Laos continues to expand school meals program
Vientiane [Laos], July 3: The Lao government and development partners agreed to expand the school meals program to improve health and nutrition awareness for students...
Dutch PM sworn in with mission to curb asylum
The Hague [Netherlands], July 3: Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in former spy chief Dick Schoof as new prime minister Tuesday, at the head of a...
Orban calls for quick ceasefire to speed up Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 3: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Kyiv on Tuesday to work towards a "quick ceasefire" in Ukraine that could pave the...
China's Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit, summit
Beijing [China], July 3: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a state visit, during which he will attend a meeting of...
Japan issues new 3D banknotes after 20 years
Tokyo [Japan], July 3: The Bank of Japan will start issuing new banknotes on July 3, redesigned with new historical figures and settings and the...
First Democratic congressman calls on Biden to withdraw from US election
Washington [US], July 3: On July 2, Mr. Lloyd Doggett became the first US Democratic congressman to publicly call on President Joe Biden to withdraw...
Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill unrest continues
Nairobi [Kenya], July 3: Protesters condemn police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over withdrawn tax bill, call for president to resign.
Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment
Ottawa [Canada], July 3: An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada's largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University...
La Nina threatens Latin America with hurricanes and droughts, experts say
Washington [US], July 3: Latin America and the Caribbean should brace for the arrival of La Nina, the climate pattern seen fueling a highly active...
Trump hush money sentencing delayed to September, weeks before US election
Washington [US], July 3: Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star was delayed on...
In Mexico, 19 bodies found in truck as violence spreads in southern...
Mexico City [Mexico], July 3: Mexican security officials found the bodies of 19 men piled into the back of a truck, the local prosecutor's office...
Sixth EU-UAE Structural Dialogue on AML/CFT concludes in Brussels
Brussels [Belgium], July 3: The sixth EU-UAE Structural Dialogue on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) was recently held in Brussels.
Souq Al Jubail Dates Festival launches its ninth edition
Sharjah [UAE], July 3: Activities of the ninth annual Souq Al Jubail Dates Festival were launched in Sharjah, which will continue until the end of...
Alef Education, KICD, UNICEF sign landmark agreement on climate change education
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 3: Alef Education, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), and UNICEF today announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of...
Abdullah bin Zayed, Antony Blinken discuss regional developments, efforts to reach ceasefire...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a phone call with Antony Blinken, Secretary...
US Supreme Court: Trump immune for official acts
Washington [US], July 2: The U.S. Supreme Court found that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for any actions that were within his constitutional powers as...
Russia imposes entry ban on 99 Canadians
Moscow [Russia], July 2: Russia issued a permanent entry ban on 99 Canadian citizens as a countermeasure, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Finnish parliament approves defense pact with U.S.
Helsinki [Finland], July 2: The Finnish parliament has approved the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the United States, announced the parliament on Monday.
Australian PM declines invitation to NATO summit
Canberra [Australia], July 2: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declined an invitation to the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.
Taliban seeks sanctions relief and aid for farmers at UN Afghan meeting
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: The Taliban delegation outlined its priorities on Monday at a two-day UN conference on Afghanistan. The meeting, which began on Sunday...
South Africa's president unveils new Cabinet
Cape Town [South Africa], July 2: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet on Monday, confirming the handover of 12 ministerial posts to...
Opinion poll round-up with three days to go until UK general election
London [UK], July 2: Four opinion polls for Thursday's UK general election have been published in the last 24 hours, all showing Labour ahead of...
Poland's Tusk issues warning after far-right gains in France
Warsaw [Poland], July 2: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a warning on Monday following far-right gains in the first round of the French parliamentary...
Biden's family urges him to stay in White House race
Washington [US], July 2: Democratic President Joe Biden's family has urged him to ignore calls to step aside following his disastrous debate against Republican Donald...
Emergency declared in Russia's Sakha
Moscow [Russia], July 2: The authorities in the Sakha (Yakutia) region in Russia's Far East have declared an emergency in response to devastating wildfires...
S Koreans surge to sign online petition to impeach president
Seoul [South Korea], July 2: An online petition calling for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to be impeached experienced delays and disruptions due to...
UK govt, BA sued over 1990 Kuwait hostage crisis
London [UK], July 2: Passengers and crew of a British Airways flight who were taken hostage in Kuwait in 1990 have launched legal action against...