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German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party,...

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Efforts have intensified to secure a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of...

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

Texas [US], May 5: In January 2020, they were seniors in high school. Graduation was just around the corner. But...

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber...

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa...

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications...

Seoul [South Korea], May 5: On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still insists on Rafah ground attack

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 5: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Cairo [Egypt], May 4: Farmers work at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on May 3, 2024. Egypt has entered...

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia [Tunis], May 4: Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani urged Tunisian and foreign economic operators to invest in economic zones...

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2024: forecast

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct...

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's economic growth is projected to slow down to 3 percent this year from 5.3 percent...

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

The euro's value against the lek fell to 100.31 on the local currency exchange market on Thursday, the lowest value...

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local elections

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in...

London [UK], May 4: Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers...

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in Serbia

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in...

Belgrade [Serbia], May 4: Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024.

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 4: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday outlined the country's priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to...

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4: Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured when two buses collided in Ampara...

5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands: GFZ

5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islands: GFZ

New York [USA], May 4: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Solomon Islands at 22:47:39 GMT on Friday,...

New step in China's aircraft carrier ambitions

New step in China's aircraft carrier ambitions

Beijing [China], May 4: Last week, Xinhua news agency reported that the Fujian aircraft carrier was being tested at sea...

Huge fire at the chemical factory of a German weapons manufacturer

Huge fire at the chemical factory of a...

Berlin [Germany], May 4: DW radio reported that the fire occurred on May 3 at a metal technology factory in...

Prosecuted for threatening to kill the attorney general in a case involving Mr. Trump

Prosecuted for threatening to kill the attorney general...

Washington [USA], May 4: The Guardian newspaper reported on May 4 that a man in California (USA) was just indicted...

The US nearly doubled its budget for purchasing artillery shells

The US nearly doubled its budget for purchasing...

Washington [USA], May 4: "We proposed an additional 3.1 billion USD related to the production and addition of 155 mm...

A US congressman and his wife were prosecuted for accepting bribes from abroad

A US congressman and his wife were prosecuted...

Washington [USA], May 4: On May 4, CNN reported that US Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda Cuellar, had...

WHO warns of the risk of 'bloodbath' in the Gaza Strip

WHO warns of the risk of 'bloodbath' in...

Geneva [Switzerland], May 4: AFP on May 4 quoted Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

Germany and France met secretly before Mr. Xi's visit

Germany and France met secretly before Mr. Xi's...

Brussels [Germany], May 4: The meeting of the two EU leaders was described as a private event, taking place just...

Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh leader Nijjar

Canada police charge three with murder of Sikh...

Ottawa [Canada], may 4: Canadian police said on Friday they had arrested and charged three Indian nationals with the murder...

Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union assesses progress of initiates, lays down plans for future

Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union assesses progress of initiates, lays...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 4: The Jiu-Jitsu Asian Union convened on Friday to strategise and outline plans for the sport's...

UAE President receives condolences over passing of Tahnoun bin Mohammed from Sultan of Oman

UAE President receives condolences over passing of Tahnoun...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 4: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a cable of condolences...