Scholz happy with party's performance in state polls

New York [US], September 23: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reacted with satisfaction to initial results of the state elections in Brandenburg on Sunday which...

Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of anti-Hasina protests

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 23: Students have returned to classes at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, after a weeks-long shutdown sparked by a student-led uprising that toppled former...

Militants target diplomats with a bomb amid surge in attacks in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23: A group of diplomats travelling in north-western Pakistan was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb, killing a policeman escorting the group, officials...

Israeli forces raid and shut down Al Jazeera bureau in occupied West...

Gaza [Palestine], September 23: Israeli soldiers have raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank and ordered the bureau to shut down amid...

7 killed as Israel strikes Gaza school sheltering displaced

Gaza [Palestine], September 23: Israeli forces have hit a school-turned-shelter housing refugees in northern Gaza, killing at least seven people in yet another attack targeting...

Iran's President Pezeshkian aims for constructive dialogue with West at UNGA

Tehran [Iran], September 23: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told state broadcaster IRIB that he plans to use the upcoming UN General Assembly to resume...

US, Australia, India, Japan to boost maritime security cooperation

Washington DC [US], September 23: The United States, Japan, Australia and India will increase cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, in the face...

Russian airstrike injures 21 as drone strikes knock out power

Kiev [Ukraine], September 23: A Russian airstrike on an apartment block in Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine injured 21 people, while some 145 kilometres south-west of...

Sharp criticism in Italy over smiling Meloni selfie with Mel Gibson

Italy [Rome], September 23: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni drew sharp criticism on Sunday from some social media users for posting a selfie of herself...

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's first presidential poll after economic woes

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 23: Voting in Sri Lanka's first presidential election since a major economic crisis closed on Saturday, officials said.

Polls show Harris gaining on Trump

New York [US], September 23: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll released...

US to propose ban on Chinese software, hardware in connected vehicles

New York [US], September 23: The U.S. Commerce Department is expected on Monday to propose prohibiting Chinese software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles...

Musk's SpaceX to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars

New York [US], September 23: SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk has said in...

Harris targets voters with abortion rights bus tour

New York [US], September 23: An intimate crowd gathered around a blue bus and listened intently while Hadley Duvall, an abortion rights advocate and a...

Trump won't run again if he loses, 'that will be it'

New York [US], September 23: Republican Donald Trump said that he will not make a fourth consecutive run for the US presidency if he loses...

Four people dead and 18 hurt in Alabama mass shooting

Birmingham [UK], September 23: At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say.

30 miners killed by gas blast in Iran

Tehran [Iran], September 23: At least 30 miners have been killed and a further 17 injured in a gas explosion in a coal mine in...

UN reform pact passes at New York summit, despite Russian obstruction

New York [US], September 23: Despite Russian efforts to derail the agreement, the international community adopted a UN reform plan at the Summit of the...

Swiss reject referendum on biodiversity and one on pension reform

Geneva [Switzerland], September 23: Swiss voters rejected two referendums on Sunday - one on an expansion of nature conservation and the other on a partial...

Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of anti-Hasina protests

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 23: Students have returned to classes at Bangladesh's Dhaka University, after a weeks-long shutdown sparked by a student-led uprising that toppled former...

Militants target diplomats with a bomb amid surge in attacks in Pakistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23: A group of diplomats travelling in north-western Pakistan was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb, killing a policeman escorting the group, officials...

Hezbollah vows to continue fighting Israel despite heavy blow

Beirut [Lebanon], September 23: The pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement vowed on Sunday to continue to fight Israel and support its main ally Hamas in Gaza despite...

Israeli forces raid and shut down Al Jazeera bureau in occupied West...

Gaza [Palestine], September 23: Israeli soldiers have raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank and ordered the bureau to shut down amid...

7 killed as Israel strikes Gaza school sheltering displaced

Gaza [Palestine], September 23: Israeli forces have hit a school-turned-shelter housing refugees in northern Gaza, killing at least seven people in yet another attack targeting...

Iran's President Pezeshkian aims for constructive dialogue with West at UNGA

Tehran [Iran], September 23: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told state broadcaster IRIB that he plans to use the upcoming UN General Assembly to resume...

US, Australia, India, Japan to boost maritime security cooperation

Washington DC [US], September 23: The United States, Japan, Australia and India will increase cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region, in the face...

Russian airstrike injures 21 as drone strikes knock out power

Kiev [Ukraine], September 23: A Russian airstrike on an apartment block in Kharkiv in north-eastern Ukraine injured 21 people, while some 145 kilometres south-west of...