Venezuelan top court validates presidential election results
Caracas [Venezuela], August 23: Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Thursday validated the results of the presidential elections held last month, which declared that...
Mexican president dismisses criticism of proposed judicial reforms
Mexico City [Mexico], August 23: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday dismissed criticism by some global financial firms of his administration's proposed judicial...
Tusk tells Modi he supports India playing peacemaker in Ukraine war
Warsaw [Poland], August 23: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he supports Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi playing the role of mediator between Ukraine and...
Greek coastguard rescues 245 migrants south of Crete
Athens [Greece], August 23: Greek authorities on Thursday said they have rescued 245 migrants south of the Mediterranean island of Crete in the past 24...
Iran's new foreign minister aims to warm ties with the West
Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is planning a rapprochement with the West in the face of international sanctions and political...
133,000 refugees in Kursk, as Russians advance in Donetsk
Kursk [Russia], August 23: Approximately 133,000 people have left their homes so far due to the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk, the...
Police clash with Indonesia protesters over law change
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 23: Police have clashed with protesters in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta as tens of thousands of people gathered in protest of...
Crew of oil tanker rescued after multiple attacks in Red Sea
Sanaa [Yemen], August 23: The 25 crew members of a Greek-owned and flagged oil tanker have been rescued by a European warship in the Red...
Floods swamp turmoil-stricken Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 23: Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped a swath of low-lying Bangladesh, disaster officials said Thursday, adding to the new government's...
South Koreans confused after air raid drill
Seoul [South Korea], August 23: South Korea held a nationwide drill on Thursday that sowed confusion in the capital as traffic was brought to a...
Brazil 'struggles to breathe' as Amazon burns
Porto Velho [Brazil], August 23: Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke...
Thailand confirms first Asian case of new Mpox strain
Bangkok [Thailand], August 23: Thailand has announced its first confirmed case of a new, potentially deadlier strain of Mpox - the first in Asia, and...
Kamala Harris' roots reflect changing US demographics
Washington [US], August 23: The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics.
Arizona man wanted for threatening to kill Trump
Arizona [US], August 23: An Arizona man is wanted after threatening over social media to kill former President Donald Trump, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office...
Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains
Reykjavik [Iceland], August 23: A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December.
Nepal lifts TikTok ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 23: Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Thursday, more than nine months after outlawing the popular video sharing app for...
UAE joins final UN Secretary-General's Critical Energy Transition Minerals panel in Kenya
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 23: Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, participated at the United Nation's Critical Energy Transition...
Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services unveils new facilities for 2024-2025 academic year
Sharjah [UAE], August 23: Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) is set to welcome students with disabilities to its new facilities in Al Badeea, Al...
Israel forcibly displaced 250,000 Palestinians in Gaza Strip during August: UNRWA
New York [US], August 23: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced on Thursday that Israel forcibly displaced 250,000 Palestinians...
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, African Union and UN issue...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 23: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union, and the United Nations...
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...