British MPs back report that found Johnson lied about 'partygate'

London [UK], June 21: British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to Parliament with his Partygate denials,...

Taliban execute murderer in second public execution since retaking power

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21: For the second time since retaking power, the Taliban held a public execution, this time for an Afghan man who killed...

$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death and destruction': UN

Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and help...

4 Zionists shot dead near West Bank settlement

Ramallah [Palestine], June 21: Four people were shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Zionist officials said, a day after an...

Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race the clock

Ottawa [Canada], June 21: Rescuers were scouring thousands of square miles in the remote North Atlantic for a third day, racing against time to find...

Ghosn to fight 'to the end as sues Nissan in Lebanon

Tokyo [Japan], June 21: Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he will fight "to the end" in a $1 billion lawsuit the former Nissan (7201.T) chairman...

Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber

Ottawa [Canada], June 21: The search mission continues to expand, with Canada's Department of National Defence saying a number of vessels are on the way.

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by...

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21: Glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century's end due to global warming,...

Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator

Washington[US], June 21: U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator, adding that Xi was very embarrassed when a Chinese...

Squeeze on UK tenants tightens as rents outpace incomes

London [UK], June 21: Britain's housing market strains are spreading to the rental sector with the proportion of household income spent on rent hitting the...

Hamdan bin Zayed praises ERC's efforts during Year of Sustainability

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 21: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent (ERC),...

US, Netherlands win IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai

Dubai [UAE], June 21: The United States of America defeated Great Britain in men's final Group D game at the IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships...

Local Press: Consistency is what unpins the UAE's desirability for young Arabs

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 21: A local newspaper has said that this year's Arab Youth Survey has once again named the UAE for the 12th...

Smugglers to appear in Greek court

Athens [Greece], June 20: Nine Egyptian nationals arrested on suspicion of being people smugglers after the migrant boat disaster off Greece that claimed hundreds of...

Sweden says cannot rule out Russian attack

Stockholm [Sweden], June 20: In light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, defence experts in NATO candidate country Sweden say that "an armed attack on...

Sunak talks to Zelensky about war, weapons

London [UK], June 20: Ukraine's counteroffensive against the Russian invasion is clearly making "good progress," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky.

Five killed in Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp

Ramallah/Tel Aviv [Israel], June 20: At least five Palestinians have been killed, including a 15-year-old, and 91 injured after Israeli forces, backed by helicopters, targeted...

Yemen prisoner exchange talks end with focus on political detainees

Sanaa [Yemen], June 20: The latest round of talks between the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement to exchange prisoners has concluded, with an increasing...

North Korea calls botched spy satellite launch 'gravest failure' this year

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 20: Top North Korean officials have promised to try a second time to launch a military spy satellite, calling their country's...

Biden visits California to talk climate, raise cash

Los Angeles [US], June 20: President Joe Biden planed to unveil more than $600 million in federal spending to fight the effects of climate change...

Tension on the Ukrainian battlefield amid Kyiv's counter-offensive

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 20: Yesterday (June 19), TASS reported that Alexey Polishchuk, an official of the Russian Foreign Ministry, confirmed that Ukraine has deployed a...

Japan's cabinet approval rating declines

Tokyo [Japan], June 20: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet has dropped 12 percentage points to 33 percent, after peaking with the G7...

Mass attack at Chinese restaurants in New Zealand

Wellington [New Zealand], June 20: AP reported on June 20 that a young man with a hammer attacked diners at three Chinese cuisine restaurants in...

Flying cars flooded the Paris Air Show

Paris [France], June 20: Nikkei Asia newspaper reported on June 20 that many flying car models were brought to the Paris Air Show ...

Ukraine prepares 'biggest blow' as it claims recapture of eight villages from...

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 20: Ukraine said it had driven Russian forces out of an eighth village in its two-week-old counteroffensive and a defence official vowed...

UK parliament backs report that Boris Johnson lied over 'partygate'

London [UK], June 20: Britain's parliament delivered another blow to the political career of former prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday when it endorsed a...

Ships, planes search for sub that went missing on trip to Titanic...

Washington [US], June 20: U.S. and Canadian ships and planes searched for a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast...