Saudi Arabia commends sisterly countries' rejection of Netanyahu's statement on displacement of...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 9: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia appreciated the condemnation, disapproval and total rejection announced by the brotherly countries towards what Benjamin...
Innovations reshaping transport industry: WIPO
Geneva [Switzerland], February 8: A new report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has revealed that innovation in the global transport sector is increasingly...
EU says US sanctions threaten ICC's independence
New York [US], February 8: The EU on Friday warned sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) threaten its independence and the wider judicial system,...
Donald Trump hails security partnership with Japan, announces $1 bBillion defence sales
New York [US], February 8: US President Donald Trump, while reaffirming the military partnership between the US and Japan, revealed that Japan has committed to...
"To err is human, to forgive divine": Musk on bringing back DOGE...
Washington [US], February 8: A fresh row has erupted in the US after Elon Musk announced that he would rehire a former Department of Government...
Israel attacks Lebanon amid ceasefire
Jerusalem [Israel], February 8: The Times of Israel reported yesterday (February 7) that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on February 6 that it had...
New developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Kiev [Ukraine], February 8: Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on February 6 that the country had received the first batch of Mirage 2000 fighter jets from...
The US promotes streamlining the government apparatus
New York [US], February 8: Reuters yesterday quoted a White House source saying that more than 60,000 of about 2 million federal employees have agreed...
Aviation hazards from flocks of birds,
Seoul [South Korea], February 8: South Korean authorities have ordered the installation of bird-detecting cameras and radar systems at all airports in the country following...
Judge blocks Trump administration from suspending 2,200 USAID employees
New York [US], February 8: US District Court Judge Carl Nichols on February 7 approved a decision requiring the US government to stop forcing thousands...
Trump may meet Zelensky next week, Ukraine ready
New York [US], February 8: "I'll probably meet with President Zelensky next week. And I'll probably talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin. I want to...
Continued clashes in DRC's South Kivu trigger mass displacement: UN
Washington DC [US], February 8: With hostilities subsiding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s occupied Goma City in North Kivu province, UN humanitarians...
U.S. adds 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth
Washington DC [US], February 8: U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid slowing job growth, with the unemployment rate edging down to 4.0 percent,...
Roundup: Flu cases surge across U.S.
Los Angeles [California], February 8: Flu cases are surging across the United States, forcing some schools to cancel classes or pivot to remote learning.
New York live poultry markets shut down to rein in bird flu
Albany [New York], February 8: New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that live poultry markets in New York City, and Westchester, Suffolk, and...
Canada's employment increases in January
Ottawa [Canada], February 8: Canada's employment increased by 76,000, or 0.4 percent, in January for the third consecutive month, Statistics Canada said Friday.
U.S. stocks slump amid Trump's reciprocal tariff plans
Albany [New York], February 8: U.S. stocks tanked on Friday, as traders were unsettled by a mix of tariff and inflation news that added to...
Trudeau says Trump's threat to annex Canada "real"
Ottawa [Canada], February 8: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing," local...
Countries vow 'unwavering' support for ICC, as Trump hits it with sanctions
Washington DC [US], February 8: Dozens of countries have expressed "unwavering support" for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions...
Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding...
Washington DC [US], February 8: More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if U.S. President Donald...
Russia sees no chance to resume peace talks with Japan: official
Moscow [Russia], February 7: Russia currently sees no opportunity of resuming peace treaty negotiations with Japan due to Tokyo's confrontational stance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister...
7 killed in floods, landslides in northeast Brazil
Sao Paulo [Brazil], February 7: Seven people were killed in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the Brazilian northeastern state of Pernambuco, the...
Israel strikes southern, eastern Lebanon amid ceasefire
Beirut [Lebanon], February 7: Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on Thursday, targeting several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, state-run National News Agency...
Macron invites Syrian interim president to visit France in the coming weeks
Paris [France], February 7: French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken on the phone with new Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and invited him to visit...
UN chief Guterres calls for full Gaza ceasefire, rejects 'ethnic cleansing'
New York [US], February 7: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all...
Trump's top diplomat pulls out of G20 foreign ministers' meeting in South...
Washington [US], February 7: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused South Africa of "anti-Americanism" and said he would not be attending a meeting of...
Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists
London [UK], February 7: Last month was the world's warmest January on record raising further questions about the pace of climate change, scientists say.