UN's migration body says human trafficking for online fraud rising rapidly
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29: The United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of people are being exploited by...
Hungary launches anti-corruption body as former PM Orban's party cries foul
Budapest [Hungary], July 29: Hungary's parliament has voted to establish a new agency to support law enforcement in the fight against corruption. The new National...
EU summons Russian envoy over Romanian airspace incursion
Brussels [Belgium], July 29: The European Union has summoned Moscow's diplomatic envoy to Brussels in response to a Russian drone entering Romanian airspace last week.
Gunmen kill top local official in Afghanistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29: Gunmen assassinated a senior Taliban government official in Afghanistan's north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Tuesday, the Afghan Ministry of Information and...
Oman presents Iran with plan for voluntary fees to use Hormuz
Muscat [Oman], July 29: Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees...
Israeli ex-generals urge Trump to push Netanyahu on 'settler terror'
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 29: Hundreds of former Israeli military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials are asking United States President Donald Trump to urge Israeli Prime...
UN troops find 4 tonnes of explosives in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], July 29: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Tuesday it had discovered nearly four metric tonnes of explosive material,...
Houthis want to copy Iran's Hormuz control in the Red Sea: Yemeni...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 29: Yemen's Houthi movement is aiming to replicate Iran's strategy in the Strait of Hormuz by controlling shipping flows in the...
Iran executes two more men over deadly protest violence in Isfahan
Tehran [Iran], July 29: Two men have been executed in Iran in connection with protests earlier this year, having been accused of involvement in the...
Israel and Lebanon to meet for further talks in Rome: US State...
Washington [US], July 29: A fresh round of direct talks between Israel and Lebanon will take place in Rome in early August, the US State...
Ceasefire in Iran is to allow for negotiations, says Trump
Washington DC [US], July 28: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had halted the latest attacks on Iran for now to give...
Iraqi PM orders investigation into Saudi allegations
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has ordered security authorities to investigate Saudi Arabia's allegation that drones targeting the kingdom were launched...
Protests erupt in Libya's Tripoli as anger grows over prolonged power cuts,...
Tripoli [Libya], July 28: Protesters in Libya's capital, Tripoli, have shut down roads and public buildings across the city as a civil disobedience campaign, launched...
'US could launch ground offensive in Iran'
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28: Pakistani intelligence officials believe US President Donald Trump could order a ground offensive in Iran, sources told DPA on Monday. ...
Congo Ebola death toll rises to 1,405: Officials
Nairobi [Kenya], July 28: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has continued to spread, with 1,405 people having died from the virus...
Israel launches military incursion into Syria
Damascus [Syria], July 27: The head of the United Nations has condemned the persistent violation of Syria's sovereignty, as Israel's forces reportedly carried out new...
Israeli crackdown in occupied West Bank intensifies as settlers cause mayhem
Gaza City [Gaza], July 27: The Israeli military has launched an aggressive crackdown in the occupied West Bank, storming several towns and villages and detaining...
Oil tanker explodes in Strait of Hormuz
Washington DC [US], July 27: An oil tanker has reportedly struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on...
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Noul makes landfall in China
Beijing [China], July 27: Typhoon Noul has hit southern China, including Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region and prompting the...
Israeli air strike in Gaza kills two Hamas security officials
Gaza City [Gaza], July 27: An Israeli air strike has killed two Hamas security officials including Colonel Wael Musa Al-Ladawi, a senior officer who was...
Tunisians mark 5th year of emergency rule with calls for Saied to...
Tunis [Tunisia], July 27: Thousands of Tunisians rallied in the capital to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied, denouncing worsening living conditions, democratic backsliding...
Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank
Beijing [China], July 27: At least 18 people are missing in the South China Sea after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank.
Bolsonaro son nominated as Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 26: Brazilian right-wing politician Flavio Bolsonaro has been nominated as his party's presidential candidate and will face left-wing incumbent Luiz...
Trump returns to press dinner after April shooting scare
Washington [US], July 26: US President Donald Trump returned to the White House correspondents' dinner on Friday, three months after a shooting incident forced the...
Wildfires in Spain, France force evacuation of more than 250,000
Paris [France], July 26: More than 250,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts in the face of massive, uncontained wildfires in...
Zelensky expects Russia to deploy further 30,000 N Korean troops
Kiev [Ukraine], July 26: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects North Korea to provide Russia with further troops and heavy weapons for its war against Ukraine,...
Guterres arrives in Syria for first UN secretary-general visit in over 15...
Beirut [Lebanon], July 26: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday, marking the first visit by a UN chief to the country in...