21 mln people in Afghanistan facing severe cuts in relief due to...
United Nations, August 5: UN humanitarians on Friday warned of critical aid funding gaps for more than 21 million people in Afghanistan, saying that some...
Heat, wildfires and floods make summer of 2023 "a summer of extremes"
Geneva [Switzerland], August 5: The summer of 2023 is "a summer of extremes," resulting in major damage to people's health and the environment, the World...
UN unveils policy brief on transforming education towards global good
United Nations, August 5: The United Nations on Friday unveiled a policy brief aimed at reshaping education.
Lebanese commemorate Beirut port blasts, call for justice for victims
Beirut[Lebanon], August 5:Families of the victims who died in the 2020 Beirut port blasts commemorated the third anniversary of the catastrophic incident on Friday, urging...
Ethiopia unrest displaces 12,000: UN agency
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 5: Unrest in Ethiopia's western Gambella region has displaced at least 12,000 people, a UN agency said Friday.
Italian gov't, businesses team up to curb inflation in Q4
Rome [Italy], August 5: The Italian government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with business representatives to take steps in the fourth quarter...
Cambodian PM-led party wins 120 out of 125 parliamentary seats in recent...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5: The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen won 120 out of 125 parliamentary seats...
Truck transporting Cambodian garment workers overturns, leaving 60 injured: police
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5: A truck transporting garment workers to their factory flipped onto its side in southwest Cambodia's Kampong Speu province on Saturday...
Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added to jail term, West...
Moscow [Russia], August 5: Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years in a maximum security penal colony added to his jail...
Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial
Washington [US], August 5: The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trial over his handling of classified documents made two errors in a...
Ukrainian drone disables Russian warship near Russia's Novorossiysk port
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 5: A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia's Black Sea navy base at Novorossiysk,...
US Army no longer has Senate-confirmed leader, joining Marines
Washington [US], August 5: The U.S. Army on Friday became the second branch of the U.S. military to no longer have a Senate-confirmed leader, as...
New York park erupts in chaos as live streamer's giveaway goes awry
New York [US], August 5:Thousands of people overran New York City's Union Square and the surrounding streets on Friday in a chaotic scene after a...
West African leaders plan possible Niger intervention as deadline looms
Niamey [Niger], August 5: West African defence chiefs have drawn up a plan for military action if Niger's coup is not overturned by Sunday, the...
Mexico: 18 killed as bus carrying foreign migrants crashes
Mexico City [Mexico], August 5: At least 18 people have died in Mexico after a passenger bus carrying foreign migrants and locals fell off a...
Fahad Al Hammadi strikes gold as UAE continues winning streak at MMAF...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: The UAE National Team continued its winning streak at the ongoing IMMAF Youth World Championships, securing one more gold on...
Emiratis represent 74% of FANR's workforce
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) provides long-term career opportunities for Emirati employees by focusing on recruitment, knowledge transfer,...
ADNOC Distribution delivers strong operating performance and growth in underlying profitability in...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 5: ADNOC Distribution today announced its first half 2023 results, reporting a 9% year-on-year increase in underlying EBITDA to AED1.57...
New phase of Empowering Future Leaders Program launched in Switzerland
Bern [Switzerland], August 5: Within the framework of the UAE wise leadership's keenness to support the country's youth, improve their abilities and skills, and provide...
5.2-magnitude quake hits southeast of Easter Island - USGS
Beijing [China], August 4: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted southeast of Easter Island at 0044 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Ukraine, Russia say they shot down each other's drones
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday that they had destroyed each other's drones, with Ukraine reporting 15 downed Iranian-made Shahed drones...
Putin critic Navalny expects 'Stalinist' prison sentence in extremism trial
Moscow [Russia], August 4: Alexei Navalny's team said on Thursday he was preparing for a lengthy new prison sentence that could see him behind bars...
South Korean police say 13 people injured in car ramming and stabbing
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: A man injured more than a dozen people after he drove a car onto a pavement south of Seoul, exited...
Damaged car freighter arrives at Dutch port
Eemshaven [Netherlands], August 4: The badly damaged car freighter Fremantle Highway safely entered the Dutch port of Eemshaven on Thursday after burning at sea for...
Evidence of widespread war crimes in Sudan
London [UK], August 4: As the conflict in Sudan continues to escalate, a prominent human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has published a damning report uncovering...
Blinken tells UN and Russia: 'Hunger must not be weaponized'
New York [US], August 4: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that food blockades must never be used in conflict following Russia's...
Hundreds of people suffer from heat stroke in South Korea
Seoul [South Korea], August 4: South Korean officials said yesterday that nearly 600 people fell ill and required medical attention with symptoms related to high...