Yes she can: Obama says US ready for Harris
Chicago [US], August 22: Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that "the torch has been passed" to Kamala Harris and that the United...
Netherlands faces "asylum crisis," says cabinet minister
The Hague [Netherlands], August 22: Dutch Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber on Wednesday described the asylum situation in the Netherlands as a "crisis," with...
Australia to produce long-range missiles in partnership with Norway's Kongsberg
Canberra [Australia], August 22: Australia will begin producing long-range missiles from 2027 under a partnership with Norwegian defense company Kongsberg.
Three teens charged with alleged assault in Australia
Sydney [Australia], August 22: Three teenage boys aged 16 to 17 have been charged following an alleged assault of a man in Australia's State of...
Traffic fatalities surge 20 pct in Bolivia
La Paz [Bolivia], August 22: Traffic fatalities in Bolivia surged by 20 percent to 732 in the first half of this year from a year...
Argentina's public-sector workers launch "national day of struggle" against austerity
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 22: Workers from the Association of State Workers (ATE) launched a "national day of struggle" on Wednesday to protest austerity measures...
Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border
Jerusalem [Israel], August 22: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Wednesday that he has agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as...
US aircraft carrier arrives in the Middle East, President Biden promises to...
Washington [US], August 22: The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its escort warships have arrived in the Middle East after US Defense Secretary Lloyd...
Philippines cancels passport, works with Interpol on mayor suspected of being Chinese
Manila [Philippines], August 22: The Philippines has provided the passport of a former mayor suspected of being Chinese to Interpol to take appropriate action against...
Iranian parliament approves new Cabinet
Tehran [Iran], August 22: Iran's parliament approved the new Cabinet of President Masoud Pezeshkian, with representatives agreeing to all 19 candidates, Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher...
Russia destroys 45 Ukrainian drones headed towards Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 22: Russian air defences shot down 45 drones launched by Ukraine overnight, with 11 of them destroyed over the Moscow region, the...
Kamala Harris' husband woos Chicago
Chicago [US], August 22: He met Kamala Harris on a blind date, and on Tuesday her husband Doug Emhoff tried to convince Americans to love...
RFK Jr. to withdraw from Presidential race
Washington [US], August 22: Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week...
Five Kenyan policemen arraigned over jail break of suspected serial killer
Nairobi [Kenya], August 22: Five Kenyan police officers were arraigned, accused of helping a suspected serial killer and 12 others escape from a police station...
At least 24 killed as Congolese boat overturns
Mai-Ndombe [Congo], August 22: At least 24 people died after an overloaded boat capsized on a river in Congo's Mai-Ndombe province, and the death toll...
Helicopter of Iran's late President Raisi crashed due to weather
Tehran [Iran], August 22: The helicopter crash in which Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in May was caused by weather conditions and the...
Iran: Bus crash kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
Tehran [Iran], August 22: A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed in central Iran killing at least 28 people on board, state media reported.
U.S. crude oil production projected to grow to average of 13.7 mbpd...
Washington [US], August 22: Crude oil production in the United States will grow to an average of 13.7 million barrels per day (b/d) and marketed...
Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace participates in G20 Interfaith Forum in Brazil
Brasilia [Brazil], August 22: Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace participated in the inaugural session of the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) held in Brasilia, Brazil, on...
3.5-magnitutde quake hits northern Kuwait
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 22: The Kuwait National Seismic Network (KNSN), affilaited to Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), said on Wednesday that an earthquake...
Zimbabwe renews ban on alluvial, riverbed mining
Harare [Zimbabwe], August 21: The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday renewed its ban on alluvial and riverbed mining to curb environmental degradation.
Croatia re-nominates Dubravka Suica for European Commission
Zagreb [Croatia], August 21: The Croatian government has re-nominated Dubravka Suica, the current vice president of the European Commission, as member of the commission for...
EU approves Germany's 5-bln-euro subsidy for semiconductor plant
Brussels [Belgium], August 21: The European Union (EU) has approved a 5-billion-euro (5.56 billion U.S. dollars) state subsidy from Germany to support the construction and...
Musk says 'willing to serve' in US govt
New York [US], August 21: US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he was ready to have a role in the US government if...
Tunisian election will be a 'mere formality': Human rights activists
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, just over six weeks ahead of the presidential election,...
German court upholds conviction of 99-year-old ex-Nazi camp secretary
Leipzig [Germany], August 21: Germany's Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a 99-year-old former secretary at the Stutthof concentration camp for...
Convention spotlight shines on Biden - with speech he never wanted to...
Chicago [US], August 21: It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under these circumstances.