At least 7 dead in Georgia dock collapse on US Atlantic coast

Atlanta (Georgia) [US], October 20: At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic...

Pandemic Fund allocates US$418 million for second round of grants to boost...

Washington [US], October 20: Concluding its second funding round, the Pandemic Fund's Governing Board approved US$418 million in new grants designed to bolster pandemic prevention,...

Arsenal lose 0-2 in PL

London [UK], October 20: Arsenal lost 2-0 away to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday evening, playing the final 60 minutes of the match...

Emirates National Schools participate in Central Asian Universities Forum in Tashkent

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 20: Emirates National Schools recently participated in the Central Asian Universities Forum and Strategic Education Partners Meeting in Uzbekistan.

36 killed, 204 wounded in Israeli raids on Lebanon in 48 hours

Beirut [Lebanon], October 20: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli raids on various areas in Lebanon over the past 48 hours resulted in...

Iran condemns airstrikes by U.S., Britain on Yemen

Tehran [Iran], October 19: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday strongly condemned airstrikes by the United States and Britain on Yemen's capital Sanaa...

Iranian president extends condolences for Hamas leader's death

Tehran [Iran], October 19: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday expressed condolences for the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli...

Yemen's Houthis claim drone attack on ship in Arabian Sea

Sanaa [Yemen], October 19: Yemen's Houthi group announced in a statement on Friday that they used bomb-laden drones to attack a ship in the Arabian...

At least 33 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike on N. Gaza: Hamas

Gaza [Palestine], October 19: At least 33 Palestinians were killed on Friday evening by an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza...

U.S.-British coalition launches airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah: Houthi TV

Sanaa [Yemen] October 19: Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition launched two airstrikes on Yemen's port city of Hodeidah late Friday night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV...

Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners of war

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 19: Russia and Ukraine have each swapped 95 prisoners of war with the United Arab Emirates acting as mediator.

N.Korean troops in Russia 'ready for combat in Ukraine'

Pyongyang [North Korea], October 19: North Korea has shipped 1500 special forces troops to Russia's far east for training and acclimatising and will likely be...

Harris, Trump spar over who has stamina to be president

Washington [US], October 19: Kamala Harris has raised questions about Donald Trump's physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the rivals tore through the...

Russia returns remains of 500 soldiers to Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], October 19: Russia has returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities say, in what appears to be the biggest repatriation...

Nepal's former home minister arrested over alleged cooperative fraud

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 19: Nepal's former deputy prime minister and home minister Rabi Lamichhane was arrested on Friday evening over his alleged involvement in cooperative...

Man detained in Tokyo after throwing apparent firebombs at ruling party HQ,...

Tokyo [Japan], October 19: A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters...

Philippines Vice President criticizes President for 'lacking leadership ability'

Manila [Philippines], October 19: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on October 18 harshly attacked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying he lacked leadership ability.

Gazans praise Hamas leader's final act against Israel

Ramallah [Palestine], October 19: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which...

WTO announces agenda for COP29 in Baku

Baku [Azerbaijan], October 19: The WTO Secretariat, led by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will once again have a presence at the UN's annual Climate Change Conference....

International law obligates Israel to end occupation, says UN-mandated commission

Geneva [Switzerland], October 19: All countries and international organisations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring an end to Israel's unlawful...

Guterres submits report of investigation into death of Dag Hammarskjold in 1961

New York [US], October 19: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has submitted an updated report to the President of the UN General Assembly on the...

190 captives released following ninth UAE mediation between Russia, Ukraine

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 19: The UAE has successfully mediated a new exchange of captives between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine,...

Trump blames Ukraine's Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia

New York [US], October 18: Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia.

After Sinwar death, Biden faces big obstacles

New York [US], October 18: Joe Biden is expected to use Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...

UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans

Geneva [Switzerland], October 18: The United Nations' mission in Afghanistan called for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been...

Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans

Georgia [US], October 18: A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for...

Nebraska law allowing felons to vote upheld by state court

Nebraska [US], October 18: Nebraska's top state court upheld a state law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people...