Around 1,500 killed in Bangladesh protests that ousted PM Hasina
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: About 1,500 people died in protests that brought down Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this year.
Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls
Canberra [Australia], November 18: Australia could cash in on the enormous export opportunity created by clean energy shortfalls in countries including China and India as...
Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he's 'ready to work' with Trump
New York [US], November 18: Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden.
Hezbollah spokesman killed
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18: An Israeli strike targeting a building in central Beirut has killed Hezbollah's spokesman Mohammad Afif, according to officials from the Lebanese...
NATO allies criticize German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's telephone call with Putin
Berlin [Germany], November 18: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday came under fire from NATO allies for his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid in massive attacks
Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: There were blackouts in parts of Ukraine on Sunday after the Russian military launched a massive missile and drone attack targeting...
Senegal holds snap election as President Faye eyes majority
Dakar [Senegal], November 18: Polls have opened in Senegal's parliamentary elections as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye aims for a resounding majority to see through the...
Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan's reconstruction
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18: A senior Taliban diplomat urged the international community to aid Afghanistan's recovery during a meeting in Kabul on Sunday, emphasizing the...
Israeli air force renews strikes on Beirut, residential areas hit
Beirut [Lebanon], November 18: Israeli combat jets once again struck targets in Beirut, including a residential area just a few kilometres from the city centre,...
Afghan security forces seize 188 kg illicit drugs
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 17: Afghan security forces have seized 188 kg of drugs used in manufacturing heroin in southern Kandahar province, provincial police spokesman Mullah...
S. Korea's foreign currency deposit falls in October
Seoul [South Korea], November 17: South Korea's foreign currency deposit fell for the first time in five months in October due to lower demand for...
Allies pledge further support ahead of 1,000th day of war in Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine's allies on Saturday rallied around the war-torn country, pledging further support as it approaches its 1,000th day of war against...
Iran denies reports that its UN ambassador met with Elon Musk
Tehran [Iran], November 17: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday firmly rejected reports of an alleged meeting between tech billionaire Elon Musk and Iran's ambassador...
Georgia confirms disputed parliamentary election result
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 17: The electoral commission of the Black Sea republic of Georgia has confirmed the controversial victory of the ruling Georgian Dream party...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's house hit by flares
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet said two flares fell near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home on November 16,...
China's chip industry gears up as trade war escalates
Beijing [China], November 17: Even before Donald Trump officially returns to the White House, China's semiconductor industry has faced major difficulties, but it may also...
Close-up of the consequences caused by super typhoon Man-yi in the Philippines
Manila [Philippines], November 17: Super Typhoon Man-yi uprooted trees, toppled power lines and ripped roofs off homes as it swept through the Philippines this morning,...
Xi signals cooperation with Trump
Beijing [China], November 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held...
UN urges G20 on climate finance
New York [US], November 17: The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support...
Albanese delays emissions target update
Sydney [Australia], November 17: Anthony Albanese looks increasingly unlikely to detail his government's new emissions target ahead of the next federal election, resisting calls to...
Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China
Beijing [China], November 17: Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a school in eastern China.
California confirms first clade I mpox case
California [US], November 17: A case of clade I mpox has been confirmed in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday,...
G7 vows tough costs for Russia
Moscow [Russia], November 17: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Saturday reiterated a pledge to keep imposing severe costs on Russia...
Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza City's...
War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president: Zelensky
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will "end sooner" than it otherwise would have once...
UAE runner-up at NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 17: The UAE National Beach Soccer Team secured a commendable second-place finish in the NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024, held in...
Saud bin Saqr attends dinner banquet celebrating strong ties between UAE, Italy
Ras Al-Khaimah [UAE], November 17: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today attended a dinner...