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Iran executes four convicted of Israeli bomb plot

Iran executes four convicted of Israeli bomb plot

Tehran [Iran], January 30: Iran has executed four men it says were linked to an Israeli intelligence operation.

Residents urged to stay indoors as heavy storm hits northern Norway

Residents urged to stay indoors as heavy storm...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 30: Police urged residents to stay indoors on Monday as a heavy storm hit northern Norway, causing...

Russian President Putin to visit Turkey in February, says Kremlin

Russian President Putin to visit Turkey in February,...

Moscow [Russia], January 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin is still planning to visit Turkey in February, the first time he...

Cameron urged to act as dual national Kara-Murza vanishes from prison

Cameron urged to act as dual national Kara-Murza...

London [UK], January 30: Family and friends of jailed British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza have become increasingly concerned about his fate...

Houthis open seized ship to sightseers

Houthis open seized ship to sightseers

Hodeidah [Yemen], January 30: More than two months after Yemen's Houthi rebels captured the Galaxy Leader cargo ship and detained...

King Charles III, Kate back home after surgeries

King Charles III, Kate back home after surgeries

London [UK], January 30: King Charles III and Catherine, Princess of Wales, rested at their homes Monday after both left...

Biden faces pressure to strike Iran after US troops killed

Biden faces pressure to strike Iran after US...

Washington [US], January 30: The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more by Iran-backed militants is piling...

Israel accuses 190 UN staff of being 'hardened' militants

Israel accuses 190 UN staff of being 'hardened'...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 30: An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a...

Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding tourists

Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding...

Lima [Peru], January 30: Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America's most popular heritage...

World Court to rule on jurisdiction in Russia

World Court to rule on jurisdiction in Russia

Moscow [Russia], January 30: The United Nations' highest court will rule whether it will hear a case in which Ukraine...

France pushing for EU law change as farmers target Paris

France pushing for EU law change as farmers...

Paris [France], January 30: French President Emmanuel Macron is to push for changes to European Union (EU) legislation to address...

Japan's SLIM 'Sniper' starts investigating the moon

Japan's SLIM 'Sniper' starts investigating the moon

Tokyo [Japan], January 30: A mere four months after Japan's first attempt to land on the moon ended in failure,...

Mansour bin Zayed witnesses UAE Central Bank's Golden Jubilee

Mansour bin Zayed witnesses UAE Central Bank's Golden...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman...

UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on US military base near Jordan-Syria Border

UAE strongly condemns terrorist attack on US military...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a US military...

UAE President sends written invitation to Qatar's Emir to participate in World Government Summit 2024

UAE President sends written invitation to Qatar's Emir...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a written message to...

Chinese ice sculpture, lantern exhibition opens in Norway

Chinese ice sculpture, lantern exhibition opens in Norway

Beijing [China], January 29: An exhibition featuring Chinese ice sculptures and lanterns opened in Oslo on Sunday, drawing crowds of...

GM Quader made Bangladesh's leader of opposition in parliament

GM Quader made Bangladesh's leader of opposition in...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 29: Bangladesh's Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader has been made leader of the opposition in the...

Chinese national flag raised in Nauru after nearly 19 years of hiatus

Chinese national flag raised in Nauru after nearly...

Yaren [Nauru], January 29: A Chinese national flag-raising ceremony was held on Monday in Nauru by a Chinese diplomatic team,...

Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged students

Australian universities call for free places for disadvantaged...

Sydney [Australia], January 29: The peak body for Australia's universities has urged the government to fund free degrees in areas...

Japan's space agency says lunar probe begins functioning

Japan's space agency says lunar probe begins functioning

Tokyo [Japan], January 29: Japan's lunar probe, which was switched off after its moon touchdown earlier as its solar cells...

Russian forces shoot down 7 Ukrainian rockets, 28 drones in a day: Ministry

Russian forces shoot down 7 Ukrainian rockets, 28...

Moscow [Russia], Januaru 29: Russian air defences have shot down seven missiles fired from HIMARS and Vampire systems, as well...

First round of presidential election begins in Finland

First round of presidential election begins in Finland

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 29: After 12 years under the leadership of popular President Sauli Niinisto, Finland on Sunday began the...

Lazzarini warns Gaza aid mission could collapse if funding withdrawn

Lazzarini warns Gaza aid mission could collapse if...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 29: The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has...

President Erdogan believes criminals attacking church in Istanbul will be found

President Erdogan believes criminals attacking church in Istanbul...

Ankara [Turkey], January 29: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following an armed attack on the Italian Catholic Church in Istanbul...

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West Africa...

Niamey [Niger], January 29: The juntas that rule Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced on Sunday the immediate withdrawal of...

Media reports hopeful of a deal in Paris talks to free Gaza hostages

Media reports hopeful of a deal in Paris...

Washington [US], January 29: Talks to secure a ceasefire and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza were...

US forces in Jordan suffered a deadly attack, President Biden issued a statement

US forces in Jordan suffered a deadly attack,...

Washington [US], January 29: US President Joe Biden said on January 28 that three US soldiers were killed and many...