World

Five countries pledge personnel for Haiti security mission
New York [US], March 1: The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin and Chad have formally notified the United Nations of their...

Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza, overall death...
Gaza Border [Israel], March 1: Gaza health authorities said Israeli forces on Thursday shot dead more than 100 Palestinians as...

Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war
Moscow [Russia], March 1: President Vladimir Putin told Western countries they risked provoking a nuclear war if they sent troops...

Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end
Bangkok [Thailand], March 1: Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to...

DWE's Dubai Women's Talks kicks off at Sikka...
Dubai [UAE], March 1: Within the framework of the directives of H.H. Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,...

Israeli strikes hit southern Damascus
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 29: Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Wednesday night, according...

Man seriously injured after shooting in Sydney's southwest
Sydney [Australia], February 29: Australian police have confirmed that a man was seriously injured after a shooting in Sydney's southwest...

Australian treasurer warns of economic slowdown ahead of...
Sydney [Australia], February 29: The Australian economy is facing a significant slowdown but will likely avoid a recession, Treasurer Jim...

Troops to Ukraine: Latvia agrees, Spain doesn't
Kiev [Ukraine], February 29: Latvia is not opposed to the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel...

Navalny to be buried in Moscow on Friday
Moscow [Russia], February 29: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison camp on February 16, is to...

Gaza facing imminent famine: UN officials
New York [US], February 29: High ranking officials for United Nations agencies have warned the UN Security Council that thousands...

White House warns of Ukraine's fate amid aid...
Washington [US], February 29: Negotiations at the White House on aid to Ukraine recently did not lead to any agreement,...

America forced to change language because of a...
Washington [US], February 29: According to sources familiar with the matter, Israel's plan to build thousands of additional homes in...

Doctor says President Biden 'healthy enough to work'
Washington [US], February 29: US President Joe Biden exercises at least 5 days a week and is "healthy enough to...

The US CDC recommends that elderly people get...
Washington [US], February 29: The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 28 approved...

Mysterious UFOs suddenly appeared on the battlefield in...
Kiev [Ukraine], February 29: An unidentified flying object (UFO) fell into the field of view of a drone in Ukraine,...

More than 400 flights were canceled, Argentinian aviation...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 29: Hundreds of flights were canceled and tens of thousands of passengers were affected amid a...

US Supreme Court to decide Trump criminal immunity...
Washington [US], February 29: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution...

Lula says he wants to resume diplomatic presence...
Brasilia [Brazil], February 29: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he wanted Brazil to resume having a diplomatic presence...

Pope Francis had CT scan during hospital check-up
Vatican City [Italy], February 29: Pope Francis, who has been suffering from influenza, made a brief trip to a Roman...

Hamas raises stakes in Gaza truce talks by...
Gaza [Israel], February 29: Hamas called for Palestinians to march to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan.

British lawmakers fear for their safety
London [UK], February 29: It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a "genocide enabler" and having "blood on...

South Korea, world's lowest fertility rate plunges again...
Seoul [South Korea], February 29: South Korea's fertility rate, already the world's lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023.

Israeli plan to expand settlements helped trigger US...
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 29: Israel's plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West Bank announced...

Abu Dhabi witnesses 67% annual increase in number...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 29: A new study developed by the Business & Economics Intelligence Sector at the Abu Dhabi...

5-ton caffeine seized in central Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], February 28: Myanmar authorities have seized 5 tons of caffeine in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, according to a...

Biden tells press he hopes for Gaza ceasefire...
Washington [US], February 28: US President Joe Biden on Monday expressed optimism about an imminent ceasefire between Israel and the...