Denmark will ban people under 15 from using social networks
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 9: The Guardian newspaper on October 8 quoted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen as saying that the country will ban people under...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors metal-organic framework structure
Stockholm [Sweden], October 9: This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored three scientists for their work developing structures that have applications in energy storage and...
'Exposing' the paradox at Harvard University
Massachusetts (Boston) [US], October 9: An internal report from Harvard University (USA) has exposed a controversial form of classroom culture at one of the most...
President Trump announces peace agreement in Gaza Strip
Washington [US], October 9: US President Donald Trump and others confirmed that Israel and Hamas have reached a phase one peace deal to end the...
US government fires employee who hid love relationship with Chinese man
Washington [US], October 9: The administration of US President Donald Trump announced on October 8 that it had fired a male employee of the US...
Myanmar accused of attack that killed 20 people, US speaks out
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 9: Reuters today, October 9, quoted several sources confirming that at least 20 people were killed in the latest attack by the...
Hamas says on war anniversary it's ready to reach Gaza deal, but...
Gaza [Palestine], October 9: Hamas said on Tuesday it was ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on President Donald...
Haiti children displaced by violence nearly double in a year
Port au Prince [Haiti], October 9: Spiraling violence in Haiti has displaced 680,000 children, nearly twice as many as a year ago, as armed groups...
France's Macron to name new PM in next 48 hours
Paris [France], October 9: French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, the Elysee palace said in a...
Brazil not planning free public transport soon
Brasilia [Brazil], October 9: Brazil's presidential chief of staff, Rui Costa, said the government has no plans to eliminate public transport fares nationwide this year...
Russia's Putin arrives for summit meetings in Tajikistan
Moscow [Russia], October 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan in Central Asia to attend meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics likely to...
Trump says he may go to the Middle East for Gaza deal
Washington [US], October 9: President Donald Trump said he may travel to the Middle East this weekend as his negotiators seek to seal a Gaza...
Sharjah Media City to showcase projects at Mipcom 2025
Sharjah [UAE], October 9: Sharjah Media City (Shams) is preparing to participate in the international TV and entertainment content fair, Mipcom 2025, held in Cannes,...
Over $7 bn split between humanitarian response, early recovery in Gaza: WHO
New York [US], October 9: Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has stressed "the need to move quickly from crisis response to...
UNICEF calls on Israel to ensure full protection of lives of all...
New York [US], October 9: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) described Gaza as "a hellish war that has devastated children."
Sharjah Ruler congratulates Egyptian President on election of Khaled El-Anany as UNESCO...
Sharjah [UAE], October 9: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has sent a cable of congratulations...
Thunberg fires back after Trump's 'anger management problem' jibe
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has traded fresh barbs with US President Donald Trump after he accused her of having an "anger...
Switched-at-birth Austrians find biological parents after 35 years
Vienna [Austria], October 8: Two girls born prematurely in the Austrian city of Graz almost 35 years ago and inadvertently switched during their time in...
Nobel Prize in Physics goes to trio of US-based quantum scientists
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: The Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John M Martinis "for the discovery...
Trump 'signals' transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
Washington [US], October 8: Reuters reported on October 7 that US President Donald Trump said that a decision has been "almost made" on providing US-made...
Venezuela warns of attack on US embassy
Washington [US], October 8: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on October 6 that his country had warned the United States about a "false flag operation"...
Government still shut down, White House in tension with many states
Washington [US], October 8: Two parallel bills aimed at reopening the US government failed for the fifth time in the Senate, while tensions continued at...
Putin says Russia controls nearly 5,000 square kilometers more in Ukraine
Moscow [Russia], October 8: President Vladimir Putin has announced the areas Russia has taken control of in Ukraine this year, despite Ukraine's previous assertions that...
Pentagon gives green light to US Navy's next fighter jet
Washington [US], October 8: After months of delay, the Pentagon will as early as this week select a contractor to design and build the next...
Israel accused Iran of developing missiles that can reach the US. How...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke out on October 7 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently accused Tehran of...
More than 2 million immigrants have left the US, with another 600,000...
Washington [US], October 8: US federal agencies have been deporting large numbers of illegal immigrants in an ongoing campaign, with the message 'the era of...
Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action
Washington [US], October 8: U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experiments that revealed quantum...