Ethiopian PM's party gets big parliamentary majority
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 23: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won another large parliamentary majority in this month's elections, results released by the...
Spain swelters in first official heatwave of 2026
Madrid [Spain], June 23: Tourists and locals in Madrid struggled to cope with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) as first...
Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says
Damascus [Syria], June 23: A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise southern Syria have stalled nearly a year...
Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling
New York [US], June 23: Crisis interventions for young people seeking counselling have more than tripled in recent years with kids still worried about the...
Ukraine may recalibrate its offer of ceasefire with Russia, envoy tells UN
Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine may revise its offer to Russia of a ceasefire along the de facto frontline if the United Nations Security Council...
North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state,...
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 23: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country's position as a nuclear state is the only way to...
Ukraine's Kyiv issues air raid alert, authorities ask people to seek shelter
Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine's capital Kyiv issued an air raid alert authorities in a Telegram post asked people to seek shelter in the early...
All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states
New York [US], June 23: The University of Nebraska Medical Center said on Monday all 18 U.S.-resident passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV cruise ship have...
Starmer 'will resign' as he failed on energy, migration: Trump
London [UK], June 23: US President Donald Trump has said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will resign, in a social media post accusing Starmer of...
Four killed as Ukraine targets fuel depot in Russian-occupied Crimea
Moscow [Russia], June 23: At least four people have been killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, authorities reported on Sunday, as...
Hungary's new PM Magyar plans anti-corruption drive, new constitution
Budapest [Hungary], June 23: Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced a shake-up of the top ranks of state institutions, a crackdown on corruption...
At least 5 killed in Russian drone attacks across Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: At least five people have been killed in Russian attacks at several locations across Ukraine, including a drone strike on the...
3 dead in Philippines high school shooting
Manila [Philippines], June 23: At least three students were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a high school in the eastern Philippines on...
Ebola cases in the Congo top 1,000 with more than 250 deaths
Nairobi [Kenya], June 23: Just over a month after the start of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of...
Miguel apologises to fans, says Al Annabi gearing up for Bosnia &...
Doha [Qatar], June 22: Qatar's national football team is doing its best to overcome the setback of their unexpected big loss to Canada in their...
Trump threatens new attacks as US-Iran peace talks open
New York [US], June 22: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to restart war with Iran even as Vice President JD Vance met Iranian officials for...
Ramiro Valdes, lauded as hero of Cuban revolution, dies at 94
Havana [Cuba], June 22: Ramiro Valdes, one of Fidel Castro's earliest collaborators who was lauded at home as a hero of the Cuban revolution, has...
Bolivia crisis begins easing, air force jet crashes
Sucre [Bolivia], June 22: A day of fragile gains in Bolivia saw major roadblocks cleared for the first time in weeks on Sunday, but progress...
Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take action if under threat
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22: Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said, adding...
UK train collision leaves 28 in hospital
London [UK], June 22: Twenty eight people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains collided near Bedford, police have...
Much of France under highest heat alert as temperatures soar
Paris [France], June 22: Much of France has been placed under the highest heat alert as temperatures are expected to climb to as high as...
Some 92% of Israelis see Iran as victor in war: Poll
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22: An overwhelming majority of 92% of Israelis believe that Iran has emerged as the winner from the war launched by...
UN Security Council warns of atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on...
New York [US], June 22: Members of the UN Security Council on Saturday warned of possible atrocities and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as...
Three men dead after fire in west London
London [UK], June 22: Three people have died following a fire in London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said. The fire service said they...
Ethiopia ruling party wins general election
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22: Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has come out on top in the country's parliamentary elections...
Iran stays diplomatic as Trump threatens attacks during talks
Tehran [Iran] / Geneva [Switzerland], June 22: The Iranian delegation involved in talks with US representatives in Switzerland has voiced its protest at threats by...
Trump renews attacks on Meloni as feud over G7 photo escalates
Washington DC [US], June 21: US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, deepening a rift between the...