WHO pushes back on US government doubts over vaccine safety
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) has firmly rejected assertions from the US government suggesting a possible link between vaccines and autism.
Nobel laureate Maria Machado welcomed in Oslo after ceremony
Copenhagen [Denmark], December 12: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the early hours of Thursday, after being honoured in absentia at...
Bangladesh president, feeling 'humiliated', wants to step down halfway through term
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 12: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said he plans to step down midway through his term.
First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific
Sydney [Australia], December 12: The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links...
Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales
Mexico City [Mexico], December 12: Mexico's Senate has passed legal reforms that could impose up to eight years in jail and fines of up to...
Heavy rains trigger widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
Washington [US], December 12: Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon north through Washington...
Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest
Lisbon [Portugal], December 12: Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Thursday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and schools closed as unions launched...
Torrential rain flooded Gaza tents and a baby died of exposure, medics...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 12: Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families displaced by two years of...
Bulgarian government resigns after weeks of street protests
Sofia [Bulgaria], December 12: Bulgaria's government resigned on Thursday after less than a year in power, following weeks of street protests over its economic policies...
US plans more seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers after first interception
Washington [US], December 12: The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it...
Gold surges as markets react to Fed rate cut
New York [US], December 12: Gold (XAU/USD) rallied sharply on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate cut announced the previous day.
Abdullah bin Zayed receives Jordanian Deputy PM, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, today received Ayman Safadi, Deputy...
EU Commission calls launch of strategic partnership talks with UAE important milestone
Brussels [Belgium], December 12: A spokesperson for the European Commission said today that the launch of negotiations to establish a strategic partnership between the European...
Tropical cyclones: Why are some countries more at risk?
New York [US], December 11: Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and south Asia, Earlier in November, the Philippines were hit by Fung-wong, the most powerful...
Australia's social media ban for users under 16 takes effect
Canberra [Australia], December 11: Australia's nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16 took effect on Wednesday.
EU won't have Donald Trump meddling in European affairs
Brussels [Belgium], December 11: "What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics," EU Council President Antonio Costa stated on Monday at...
Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn
Frankfurt [Germany], December 11: A police patrol in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate made a shocking discovery after they came across a driver who appeared to...
US revoked 85,000 visas since January as Trump administration tightens immigration rules
Washington DC [US], December 11: The US State Department announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, highlighting the Trump administration's intensified focus on...
'By banning social media for under 16, we're giving children a childhood':...
Canberra [Australia], December 11: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday that the social media ban for children under the age of 16 is...
Thai F16s bomb Cambodian villages, Cambodia fires rockets on Thai hospital as...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 11: Clashes intensify between southeast Asian neighbours as Thai F16s bomb Cambodian villages while Cambodia fired rockets on a Thai hospital...
Afghanistan's crisis deepens as human rights recede and aid funding falls, UN...
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11: Afghanistan's worsening humanitarian crisis is being driven by the accelerating erosion of fundamental rights - especially for women and girls -...
UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court
New York [US], December 11: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his grave concern over the continued arbitrary detention of 59 UN personnel by...
UN urges stronger support for emergency response fund, warns of falling contributions
New York [US], December 11: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for the UN Central Emergency Response...
Iran unveils new homegrown electronic warfare system "Sayyad-4"
Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran on Wednesday unveiled a homegrown electronic warfare system, dubbed Sayyad-4, state-run IRIB news agency reported.
Amid war and poverty, Beirut's artists keep the city's spirit alive
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: In Beirut, the Lebanese capital scarred by war and battered by economic collapse, a community of artists is turning personal and...
UNIFIL condemns Israeli gunfire near peacekeepers in S. Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that Israeli forces fired on peacekeepers patrolling the Blue Line...
3 IRGC members killed by "terrorists" in SE Iran
Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that three members of its Ground Force were killed in a "terrorist" attack...