Vaccination campaign against cholera begins in Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], October 20: The Sudanese Ministry of Health said Saturday that a vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.4 million people against cholera kicked off...
Flooding in Senegal affects 55,600 people
Dakar [Senegal], October 20: Flooding along the Senegal River has affected 774 households and nearly 55,600 people, the Senegalese government said in a statement on...
Cote d'Ivoire starts to revise electoral list for presidential election
Abidjan [West Africa], October 20: The revision of the electoral list in Cote d'Ivoire started on Saturday in preparation for next year's presidential election.
Israeli Prime Minister Accuses Iran of Assassinating Him with UAV, Tehran Says...
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran tried to assassinate him by launching a drone into his home, while Tehran said...
Mr. Trump walked around the stage for nearly 20 minutes because the...
Washington [US], October 20: Former US President Donald Trump walked around the campaign stage for nearly 20 minutes on the evening of October 18 in...
Secret documents about Israel's plan to attack Iran leaked?
Tehran [Iran], October 20: US officials are investigating the leak of top secret US intelligence information related to Israel's plans for a retaliatory strike against...
Seven dead after ferry dock gangway collapses in US
Georgia [US], October 20: At least seven people have been killed after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, according to officials.
Musk pledge to give away $1m daily for petition signers
Washington [US], October 20: Billionaire Elon Musk has promised to give away $US1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online...
Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after rockets hit Israel's north
Jerusalem [Israel], October 20: Israel struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern...
Israel strike kills 73 Palestinians in northern Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], October 20: At least 73 Palestinians, including many women and children, have been killed and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes that hit several...
Australian authorities respond to bomb scare on New Zealand flight
Sydney [Australia], October 20: Australian authorities yesterday responded to a reported bomb scare on flight from New Zealand to Sydney. Police said there was no...
'COP29 must be stand-and-deliver COP': Simon Stiell
Bonn [Germany], October 20: As over a trillion dollars was invested in climate action last year globally, a UN official affirmed that international climate finance...
Prabowo Subianto takes oath as eighth president of Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 20: Prabowo Subianto was inaugurated Sunday as the eighth president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, after sweeping the country's election...
At least 7 dead in Georgia dock collapse on US Atlantic coast
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], October 20: At least seven people were killed after part of a boat dock collapsed, sending at least 20 into the Atlantic...
Bahamas issues alerts as hurricane Oscar intensifies
Nassau [Bahamas], October 20: Hurricane Oscar formed on Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, which...
Pandemic Fund allocates US$418 million for second round of grants to boost...
Washington [US], October 20: Concluding its second funding round, the Pandemic Fund's Governing Board approved US$418 million in new grants designed to bolster pandemic prevention,...
Arsenal lose 0-2 in PL
London [UK], October 20: Arsenal lost 2-0 away to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday evening, playing the final 60 minutes of the match...
Emirates National Schools participate in Central Asian Universities Forum in Tashkent
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 20: Emirates National Schools recently participated in the Central Asian Universities Forum and Strategic Education Partners Meeting in Uzbekistan.
36 killed, 204 wounded in Israeli raids on Lebanon in 48 hours
Beirut [Lebanon], October 20: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli raids on various areas in Lebanon over the past 48 hours resulted in...
Iran condemns airstrikes by U.S., Britain on Yemen
Tehran [Iran], October 19: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday strongly condemned airstrikes by the United States and Britain on Yemen's capital Sanaa...
Iranian president extends condolences for Hamas leader's death
Tehran [Iran], October 19: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday expressed condolences for the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli...
Yemen's Houthis claim drone attack on ship in Arabian Sea
Sanaa [Yemen], October 19: Yemen's Houthi group announced in a statement on Friday that they used bomb-laden drones to attack a ship in the Arabian...
At least 33 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike on N. Gaza: Hamas
Gaza [Palestine], October 19: At least 33 Palestinians were killed on Friday evening by an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza...
U.S.-British coalition launches airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah: Houthi TV
Sanaa [Yemen] October 19: Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition launched two airstrikes on Yemen's port city of Hodeidah late Friday night, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV...
Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners of war
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 19: Russia and Ukraine have each swapped 95 prisoners of war with the United Arab Emirates acting as mediator.
Woman dead, search for children missing in bay waters
Floyd Bay [Australia], October 19: A woman has died and a major search is continuing for two children missing in waters in Sydney's southwest.
N.Korean troops in Russia 'ready for combat in Ukraine'
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 19: North Korea has shipped 1500 special forces troops to Russia's far east for training and acclimatising and will likely be...