Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown
Washington [US], September 13: Controversial billionaire Elon Musk has called the Australian government "fascists" over its attempts to tackle deliberate lies spread on social media.
Typhoon death toll in Vietnam rises to 226
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 13: The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday,...
Trump bid to move hush money criminal case to federal court stalls
New York [US], September 13: A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to interfere with a lower court decision to keep Donald Trump's already-decided criminal...
New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in hush money case
New York [US], September 13: New York's top court on Thursday upheld a judge's gag order on Donald Trump in the case in which the...
No more debates with Kamala Harris : Trump
Washington [US], September 13: Republican nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not participate in another presidential debate against Kamala Harris ahead of the...
Russian shelling kills three Red Cross workers in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 13: Russian shelling on Thursday killed three Ukrainians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and wounded two others...
UN condemns killing of children, women, UNRWA staff in Israeli shelling of...
New York [US], September 13: Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, condemned the death of at least 18 people, including children, women, and six...
Fujairah Crown Prince attends launch of 3rd Al Bader Festival
Dubai [UAE], September 13: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, emphasised the significance of the Prophet's birthday and...
Typhoon Yagi kills at least 143 in Vietnam; many more still missing
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], September 12: Landslides and widespread flooding triggered by typhoon Yagi have killed at lease 143 people in Vietnam, while 58...
Protesters storm Mexican senate over controversial judicial reform
Mexico City [Mexico], September 12: Demonstrators stormed the Mexican Senate to protest contentious sweeping judicial reform plans proposed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance appear together at 9/11 memorial ceremony
New York [US], September 12: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen JD Vance of Ohio,...
Israeli air attack on Gaza shelter kills 14
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: At least 14 people - including women and children - have been killed in an Israeli air attack on a...
Ms. Harris scores points after 'boxing match' with Mr. Trump
Washington [US], September 12: US Vice President Kamala Harris is considered to have performed better than former President Donald Trump in the debate.
Palestine given historic rights at UN
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: The Palestinian delegation on September 10 won a seat at the UN General Assembly, a new right for the...
US sentences former CIA officer for sending 'secret defense information' to China
Washington [US], September 12: The US Department of Justice on September 11 announced the sentence for a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee who provided...
North Korea just launched multiple ballistic missiles?
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 12: The South Korean military has confirmed that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today, September 12, launched several short-range...
US Secretary of State: Ukraine joining NATO is irreversible
Washington [US], September 12: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Ukraine's path to NATO membership is irreversible but also stressed the need to...
Invitation to a high-class banquet for China
Beijing [China], September 12: Just as Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited, Saudi Arabia announced its intention to use the yuan as a means of payment...
Hamas agrees to US ceasefire proposal
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 12: Hamas said it was ready to implement an immediate ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip based on the initial...
US election officials query postal ballot delivery plan
Washington [US], September 12: A group of about three dozen US state and local election officials have raised serious concerns about the Postal Service's ability...
Russia says Ukrainian troops being pushed back in Kursk
Moscow [Russia], September 12: Russian forces have begun a significant counter-offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into western Russia last month, and have...
Humanitarian operations getting ever more difficult to carry out in Gaza: WFP
New York [US], September 12: Corinne Fleischer, WFP Director for Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, has briefed reporters on her recent visits to...
UAE urgently evacuates 252 patients, family members from Gaza
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 12: The United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation, conducted an urgent humanitarian initiative on Wednesday to evacuate...
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission
New York [US], September 11: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn space mission launched successfully on Tuesday, with the four astronauts on board embarking on a journey that...
Hundreds of UK prisoners freed early amid jail overcrowding crisis
London [UK], September 11: Hundreds of UK prisoners are being freed early to cut overcrowding in jails, as a watchdog warned it was "inevitable" some...
Nearly 200 environmental advocates killed worldwide in 2023, says NGO
London [UK], September 11: Nearly 200 environmental advocates were killed around the world in 2023, according to a report released on Tuesday by non-governmental organization...
Firefighter 'who wanted to be hero' arrested over deadly Chile blaze
Santiago [Chile], September 11: Police in Chile have arrested a former firefighter on suspicion of contributing to a deadly forest fire which killed 137 people...