1,432 Bangladeshis killed in work-related incidents in 2023

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 30: A total of 1,432 workers were killed in Bangladesh due to different occupational accidents in 2023, said a local development organization.

Biden urges Congress to take urgent action on security aid to Ukraine

Washington [US], December 30: US President Joe Biden reiterated the call for the Congress to pass "without any further delay" a bill on funding vital...

Maine elections official disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot

Washington [US], December 30: Maine disqualified Donald Trump from the state ballot in next year's U.S. presidential primary election, becoming the second state to bar...

Russia's biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], December 30: Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting...

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas rages after nearly 200 killed in...

Gaza [Palestine], December 30: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly...

Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen says AI created fake cases in court filing

New York [US], December 30: Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former fixer and lawyer, said in court papers unsealed on Friday that he mistakenly gave his...

Mexico, US agree to cooperate on border amid migrant surge

Matamoros [Mexico], December 30: Mexico and the United States have agreed to strengthen efforts to regulate migration, officials said on Thursday.

Germany: Flooded safari park relocates smaller animals

Lower Saxony [Germany], December 30: Large portions of the premises of the Serengeti Park zoo and outdoor leisure park in northern Germany were totally submerged...

Arab Strategy Forum commences on 3rd January in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], December 30: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, the...

ERC participates in Zayed Charity Marathon in Egypt, contributes to alleviating suffering...

Cairo [Egypt], December 30: A delegation of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority visited, in Egypt, 'Al Nas' Hospital, the largest free-of-charge hospital for the treatment...

UAE authorities extradite the accused Gergely Franc to Belgium

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 30: Today, on December 29th 2023, the UAE authorities have extradited Gergely Franc, an Albanian national, charged with premeditated murder, to...

Venezuela launches military operation against "threat" from Britain

Caracas [Venenzuela], December 29: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered a "joint military action" by the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) in eastern Venezuela...

Egypt seals 29 oil, gas deals in 2023: ministry

Cairo [Egypt], December 29: The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on Thursday that 29 agreements with a total investment of about 1.2...

Pakistan's anti-narcotics force seizes over 2,000 kg of drugs

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan seized over 2,000 kg of narcotics in five separate operations across the country over...

Israeli army raids Ramallah, occupied West Bank cities

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: Israeli forces have launched their most intense raids yet on cities in the occupied West Bank as they pressed on...

'Every day a struggle for survival:' 40% of Gazans at risk of...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: As hostilities between Israel and Hamas show no sign of abating, 40 percent of the civilian population in the Gaza...

Egypt makes proposal to halt Gaza war, but is yet to receive...

Cairo [Egypt], December 29: Egypt has proposed a plan to halt the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza but has not yet received any...

Ten dead, over 60 injured in Turkey traffic accident

Ankara [Turkey], December 29: At least 10 people were killed and 61 injured after a multiple-vehicle collision in northern Turkey on Thursday, state media reported.

German sea rescue groups save some 200 migrants

Rome [Italy], December 29: Sea rescuers from German aid organizations have taken more than 200 migrants on board their ships in the central Mediterranean in...

China advocates solving Red Sea tensions through dialogue

Beijing [China], December 29: Beijing advocates solving pressing regional problems, including the current tensions in the Red Sea, through dialogue and political consultations, Chinese Defense...

S Korea's Yoon orders army to retaliate in case enemy attacks

Seoul [South Korea], December 29: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered the armed forces during his visit to a front-line army unit on Thursday to...

Travel disrupted, thousands without power after Storm Gerrit

London [UK], December 29: Thousands of homes remained without power and motorists and rail passengers faced continued disruption after Storm Gerrit battered the country.

Thousands of Palestinians flee central Gaza as Israeli troops advance

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: An estimated 150,000 Palestinians are being forced to flee areas of central Gaza, the UN has said, as Israeli forces...

US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane ready for launch to higher orbit

Washington [US], December 29: After weeks of false starts and delays, SpaceX teams prepared again to launch the military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane on its...

Terraform Labs sold unregistered securities, US judge rules in SEC case

Washington [US], December 29: A federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on claims that Terraform Labs and its founder...

Israeli tanks push deep into central Gaza town, air strike kills 20...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 29: Israeli tanks thrust deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens...

ongo rules out election re-run as observers flag irregularities

Washington [US], December 29: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the main...