17 countries launch framework to protect critical underwater infrastructure

Singapore, May 31: Seventeen countries, including Singapore, launched on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue a framework to protect critical underwater infrastructure.

Suspected Ebola cases in Congo rise to 1,028

Washington [US], May 31: Congolese ​authorities have 1,028 suspected ​cases ​of Ebola, Health ⁠Minister Samuel ​Roger ​Kamba told reporters late Friday, ​up ​from 906 the...

WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Washington [US], May 31: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday visited Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where...

UAE boats dominate sprint race as Victory takes pole position for Sardinia...

Dubai [UAE], May 31: Team Victory continued their stellar performance at the opening of the Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy, the opening round of...

Shenzhou-22 return capsule touches down, astronauts all sound

Jiuquan [China], May 30: The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou-21 mission returned to Earth safely on Friday evening aboard the Shenzhou-22 crewed spaceship, wrapping up...

5.0-magnitude quake hits China's Xinjiang

Beijing [China], May 30: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Toksun County in Turpan City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday, according to the...

UAE President, VPs offer condolences to Emir of Qatar on passing of...

Dubai [UAE], May 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad...

UAE President, VPs offer condolences to Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 30: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Dr Rashad Al-Alimi, Chairman...

DRC identifies 1,028 suspected Ebola cases

Punia [DRC], May 30: The Democratic Republic of the Congo announced Friday that it has identified 1,028 suspected cases of Ebola, rising from 906 cases...

Strikes kill several after Israel declares southern Lebanon 'combat zone'

Beirut [Lebanon], May 29: Several members of a family were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Thursday, health authorities said, as tensions between...

Hanover customs officers seized record quantities of drugs in 2025

Emden [Germany], May 29: Hanover customs seized a total of almost 2 metric tons of drugs during its investigations in northern Germany last year.

New government takes office in Latvia with Kulbergs as prime minister

Riga [Latvia], May 29: Latvia has a new government, two weeks after former prime minister Evika Siliņa's resignation.

Two people killed in a Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Sumy region

Moscow [Russia], May 29: Two people have been killed in a Russian drone attack in the Sumy region of northern Ukraine.

WHO chief heads to 'hardest hit' Ituri as DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak...

Washington DC [US], May 29: The chief of the United Nations health agency is travelling to Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...

Hottest year ever recorded set to arrive by 2030, warns UN report

Geneva [Switzerland], May 29: Global temperates are likely to hit their highest average level ever within the next four years, according to a report published...

Italy seizes $232m in Mafia assets tied to Cosa Nostra

Rome [Italy], May 29: Italian authorities have seized more than $232m in assets linked to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, targeting a network...

At least 13 die in central China highway crash

Beijing [China], May 29: At least 13 people were killed after a minibus crashed into a truck on a highway in central China, traffic police...

Rescue teams prepare to free trapped miners from flooded Laos cave

Bangkok [Thailand], May 29: Bangkok Rescue teams in Laos continued to work on Thursday to free five gold miners found alive in a flooded cave...

US imposes sanctions on Iran's Strait of Hormuz control agency

Washington DC [US], May 29: Washington The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a regulatory body recently established by Tehran to oversee shipping traffic...

Moon base plans revealed as NASA chief says 'grand return' close

Washington [US], May 28: US space agency NASA has unveiled far-reaching plans for its first moon base that could see people living and working on...

Defence calls for acquittal at end of Nicolas Sarkozy's Libya case appeal

Paris [France], May 28: The lawyers acting for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged acquittal at the end of his appeal trial in Paris concerning...

Moscow pressures Armenia with threat to scrap trade agreements

Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russia has threatened to revoke preferential supply agreements with Armenia covering gas, oil products and rough diamonds in response to Yerevan's...

WHO warns war could worsen Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 28: Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of...

Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al Adha

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] / Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 28: Muslims around the world yesterday began celebrating Eid Al Adha, the "Festival of Sacrifice", which falls...

Israel declares southern Lebanon a combat zone as ceasefire crumbles

Beirut [Lebanon] / Tel Aviv [Israel], May 28: Mutual airstrikes, ground clashes, advancing Israeli troops, widespread destruction and a rising death toll: the situation between...

Cyprus: Migrants plunge from building during large-scale raid

Athens [Greece], May 28: Three migrants suspected of living illegally in Cyprus fell from balconies and windows during a large-scale raid by immigration authorities in...

No curbs relief for Iran, says Trump amid conflicting statements

Washington [Us], May 28: Despite hopes based on suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, the two sides have...