Ukraine orders evacuation of parts of north-east

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 11: Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of all civilians from 37 settlements in the northeast as Russia steps up its attacks...

Yandex founder slams Russia's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 11:ArkadyVolozh, a co-founder of Russia's technology giant Yandex, has described Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as "barbaric".

Iran releases US dual nationals into house arrest, lawyer says

Tehran [Iran], August 11: Iran has released five US-Iranian dual nationals into house arrest, US officials say.

Abdullah bin Zayed, Armenian counterpart discuss bilateral relations

Abu Dhabi [UAE],August 11: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed over the phone with Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign...

Bangladesh's dengue death toll passes 350, with 101 new deaths in August

Dhaka [Bangladesh],August 10:Bangladesh reported 12 dengue deaths on Wednesday, down from 13 a day earlier, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to...

5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 10: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.

Ukraine opens border crossing with Russia for refugee return

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 10: Ukraine has opened a border crossing with Russia that was closed since the war began so that Ukrainian refugees displaced to...

At least 56 injured in blast on factory premises near Moscow

Moscow [Russia], August 10:The injury toll in a violent explosion that rocked a pyrotechnics warehouse in the town of SergiyevPosad, about 70km north-east of Moscow,...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 10:The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit...

Migrant shipwreck off Italy leaves 41 dead

Rome [Italy], August 10: At least 41 people are dead after a boat accident involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA...

11 killed in France holiday home blaze

Paris [France], August 10: Eleven people were killed in eastern France on Wednesday when a fire tore through a holiday lodging being used by a...

Saudi embassy resumes work in Iran after 7 years

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 10:Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran has resumed operations, state media in Iran reported Wednesday, following a thaw in ties seven years...

Norwegian river dam partly collapses

Oslo [Norway], August 10: A dam on a Norwegian river partly collapsed, sending water gushing through a gaping hole in the structure after days of...

US obtained search warrant for Trump's Twitter

Washington [US], August 9: The U.S. special counsel investigating Donald Trump obtained a search warrant for the former president's Twitter account in January and the...

Typhoon Khanun lashes southern Japan

Tokyo [Japan], August 10: Flights were cancelled and trains halted on Wednesday as heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern regions of Japan and South...

Six people killed in Maui wildfire as survivors flee into the ocean

Washington, [US], August 10:Wildfires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane killed at least six people and caused extensive damage on Hawaii's Maui island...

Two killed in clash between Lebanon's Hezbollah, Christian villagers-sources

Beirut [Lebanon], August 10: Two people were killed in Lebanon on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah members and residents of a Christian...

WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

Geneva (Switzerland), August 10:The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a "variant of...

COP28 President-Designate stands with Brazil's President in call for protecting and investing...

Brasilia [Brazil], August 10: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, gave remarks at the Amazon Summit...

July 2023 hottest month on record

Brussels [Belgium], August 9: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea.

Iran to continue nuclear talks with "dignity": president

Tehran [Iran], August 9:Iran's President EbrahimRaisi stated on Tuesday that while the country will continue discussing the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with "dignity,"...

21 million USD stolen via phishing scams in Japan in H1

Tokyo [Japan], August 9: Phishing scams in Japan in the first half (H1) of 2023 resulted in unauthorized money transfers totaling around 3 billion yen...

Dengue cases in Laos spike amid continuous rainfall

Vientiane [Laos], August 9: Health authorities in Laos have reported a significant increase in dengue fever cases across the country, raising concerns among officials and...

New British sanctions target foreign military supplies to Russia

London [UK], August 9:Britain said it is targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's access to foreign military supplies by imposing 25 new sanctions on individuals and...

A quarter of the Greek region of Attica burned in six years

Athens [Greece], August 9: Almost a quarter of Greece's most populous region, Attica, which is home to Athens, has been destroyed by forest fires in...

Georgian premier marks 15-year anniversary of brief war with Russia

Tbilisi [Georgia],August 9:Georgian Prime Minister IrakliGaribashvili commemorated on Tuesday the victims of a brief war with Russia 15 years ago and lamented the loss of...

US slams Zionist 'terror'; home of Palestinian razed

Washington [US], August 9: The United States said Monday that West Bank settlers' killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian was "terror", sharpening its tone on far-right...