Swedish court convicts four men over Islamic State involvement

Stockholm [Sweden], February 18: Four men have been convicted in Sweden for their involvement in a Somali branch of the terrorist militia Islamic State, the...

Paris hosts emergency summit on Ukraine war as Trump sparks alarm

Paris [France], February 18: European leaders were gathering on Monday for an emergency summit to discuss plans by US President Donald Trump to end the...

UN judge deceived woman to work as slave while studying, court told

London [UK], February 18: A United Nations criminal tribunal judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while...

Kremlin welcomes special Paris summit

Moscow [Russia], February 18: Russia has welcomed the emergency summit on the Ukraine war organized by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday.

UK's Starmer to meet Trump in Washington next week

London [UK], February 18: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump next week, Starmer's office in London has confirmed.

Far from satisfied, near concerned

Hawaii [US], February 17: The archipelago lies between the US state of Hawaii and New Zealand. China's close ties with the Cook Islands are seen...

Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump

Jerusalem [Israel], February 17: Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block...

Five Iraqi banks to be banned from US dollar transactions

Tehran [Iraq], February 17: Iraq's central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings...

Trump says he could meet with Putin 'very soon' on Ukraine

New York [US], February 17: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he could meet "very soon" with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...

US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office

New York [US], February 17: U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the...

Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State

Vienna [Austria], February 17: The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town of Villach had sworn allegiance...

Egypt, Jordan emphasise necessity of starting reconstruction of Gaza Strip without displacing...

Cairo [Egypt], February 17: Egypt and Jordan emphasised the necessity of immediately starting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, without displacing the Palestinians from their...

UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

New York [US], February 17: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the latest round of hostage releases in Gaza and the continued implementation of the...

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

Kentucky [US], February 17: At least eight people have died after a powerful storm swept through Kentucky, resulting in flooding that inundated roads and homes,...

Washington, Moscow will now focus on peace, not war, says Kremlin

Moscow [Russia], February 17: Moscow and Washington will from now on focus on peace, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with television host...

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armies in Kursk

Kiev [Ukraine], February 17: Russian and Ukrainian troops again engaged in heavy fighting in the western Russian region of Kursk, the Ukrainian General Staff said...

Talks about phase two of Gaza ceasefire to continue this week: US

Washington [US], February 17: Talks about the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and exchange of Israeli hostages for imprisoned Palestinians are set to...

Paris to hold meeting on Ukraine with European countries today

Paris [France], February 17: European leaders will discuss US President Donald Trump's plans to end the Ukraine war in the French capital on Monday, French...

Munich Security Conference ends with message of hope for EU expansion

Munich [Germany], February 17: The Munich Security Conference drew to a close on Sunday with a promising message for EU candidate countries Albania and Montenegro.

Protests escalate in Germany's Munich

Munich [Germany], February 17: Opposing protests took place in the southern German city of Munich on Sunday following a deadly car-ramming attack that killed two...

Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

Bamako [Mali], February 17: More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday.

Hamas says three of its police officers killed in Gaza attack

Jerusalem [Israel], February 17: Three Hamas police officers have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Sunday.

Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft near island

Taipei [Taiwan], February 17: Taiwan has detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island as a Canadian warship passed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's...

He who saves his country does not violate any law, says US...

Washington [US], February 17: US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism after using a paraphrased quote attributed to the self-crowned French emperor Napoleon suggesting he...

Iranian, Lebanese FMs discuss resolution of "snag" in Tehran-Beirut flights

Tehran [Iran], February 16: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Rajji, on Saturday discussed how to resolve the "snag" in...

Italy backs President Sergio Mattarella after scathing attack from Moscow

Rome [Italy], February 16: Italian President Sergio Mattarella has received cross-party support following a scathing attack from a Russian government spokeswoman regarding his remarks on...

Ukrainian president says time has come for 'armed forces of Europe'

Munich [Germany], February 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "armed forces of Europe" as he addressed the Munich Security...