Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime minister

Bangkok [Thailand], August 19: King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand's new prime minister on Sunday after parliament voted her into office as...

UN chief welcomes Sudan's decision to reopen border crossing with Chad for...

United Nations, August 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended Sudan's decision to reopen the Adre border crossing with Chad for humanitarian aid to enter the...

Fire with explosions destroys factory in Australia's Melbourne, no casualty reported

Sydney [Australia], August 18: A cabinetry factory has caught fire and been destroyed in flames and explosions on Sunday morning in Melbourne, the capital city...

Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs

Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin made significant appointments in the nation's defense and diplomatic leadership on Saturday, naming Anna Tsivileva as...

Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: Indonesia's unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst a backdrop of cranes and...

US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much closer'

Washington [US], August 18: United States President Joe Biden has said that a Gaza ceasefire deal is now in sight and warned parties in the...

At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack in Somalia's Mogadishu

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 18: At least 11 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the local police...

After crash in Brazil, airline to be more closely monitored: Aviation authority

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 18: Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass...

Wildfires hit western Turkey; over 20 injured and thousands evacuated

Istanbul [Turkey], August 18: Wildfires across western Turkey, the worst so far this year, injured 21 people and forced around 4,000 residents to evacuate, the...

Moscow's secret service takes action against Western war reporters

Moscow [Russia], August 18: The Russian domestic Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated criminal proceedings against three Western war reporters for illegal stays in the...

Ukrainian Air Force destroys key bridge in Russia's Kursk area

Kiev [Ukraine], August 18: The Ukrainian Air Force said it destroyed a road bridge of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in...

Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin in birthday amnesty

Bangkok [Thailand], August 18: Thailand's controversial former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his...

Canada remembers Harris as homesick student who loved to dance

Montreal [Canada], August 18: Kamala Harris spent her adolescence in Montreal often pining for her California hometown, but former Canadian classmates remember the American presidential...

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Caracas [Venezuela], August 18: Opposition supporters have gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential election.

Mpox: EU public health body raises alert level

Brussels [Belgium], August 18: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Friday recommended increased vigilance against a new mpox virus variant that...

Germany: Ferris wheel catches fire at Leipzig music festival

Leipzig [Germany], August 18: A ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival on the outskirts of the city of Leipzig in the eastern German...

Korea records COVID-19 surge in wastewater amid summer wave

Seoul [South Korea], August 18: The Republic of Korea's disease control agency said Sunday the level of the COVID-19 virus in wastewater has nearly doubled...

Nearly 68 million suffering from drought in Southern Africa, says regional bloc

Harare [Zimbabwe], August 18: About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops...

UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UN and African Union issue...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 18: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Nations and the African Union...

Austrian authorities declare Hollabrunn disaster area

Vienna [Austria], August 18: Following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, the Austrian town of Hollabrunn has now been declared a disaster area.

U.S. judge stops launch of sports streaming service

New York [US], August 17: A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a new sports streaming venture, Venu, from launching later this month, a major...

Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East "closer than ever"

Washington DC [US], August 17: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is "closer than ever," while noting...

U.S. campus shootings rose dramatically last academic year

New York [US], August 17: There was a 31 percent rise in U.S. school shootings during the 2023-24 academic year compared to the previous year,...

Millions of kids facing extreme heat exposure

Geneva [Switzerland], August 17: Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year - or more - than...

South Africa on high alert following mpox declared public health emergency of...

Johannesburg [South Africa], August 17: Following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Zambia to extend power cuts to 17 hours

Lusaka [Zambia], August 17: The Zambian government said Friday that it plans to increase the hours for power cuts from the current 14 hours daily...

Hamas supports UN truce call to vaccinate children against polio

Gaza [Palestine], August 17: Hamas supports the UN's call today for a seven-day truce to vaccinate thousands of children against polio, the movement said on...