Nigeria to scale up fight against domestic terrorism, crimes
Lagos [Nigeria], June 24: Nigeria's Chief of Defense Staff Christopher Musa has vowed to step up the fight against terrorists, bandits and other criminals in...
Australia's koalas vigilant by researchers' drones: study
Canberra [Australia], June 24: Koalas become increasingly vigilant when drones are flying nearby, recent Australian research has found.
ABS launches Trade Finance Registry to counter trade finance fraud
Singapore, June 24: The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Friday launched an industry utility that will securely maintain a centralized record of trade...
Cambodian PM urges vigilance over rise in new HIV infections
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 24: Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen on Saturday called for people to be vigilant over a significant rise in new...
Mexico City holds mass celebrations for same-sex weddings, gender ID changes
Mexico City [Mexico], June 24: Hundreds of same-sex couples and transgender people in Mexico City celebrated weddings and the completion of administrative processes to change...
Russia accuses mercenary boss of mutiny after he says Moscow killed 2,000...
Moscow [Russia], June 24: Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for an armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged, without providing evidence, that...
Indian PM Modi wraps up Washington trip with appeal to tech CEOs
Washington [US], June 24: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on the final day of a state...
Sudan's warring factions widen conflict across the country
Khartoum [Sudan], June 24: Sudan's two-month-long war is extending across the country with the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashing in several areas on...
Panama Canal postpones depth restrictions after much-needed rain
Panama City [Panama], June 24: The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing the key waterway, the...
South Africa: 31 dead in methane blast at disused gold mine
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 24: At least 31 people are believed to have died in a methane explosion at an abandoned gold mine in South...
MoHAP organises workshop to coordinate early childhood development programmes
Dubai [UAE], June 24: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organised a three-day national workshop to enhance and coordinate early childhood development programmes...
FIFA postpones Beach Soccer World Cup in UAE to February 2024
Dubai [UAE], June 24: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) decided to organise the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, which is hosted by the...
Emirati Genome Programme launches new visual identity
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 24: The Emirati Genome Programme (EGP), one of the largest population genomic initiatives in the world, announced that it is enhancing...
Al Sayegh meets Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon to discuss bilateral cooperation
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 24: Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State, has met with Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, British Minister of State for...
Urgent reform needed to shield women, children from violence during custody battles,...
Geneva [Switzerland], June 24: Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by "deeply embedded gender bias" which is leaving women and children vulnerable to violence...
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, return to ISS
Vladivostok [Russia], June 23: Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin have successfully returned to the International Space Station (ISS) after completing a spacewalk of...
Japan's core consumer prices climb 3.2 pct in May
Tokyo [Japan], June 23: Japan's core consumer prices increased 3.2 percent in May from a year earlier, with food prices and those for durable goods...
Ex-Sri Lanka leader stalled probe into mass graves: Report
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been accused of tampering with police records to hamper investigations into mass graves...
Algeria's ex-PM, health minister get 5 years in jail
Algiers [Algeria], June 23: Algeria's former Prime Minister NoureddineBedoui and former Health Minister AbdelmalekBoudiaf have been sentenced to five years in prison and fined 1...
UK marks 75th Windrush anniversary
London [UK], June 23: Commemorations and celebrations are taking place across the United Kingdom to mark what has been described as a "bittersweet" 75th Windrush...
UK minister rules himself out of contention to be NATO chief
London [UK], June 23: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ruled himself out of contention to succeed the secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
'Climate, poverty must be tackled hand-in-hand'
Paris [France], June 23: France's President Emmanuel Macron has called for the fight against the climate crisis and poverty to be tackled simultaneously, at the...
Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge
Moscow [Russia], June 23: A Ukrainian strike damaged a bridge that connects south Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula, a Russian official said on Thursday...
Musk, Zuck call out each other for cage fight
Paris [France], June 23: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat,...
Iran FM rounds out Gulf tour with UAE visit
Dubai [UAE], June 23: Iran's foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates,...
Paris climate summit opens with call for 'finance shock'
Paris [France], June 23: The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of the international financial system at...
Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new visa rules
Cairo [Egypt], June 23: Elsafi Mahdi was separated from his wife and three younger children on June 1 near Sudan's border with Egypt. He does...