Trump says Putin's ongoing war in Ukraine is "making him look very...
Washington [US], October 16: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over his ongoing war in Ukraine, saying it was "making...
UN accuses Israel of new war crimes as it kills more Gaza...
Gaza City [Gaza], October 16: The United Nations has accused the Israeli military of war crimes with non-combatants still being killed in Gaza despite the...
Putin welcomes Syrian president to Moscow despite sheltering Assad
Moscow [Russia], October 16: Russian leader Vladimir Putin hailed continued friendly relations between his country and Syria on Wednesday as he met Syrian transitional President...
Three hanged for armed robbery in Iran
Tehran [Iran], October 16: The Iranian judiciary has executed three men convicted of carrying out several armed robberies in the capital Tehran. According to the...
Brazil showcases finance ministers' plan for $1.3 trln
BrasÃlia [Brazil], October 16: A group of 35 finance ministers laid out suggestions for scaling climate finance to $1.3 trillion a year, a key demand...
Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga dies at 80
Nairobi [Kenya], October 16: Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was imprisoned multiple times while fighting one-party autocracy and ran five times unsuccessfully for...
NATO, EU working together on drone wall to protect Europe
Washington DC [US], October 16: NATO chief Mark Rutte said before a meeting with defence ministers that the military alliance and the European Union were...
Madagascar dissolves institutions after military seizes power
Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 16: Madagascar's new military ruler, Michael Randrianirina, said on Wednesday he would soon be sworn in as the country's president as the...
Government shutdown halts pay for US air traffic controllers
Washington DC [US], October 16: More than 13,000 U.S. air traffic controllers face rising stress and financial insecurity after Tuesday's disbursement of what will be...
Microsoft to avoid French probe into search practices, Qwant says
Washington DC [US], October 16: U.S. tech giant Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab looks set to avoid a French antitrust investigation into its search operations...
Aid trucks enter Gaza as Israel prepares Rafah crossing reopening
Gaza City [Gaza], October 16: Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute...
Cameroon opposition's Tchiroma claims election victory
Yaounde [Cameroon], October 15: Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya to accept...
U.S Justice Department confirms Meta deletes Facebook page
New York [US], October 15: The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that Meta (META.O), opens new tab had complied with its request to take...
Nations pledge funds for Gaza's $70bn reconstruction, says UN
Gaza [Palestine], October 15: European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza,...
Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings
Damascus [Syria], October 15: The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria's largest known mass...
Israel limits Gaza aid, keeps border closed as Hamas regains control
Jerusalem [Israel], October 15: Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by...
PowerSchool hacker sentenced to four years for data theft, extortion
New York [US], October 15: A Massachusetts man who breached the network of education software provider PowerSchool to steal data belonging to millions of students...
French PM Lecornu suspends Macron's pension reform
Paris [France], October 15: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has postponed President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform, delaying the planned increase in the retirement age...
Racism allegations overshadow exploratory Czech coalition talks
Prague [Czech Republic], October 15: Exploratory talks on a future government in the Czech Republic are being overshadowed by serious allegations levelled against a leading...
Explosion at farmhouse during police raid kills three officers in Italy
Rome [Italy], October 15: A large-scale operation to enforce the eviction of a farmhouse in the small northern Italian town of Castel d'Azzano, near Verona,...
Biden, Clinton praise Trump for role in Gaza ceasefire
Washington [US], October 15: Former Democratic presidents Joe Biden and Bill Clinton on Monday praised US President Donald Trump for helping broker a ceasefire in...
Russia strikes Kharkiv hospital, UN convoy as Ukraine seeks US Tomahawks
Moscow [Russia], October 15: Russian forces have struck a hospital and a United Nations convoy in Ukraine, officials say, in attacks likely to bolster President...
Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity measures
Brussels [Belgium], October 15: A general strike against proposed austerity measures in Belgium has grounded flights and halted public transport networks.
Torrential rains collapse Venezuelan gold mine killing at least 14
Caracas [Venezuela], October 15: At least 14 people have died after torrential rainfall led to the collapse of a Venezuelan gold mine.
Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of Odessa mayor Trukhanov
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stripped the mayor of the port city of Odessa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, of his Ukrainian citizenship.
Prominent Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvaei dies
Tehran [Iran], October 15: The prominent and highly controversial Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai has died at the age of 84 in a hospital in the...
Iranian court hands long prison terms to 2 French nationals
Tehran [Iran], October 15: An Iranian court has sentenced two French citizens to long prison terms for alleged espionage for Israel.