Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in national polls
Washington [US], September 20: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential...
Biden expects Fed to continue cutting interest rates
Washington [US], September 20: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects the Federal Reserve to continue cutting interest rates and vowed that his...
Ukraine weakens Russian forces in East: Zelenskiy
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 20: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had reduced the potential of Russian troops to launch attacks in Donetsk...
Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
Lisbon [Portugal], September 20: Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit,...
France nears new government as Barnier proposes cabinet to Macron
Paris [France], September 20: France edged closer to having a new government, more than two months after a hung election.
Hunter Biden to be sentenced on Dec. 4
Washington [US], September 20: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4.
Portugal to combat school bullying
Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: The Portuguese government has formed a working group to address and prevent bullying in schools, with preliminary results to come...
Putin extends Western food import ban by 2 years
Moscow [Russia], September 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending an embargo on agricultural products from Western countries for another two...
Russian town evacuated after Ukrainian attack on munitions depot
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The small Russian town of Toropets, some 400 kilometres north-west of Moscow, has been partially evacuated after it was hit...
UN General Assembly calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas
New York [US], September 19: With a clear majority of 124 votes on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied...
Half a million Mpox vaccine doses for Africa ordered by Gavi Alliance
Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 Mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic.
At least 14 dead, 450 injured as Lebanon hit by 2nd wave...
Beirut [Lebanon], September 19: At least 14 people were killed and 450 others injured in the second wave of explosions related to electronic devices in...
UAE President to begin official visit to US on Monday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will start an official visit to the United States of...
UN appeals for maximum restraint to avert further escalation in region
New York [US], September 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid...
Chinese electric cars in the midst of a tense battle
Beijing [China], September 19: China's electric vehicles (EVs) are looking to increase their competitiveness in the global market amid tariffs imposed by many parties.
Vietnam's gas demand expected to triple by 2030
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 19: According to a recent study by Wood Mackenzie - a global provider of data, analysis and consulting in the fields of...
US interest rate cut: Ms. Harris optimistic, Mr. Trump says 'political trick'
Washington [US], September 19: The US Federal Reserve (Fed) cut interest rates for the first time in more than four years, with forecasts that it...
Family 'devastated' as accused killer pleads not guilty
Washington [US], September 19: The supporters of a young woman allegedly killed by her former partner say they are "devastated" after the 21-year-old man pleaded...
Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict
Beirut [Lebanon], September 19: Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between...
Iran sent stolen Trump info to Biden campaign, FBI says
Washington [US], September 19: Iranian hackers sought to interest US President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails...
Shots fired outside Norway school, suspects apprehended
Oslo [Norway], September 19: Several shots were fired outside a school in Oslo and three suspects have since been apprehended, Norwegian police said.
Beset by wildfires, Portugal gets help from Spain, Morocco
Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: A wave of deadly wildfires in Portugal has pushed emergency services to the limit and much-needed reinforcements arrived from Spain and...
Central Europe flood deaths rise
Washington [US], September 19: Volunteers and emergency personnel raced to secure river banks and buildings in Poland and Hungary as flood waters that have wreaked...
Death toll from 23 Portuguese forest fires rises to four with 40...
Madrid [Spain], September 18: Four people have lost their lives in the 23 forest fires raging in Portugal since Sunday, with the number of injured...
Chinese researchers' report reveals varied soil composition on the moon
Beijing [China], September 18: The first tests of soil samples from the far side of the moon show it has a different type of soil...
Why could pagers be detonated en masse across Lebanon?
Beirut [Lebanon], September 18: After a series of pager explosions in Lebanon, many people wonder if pagers and cell phones can be easily detonated.
NATO lets members decide to remove arms barriers for Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], September 18: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it would be up to individual members to decide whether to allow Ukraine to use...