Zelensky to push for Russia talks during Turkiye visit

Ankara [Turkey], November 19: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hopes to advance efforts at reviving negotiations with Russia when he visits Turkiye on Wednesday.

Trump hosts Saudi crown prince for pomp-filled visit

Washington [US], November 19: President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing

Washington [US], November 19: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi...

Jamaica seeks $9.5 billion in financial help to rebuild after Melissa

Kingston [Jamaica], November 19: Jamaica spent years building a pot of money to handle climate-fuelled disasters.

Car ramming and stabbing attack in West Bank kills Israeli, 71

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 19: Palestinian attackers killed an Israeli man and wounded three other people in a car-ramming and stabbing in the Israeli-occupied West...

Mali army killed 31 villagers in attacks on insurgent area, HRW says

Bamako [Mali], November 19: Mali's military and allied militias killed at least 31 people in attacks on two villages in the central Segou region where...

Poland annuls passport of ex-justice minister wanted by prosecutors

Warsaw [Poland, November 19: Poland has annulled the diplomatic passport of an ex-justice minister accused of abuse of power, the foreign minister said, as Warsaw...

18 from one Hyderabad family killed in Saudi bus crash

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 19: At least 45 Umrah pilgrims from Hyderabad were killed after a passenger bus on the way from Mecca to Medina...

Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 19: A Bangladeshi court's decision to sentence exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death has done little to heal a nation...

After UN vote, Netanyahu calls for Hamas' expulsion

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 19: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Hamas to be expelled from the region, a day after the U.N. Security...

Syria opens first trial over coastal violence after Assad's fall

Damascus [Syria], November 19: Syria began the first trial of suspects in a wave of bloodshed in March during which pro-government fighters killed hundreds of...

Tawazun announces Ministry of Defence deals worth AED 10.044 billion over first...

Dubai [UAE], November 19: Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement (Tawazun) - the national authority mandated to enable, regulate, and sustain the UAE's defence and security...

Arab League: UN Security Council's resolution on ending war in Gaza sets...

Cairo [Egypt], November 19: The League of Arab States affirmed that the UN Security Council's resolution on ending the war in Gaza represents the beginning...

Ecuador's govt suffers defeat in referendum

Buenos Aires [Argentina], November 18: The liberal-conservative government of President Daniel Noboa on Sunday suffered a heavy defeat in a referendum it initiated, according to...

Hamas rejects int'l guardianship over Gaza in UN resolution

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The Palestinian group Hamas has criticized a US-backed Security Council resolution on the future of Gaza as an "attempt to...

UK plans visa bans for three countries amid asylum system overhaul

London [UK], November 18: British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will ban three countries from accessing UK visas if they fail to take back illegal migrants...

S Korea proposes talks with North to avoid border clashes

Seoul [South Korea], November 18: South Korea has proposed talks with North Korea to avoid border clashes, the first such offer in seven years as...

Armed gang abducts 25 girls from school in Nigeria

Abuja [Nigeria], November 18: A group of heavily armed men has abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria, killing the deputy school...

Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia on Monday for crimes committed during the violent suppression...

Palestinian deaths in Israeli jails surge amid Gaza war: Report

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 18: The number of Palestinians that have died in Israeli detention facilities has surged amid the war in Gaza, according to...

UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan

Washington [US], November 18: The UN Security Council voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza...

Landslides in Indonesia's Central Java kill at least 18; dozens missing

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 18: Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia's Central Java province last week have led to the deaths of at least 18...

US federal agents detain 130 in Charlotte immigration sweep

Washington [US], November 18: Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said on Monday,...

Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale warplanes

Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a deal signed on Monday, both...

Saudi crown prince to visit US with defence, AI, nuclear on agenda

Washington [US], November 18: A visit by Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler to the White House for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump aims to...

BBC 'determined to fight' Trump defamation claim

Washington [US], November 18: The BBC is determined to fight any legal action filed by U.S. President Donald Trump and sees no basis for a...

Amazon issues $15b bond to fund AI infrastructure growth

Washington [US], November 18: Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is set to raise $15 billion from its first U.S. dollar bond offering in three years,...