brownsville, Texas

Washington [US], May 8: At least seven pedestrians were killed and several others injured on Sunday when an SUV mowed down people near a homeless...

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wagner group appears to U-turn on Bakhmut...

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, saying they had been...

Migrants stranded on Chile-Peru border repatriated to Venezuela

Vallenar [Chile], May 8: Chile's government said that 115 Venezuelan migrants who had been stranded on the border with Peru were repatriated to Venezuela on...

Russia steps up fight for Bakhmut, hopes to capture it soon, says...

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday, Ukraine's top general in charge of the defence of...

More than 1,600 evacuated from areas near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Moscow [Russia], May 8: Some 1,679 people, including 660 children, have been evacuated from areas near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a Moscow-installed official said.

Texas mall shooting prompts Biden to renew call for gun control

Dallas (Texas) [US], May 8: U.S. President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass gun control bills in the wake of yet another mass...

Prince William invokes Queen Elizabeth in tribute to King Charles

London [UK], May 8: The late Queen Elizabeth would be "very proud" of King Charles on his coronation, his son William said on Sunday as...

Sanism, racism make U.S. black man blamed for his own death: Truthout

New York [US], May 7: Anti-Black racism and the society's dehumanizing attitude toward people seen by others as "mentally ill" are on full display in...

Lula urges industrialized nations to finance environmental preservation

Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 7: Industrialized nations should compensate less industrialized countries for their efforts to preserve the environment, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...