Passengers evacuate Delta plane after engine fire at Orlando airport in Florida
Tallahassee [Florida], April 22: Passengers have been forced to evacuate a Delta plane after an engine caught fire while on the tarmac at Orlando International...
Arab world pays tribute to late Pope
Beirut [Lebanon], April 22: Leaders across the Arab world on Monday honoured Pope Francis, who died aged 88 at his residence in the Vatican, with...
UK prison officers want to use electric stun guns
London [UK], April 22: Prison officers in the United Kingdom are calling on the government to allow the use of electric stun guns in the...
President Trump says 'hopefully' Russia, Ukraine will make a deal this week
Moscow [Russia], April 22: US President Donald Trump has sounded an optimistic note in the Ukraine conflict.
Israel denies entry to group of left-wing French politicians
Jerusalem [Israel], April 22: Israel has refused to allow a group of left-wing French politicians to enter the country, officials confirmed to DPA on Monday.
Iran to brief China as it accuses Israel of 'undermining' US nuclear...
Tehran [Iran], April 22: Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks with the United States on...
Houthis report casualties in US airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sana'a
Washington DC [US], April 22: US airstrikes targeting Yemen's capital killed 12 people and wounded 34 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.
Palestinian Red Crescent says Israeli probe into Gaza aid workers' killings not...
Jerusalem [Palestine], April 22: The Palestinian Red Crescent called on Monday for a "serious investigation" into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza last...
Carney ahead in polls as Canada enters last week of election campaign
Ottawa [Canada], April 22: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, ahead in polls in the run-up to an April 28 election, renewed calls on Monday for...
US finalizes tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports
Washington DC [US], April 22: U.S. trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up...
Catholics around the world mourn 'humble' Pope Francis
Washington DC [US], April 22: Members of the 1.4 billion-member global Catholic community expressed grief on Monday at the death of Pope Francis aged 88,...
Japan's Nomura to buy Macquarie's US, European asset management units for $1.8...
Tokyo [Japan], April 22: Japanese investment bank Nomura will acquire Macquarie Group'spublic asset management operations in the United States and Europe for A$2.8 billion ($1.8...
"Sinners" tops N. American box office on opening weekend
Los Angeles [US], April 21: Warner Bros. Pictures' horror film "Sinners" took the top spot at the North American box office on its opening weekend...
African Space Agency's headquarters inaugurated in Egypt's Cairo
Cairo [Egypt], April 21: Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo.
Easter truce declared by Russia expires without extension
Moscow [Russia], April 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued no orders to extend the Easter truce which has expired on Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry...
US VP Vance discusses thorny issue of migration with Vatican
Vatican, April 21: US Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican's top diplomats, discussing the politically fraught issue of migration months after Pope...
IAEA head Rafael Grossi confident after second round of US-Iran nuclear talks
Rome [Italy], April 21: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi has expressed optimism on talks between the United States and Iran on Tehran's...
Safe return to Earth for US and Russian astronauts
Moscow [Russia], April 21: After seven months on the International Space Station (ISS), a US citizen and two Russians have returned safely to Earth.
Macron to make state visit to UK before Trump
London [UK], April 21: Emmanuel Macron will be granted a state visit before Donald Trump's expected trip in September as Britain seeks closer ties with...
Kiev, Moscow trade allegations of Easter ceasefire violations
Kyiv [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], April 21: Moscow and Kiev traded allegations of Easter ceasefire breaches on Sunday with both sides reporting mass drone and artillery attacks.
Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks
Gaza [Gaza City], April 21: Palestinian Christians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem have marked a second sombre Easter under punishing conditions and...
Two killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], April 21: Two people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, authorities said.
Ukraine seeks apology from Fox News
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 21: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized US broadcaster Fox News after the network mistakenly identified Kiev as a Russian city in...
German police continue search for gunman
Frankfurt [Germany], April 21: Police were continuing their search on Sunday for the gunman who shot and killed two men in a town north of...
Pope grants brief Easter Sunday audience to US Vice President Vance
Rome [Italy], April 21: Pope Francis granted a brief audience to US Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday morning, a Vatican spokesman said.
Boy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach
Washington DC [US], April 21: A nine-year-old boy has died after being caught between rocks on the NSW Mid North Coast, taking the number of...
Russia, Ukraine swap 492 prisoners of war
Moscow [Russia], April 20: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 492 prisoners, said the Russian Defense Ministry.