'Fukushima water discharge plans as per standards'

Tokyo [Japan], July 5: Plans by the Japanese authorities to discharge treated cooling water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are consistent with international...

Afghan Taleban order women's beauty parlours to shut

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5: Afghanistan's Taleban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed Tuesday, the...

Thai House picks compromise speaker as progressives seek to form govt

Bangkok [Thailand], July 5: The Thai parliament appointed a compromise candidate to the powerful role of House speaker on Tuesday, potentially complicating progressive party leader...

France protest violence drops sharply

Paris [France], July 5: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the "deeper reasons" for the country's...

Xi urges SCO solidarity, Putin praises support

New Delhi [India], July 5: China's Xi Jinping urged the leaders of Russia, Iran and other Shanghai alliance states on Tuesday to boost ties and...

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

Washington [US], July 5: Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 bln climate pledge

London [UK], July 5: The British government said that claims it was dropping its International Climate Finance pledge are false, after the Guardian reported the...

Biden says gun violence 'tearing communities apart'

Washington [US], July 5: President Joe Biden said gun violence was tearing apart U.S. communities after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth claimed...

White powder found at White House identified as cocaine

Washington [US], July 5: A white powder found inside the White House late on Sunday was identified by Washington's fire department and emergency services as...

Divided Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex unions

London [UK], July 5: The Church of England's governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for same-sex couples when it gathers...

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 5: Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, long the...

Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

Cairo [Egypt], July 5: Türkiye and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals to restore normal diplomatic relations.

COP28 to focus on delivering real results for Global South

Havana [Cuba], July 5: COP28 President-Delegate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, today delivered a virtual address at the meeting of G77 + China Ministers and High...

UAE to establish field hospital in Amdjarass, Chad to support Sudanese refugees

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 5: Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has begun to build a...

Egypt to invest US$1.8 bn in ambitious offshore gas exploration plans: Minister

Vienna [Austria], July 5: Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, said his country has ambitious US$1.8 billion offshore exploration plans...

UAE ambassador to Moldova pays official visit to Chisinau

Chisinau [Moldova], July 5: Salem Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, paid an official visit to the...

Sweden to face soaring electricity prices for another winter: expert

Stockholm [Sweden], July 4: Electricity in Sweden could become exceptionally expensive for another winter, the Swedish Energy Agency said on Monday.

Australian police intercept $3 mn drug smuggling

Sydney [Australia], July 4: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged two men over their alleged involvement in a transnational crime syndicate that imported 84 kg...

Manila tourism office cuts ties to ad agency that used foreign photos

Manila [Philippines], July 4: The Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday that it was terminating a contract with a local ad agency after...

EU's von der Leyen vows to bring Putin to justice

Brussels [Belgium], July 4: The EU's top official vowed on Monday to leave "no stone unturned" when it comes to making Russian President Vladimir Putin...

US Treasury secretary to visit Beijing amid heightened tensions

Washington [US], July 4: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing on Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced on Sunday.

Israeli aggression against Jenin widely condemned

Doha [Qatar], July 4: Several Arab, Islamic countries and international organisations have denounced continuous Israeli aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp in...

HK police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas activists

Hong Kong, July 4: Hong Kong police offered on Monday HK$1 million bounties for information leading to the capture of eight prominent democracy activists based...

Ukraine war probe office opens in Hague

The Hague [Netherlands], July 4: An international office to probe Russia for the war crime of aggression opened in The Hague on Monday in...

Dead fish wash up ashore in drought-hit Iraq

Bagdad[Iraq], July 4: Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore in southeast Iraq, prompting an official investigation into the wildlife disaster that officials said Monday...

9 Palestinians killed in 'open war' by Zionists

Jenin [Palestine], July 4: Zionist forces killed nine Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank in what the army labelled an...

US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth

Washington [US], July 4: In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now, a growing number of federal...