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Hezbollah, Israeli army engage in fierce exchange of...
Beirut [Lebanon], August 3: A fierce exchange of fire broke out between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Friday along...
Romania reports new West Nile virus case
Bucharest [Romania], August 3: Romania's National Public Health Institute confirmed on Friday a new case of West Nile virus infection...
IMF says Sri Lanka's economy recovery continues
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 3: Sri Lanka's economic recovery continues with real gross domestic product (GDP) posting three consecutive quarters...
4 killed in Russia building collapse
Moscow [Russia], August 3: Four people were killed following a partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city...
WHO warns of rising number of heat-related deaths...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 3: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of the health risks of extreme heat, as new...
Teen charged with murders of girls in UK...
London [UK], August 3: A 17-year-old in Britain charged with the murder of three girls in a knife attack at...
Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from...
Moscow [Russia], August 3: Ilya Yashin, a Russian opposition activist freed from jail in Thursday's prisoner swap.
Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were...
Moscow [Russia], August 3: A family of Russian sleeper agents flown to Moscow in the biggest East-West prisoner swap.
Kamala Harris' inner circle girds for battle
Washington DC [US], August 3: Kamala Harris is preparing for the fight of her life, if her inner circle is...
Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected
Berlin [Germany], August 3: Train services in the German capital, Berlin, will be disrupted for days due to a cable...
Olympics: Macron condemns abuse of opening ceremony artists
Paris [France], August 3: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was "outraged" by the cyberbullying of the Olympic...
Germany: Police stop climate protesters at Hamburg Airport
Hamburg [Germany], August 3: Police in Germany's northern city of Hamburg on Friday said they stopped climate activists from disrupting...
Philippines: 11 people killed after fire erupts in...
Manila [Philippines], August 3: As many as 11 people were killed after a fire erupted in a residential-commercial area in...
US: Donald Trump escalates race attacks on Kamala...
Washington DC [US], August 3: Former US President Donald Trump has continued to raise questions regarding Vice President Kamala Harris'...
Putin meets released Russians at airport
Moscow [Russia], August 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin personally welcomed the return of several Russian citizens who had been...
Over 1,700 schools temporarily closed due to severe...
Yangon [Myanmar], August 2: Over 1,700 schools in nine regions and states across Myanmar have temporarily closed due to severe...
Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush...
New York [US], August 2: A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's challenge to a gag...
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to...
Caracas [Venezuela], August 2: The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on...
North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if...
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2: North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is...
Japan warns of weak yen impact on households...
Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government...
Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2: The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its...
Germany, Poland mark uprising anniversary
Warsaw [Poland], August 2: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Polish President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths together to commemorate the victims...
Philippines delays oil siphoning
Manila [Philippines], August 2: The Philippine Coastguard said on Thursday that operations to drain 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel...
Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief...
Tehran [Iran], August 2: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas...
UN Security Council members fear all-out war
Washington [US], August 2: Countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas's political chief...
Response to Israeli assassination inevitable: Hezbollah
Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said the war with Israel has "entered a new phase" as...
China launches new high-orbit internet-services satellite
Xichang [China], August 2: China sent a new high-orbit internet-services satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch...