World Jewish Congress lauds Gaza mediator efforts
Gaza Border [Israel], September 9: The head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed his support for the mediators working to achieve a deal...
Algeria's Abdelmadjid Tebboune re-elected president with 94.7% vote
Algiers [Algeria], September 9: Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, has been re-elected to the position with an emphatic vote, says the country's electoral authority.
Boeing reaches preliminary deal to prevent more than 30,000 workers from striking
Washington [US], September 9: Boeing agreed on September 8 to a new preliminary contract with union leaders on wage increases, a move that helped avert...
Yagi is the strongest autumn typhoon to hit China in 75 years,...
Beijing [China], September 9: The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on September 8 identified super typhoon Yagi as the strongest autumn storm to hit China since...
Test across the Taiwan Strait
Washington [US], September 9: A German magazine first reported the news and foreign media outlets quoted it, but the German government neither confirmed nor denied...
Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least four, injure 13
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 9: Multiple Israeli strikes on Syria's Hama countryside have killed at least four civilians, Syrian state media reported, with sources saying...
Germany's Scholz calls for renewed push for peace in Ukraine
Berlin [Germany], September 9: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a renewed effort to bring peace to Ukraine, adding that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
Greece to tax cruise ships to curb over-tourism
Athens [Greece], September 9: Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak...
Russia captures Ukrainian town near Pokrovsk
Moscow [Russia], September 9: Russia said on Sunday its forces had taken full control of a town in eastern Ukraine as Moscow's forces advanced on...
Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez seeks asylum in Spain
Caracas [Venezuela], September 9: Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country...
Trump and Harris vie for black voters in Georgia
Washington [US], September 9: Vivian Childs, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, schooled a roomful of Republicans on how to win over Black voters in...
Eleven dead, nine missing in Morocco following severe flooding
Rabat [Morocco], September 9: The death toll from severe flooding in Morocco rose to eleven on Sunday, with nine still missing, Rachid El Khalfi, Moroccan...
Emir of Kuwait issues decree accepting resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], September 9: His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, issued an Emiri Decree accepting the resignation...
Algeria votes in presidential poll with incumbent Tebboune set to win
Algiers [Algeria], September 8: Algerians on Saturday were voting in a presidential election that incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to win.
Thousands rally in France against new Prime Minister Barnier
Paris [France], September 8: Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in France on Saturday to protest the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister.
5.1-magnitude quake hits 59 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 59 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala, at 15:52:39 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Kenyan fresh produce exporters urge end to Red Sea tensions amid rising...
Nairobi [Kenya], September 8: Fresh produce exporters from Kenya on Friday called for urgent resolution of the Red Sea tensions, which have increased both the...
Africa CDC warns of rising mpox cases, launches response plan with WHO
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], September 8: Africa is witnessing an "upward trend" in mpox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned...
Trucks carry 100 metric tons of food relief from Chad to famine-risk...
Geneva [Switzerland], September 8: Trucks using the recently opened Adre crossing from Chad carried 100 metric tons of food aid into Sudan on Friday for...
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], September 8: At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli bombings targeting two residential houses in central and southern Gaza Strip on Friday,...
5 injured in bomb blast in Syria's Daraa
Damascus [Syria], September 8: Five people, including a child and a woman, were injured Friday evening when an explosive device went off in Syria's southern...
Europe endures hottest summer on record, devastating crops, lives
Brussels [Belgium], September 8: Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2024, as intense heatwaves and severe droughts crippled agriculture and led to an...
Promotion event in Munich boosts China-Germany cooperation
Munich [Germany], September 8: The "Hello, Shenyang" global promotion event took place in Munich on Friday, drawing over 100 attendees, including German political and business...
Azerbaijan ready to participate in resolving Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Aliyev
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 8: Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has expressed a willingness to participate in resolving the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, should such...
Canada's unemployment rate increases to 6.6 pct in August
Ottawa [Canada], September 8: Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.6 percent in August, after holding steady in July, Statistics Canada said Friday.
ASEAN calls for global cooperation for green economy
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is advancing global cooperation between developed and developing countries in green economy, promoting efforts...
Clues help Indonesian police arrest former Philippine mayor suspected of being Chinese
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 8: GMA News today, September 7, quoted Mr. Rendel Sy, Head of the Fugitive Search Unit of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration...