Joint statement on international, regional affairs issued following 29th GCC-EU Ministerial Meeting
Brussels [Belgium], October 10: The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) held their 29th ministerial meeting in Kuwait,...
Outgoing French PM tasked to lead 'last-ditch' talks on ending crisis
Paris [France], October 10: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to hold final talks with political parties to find...
Czech Republic to have new prime minister, Ukraine aid likely to be...
Prague [Czech Republic], October 6: The right-wing ANO party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won parliamentary elections on October 4, casting a dark...
Typhoon Matmo hits China, hundreds of thousands evacuated
Beijing [China], October 6: Typhoon Matmo made landfall in southern China during the holiday season, causing many activities to be canceled and hundreds of thousands...
Pharaoh's tomb opens in Valley of the Kings after 20 years
Cairo [Egypt], October 6: Egyptian authorities on October 4 opened the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor city, after more than 20 years of...
Pope Leo XIV calls for help for immigrants after criticizing Trump
Vatican City, October 6: Pope Leo XIV has called on the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to care for immigrants, delivering a message of welcome to...
Putin: Tomahawk missile aid to Ukraine will 'destroy' Russia-US relations
Moscow [Russia], October 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that if the US provided Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russian...
Trump announces US attack on another 'drug boat' off Venezuela
Washington [US], October 6: President Donald Trump said the US military has attacked another ship it said was carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela...
Syria holds first elections since fall of al-Assad regime
Damascus [Syria], October 6: Syria on October 5 held its first parliamentary elections since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad's regime late last year.
President Trump sends California National Guard to Oregon
Washington [US], October 6: The administration of US President Donald Trump has mobilized the California National Guard to Portland, Oregon, and state leaders have announced...
The world economy is in trouble because of the US government shutdown
Washington [US], October 6: The US government shutdown due to the failure of the Republican and Democratic parties to agree on a budget plan is...
Hundreds of trekkers escape from blizzard-struck Everest
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 8: Hundreds of trekkers stranded by a blizzard near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet had been guided to safety...
Netanyahu faces far-right backlash as Trump presses to end Gaza war
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 6: A rift within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition is emerging as a flashpoint in efforts to end the...
Macron loyalist picked to fix budget mess
Paris [France], October 6: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named Roland Lescure, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, as finance minister in a new...
France names new government amid political turmoil
Paris [France], October 6: President Emmanuel Macron's office unveiled a new cabinet to be led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, whose most pressing - and...
Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free...
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 6: Hamas officials arrived in Egypt on Sunday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a...
Mass layoffs will start if shutdown talks 'going nowhere'
Washington [US], October 6: The Trump administration will start mass layoffs of federal workers if President Donald Trump decides negotiations with congressional Democrats to end...
New French government appointed
Paris [France], October 6: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unveiled key members of his new government on Sunday.
Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago
Chicago [Illinois], October 5: U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced...
Malawi's Mutharika sworn in for second term as president
London [UK], October 5: Malawi's Peter Mutharika vowed to root out government corruption and rebuild an ailing economy after he was sworn in for a...
Police scuffle with protesters outside Chicago ICE facility
Chicago [Illinois], October 5: Police arrested several people as hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in suburban Chicago that...
Trump asks Israel to stop bombing Gaza
Gaza City [Gaza], October 5: President Donald Trump told Israel to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and some other terms...
Church of England names first female Archbishop
London [UK], October 5: The Church of England named Sarah Mullally on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to serve as...
Thousands rally in Lisbon in support of Gaza and detained Portuguese citizens
Lisbon [Portugal], October 5: More than 3,000 people gathered in downtown Lisbon on Saturday to show solidarity with Palestinians and demand the release of three...
Former PM Babis' ANO party wins Czech election
Prague [Czech Election], October 5: The Czech Republic's opposition ANO party, led by former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, has won the country's parliamentary election, according...
Two dead, five injured after shooting in Nice
Paris [France], October 5: Two people have been shot dead and five others injured, some seriously, in the southern French coastal city of Nice, officials...
Dozens injured in Russian attack on Ukraine railway station
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 5: At least 30 people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Ukraine's north-eastern Sumy region,...