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Macron warns of 'tough' summer as fires burn

Macron warns of 'tough' summer as fires burn

Madrid [Spain], July 17: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that his country is experiencing its most extensive forest...

Ukraine and Russia exchange the remains of more fallen soldiers

Ukraine and Russia exchange the remains of more...

Moscow [Russia], July 17: Ukraine and Russia carried out another exchange of the remains of fallen soldiers, both sides said...

NATO's Rutte expects 'continuity' from Kiev under new defence minister

NATO's Rutte expects 'continuity' from Kiev under new...

Brussels [Belgium], July 17: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte does not expect the appointment of a new Ukrainian defence minister...

Italy blocking return of asylum seekers from Germany, other states: EU report

Italy blocking return of asylum seekers from Germany,...

Brussels [Belgium], July 17: Italy is effectively still blocking the return of asylum seekers from Germany and other member states,...

Israeli attacks kill five Palestinians in Gaza Strip despite 'ceasefire'

Israeli attacks kill five Palestinians in Gaza Strip...

Gaza City [Gaza], July 17: At least five Palestinians have been killed in attacks across the besieged Gaza Strip as...

Hundreds feared dead after boats lost off Myanmar

Hundreds feared dead after boats lost off Myanmar

Geneva [Switzerland], July 17: More than 500 refugees are missing off the coast of Myanmar after the possible capsize of...

Younger sister of late Lindsey Graham, Darline sworn in as US senator

Younger sister of late Lindsey Graham, Darline sworn...

Washington DC [US], July 16: Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of late US senator Lindsey Graham, was sworn in...

Turkeiye marks 10th anniversary of coup attempt that killed over 250

Turkeiye marks 10th anniversary of coup attempt that...

Istanbul [Turkey], July 16: Turkiye marked the 10th anniversary of the failed 2016 coup attempt on Wednesday with nationwide commemorations,...

Diarrhoea-causing parasite expands to 34 US states with thousands ill

Diarrhoea-causing parasite expands to 34 US states with...

Washington DC [US], July 16: A parasite that causes severe diarrhoea has now infected thousands of people across 34 US...

Wadephul hails Finland as model for defence

Wadephul hails Finland as model for defence

Helsinki [Finland], July 16: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday hailed Finland as a model for Europe's defence against...

Starmer offers 'wholehearted support' to Burnham

Starmer offers 'wholehearted support' to Burnham

London [UK], July 16: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to give his "wholehearted support" to prime minister-in-waiting Andy...

U.S. launches additional round of strikes on Iran

U.S. launches additional round of strikes on Iran

Washington DC [US], July 15: The United States on Tuesday carried out an additional round of strikes against Iranian targets,...

U.S. military resumes naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. military resumes naval blockade in Strait of...

Washington DC [US], July 15: The U.S. military on Tuesday announced the resumption of the blockade in the Strait of...

5.3-magnitude quake hits 101 km southeast of False Pass, Alaska - USGS

5.3-magnitude quake hits 101 km southeast of False...

Beijing [China], July 15: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 101 km southeast of False Pass, Alaska at...

U.S. imposes new sanctions against Iran

U.S. imposes new sanctions against Iran

New York [US], July 15: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday issued...

U.S. stocks rally as cooling CPI defuses rate fears

U.S. stocks rally as cooling CPI defuses rate...

New York [US], July 15: U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday as a softer-than-expected inflation report rekindled hopes that monetary...

Trump threatens strikes on Iran's power plants, bridges next week without a deal

Trump threatens strikes on Iran's power plants, bridges...

Tehran [Iran], July 15: U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would expand its strikes on Iran...

Gaza death toll rises to 73,221

Gaza death toll rises to 73,221

Gaza [Palestine], July 14: The Palestinian Health Ministry said seven bodies were brought to hospitals in Gaza in the last...

Over 50 killed by monsoon floods, landslides in Bangladesh

Over 50 killed by monsoon floods, landslides in...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 14: At least 51 people have been killed and dozens more injured by flooding and landslides in...

Six killed in latest Gaza Strip attacks

Six killed in latest Gaza Strip attacks

Gaza [Palestine], July 14: Palestinian media reported on Sunday that at least six people, including a 9-year-old girl, have been...

30 Malian soldiers killed during Anefis retaking, says army chief

30 Malian soldiers killed during Anefis retaking, says...

Rome [Italy], July 14: The Malian army says about 30 troops have been killed and dozens more wounded during an...

9 dead as Russia and Ukraine trade drone and missile salvos

9 dead as Russia and Ukraine trade drone...

Kiev [Ukraine], July 14: Russian drones and missiles killed four people in Ukraine overnight, while Ukrainian attacks on Russia and...

At least 30 killed as fire engulfs Bangkok pub

At least 30 killed as fire engulfs Bangkok...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 14: Several people have been killed in a fire at a pub in Bangkok, according to local...

US Senator Lindsey Graham passes away

US Senator Lindsey Graham passes away

New York [US], July 14: US Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican who went from a vocal critic of Donald Trump...

Severe thunderstorms hit Philadelphia, prompting state of emergency

Severe thunderstorms hit Philadelphia, prompting state of emergency

Philadelphia [US], July 13: Emergency crews and residents in the US city of Philadelphia have begun extensive clean-up operations after...

UN Secretary-General expresses deep concern over regional escalation, stresses need to restore freedom of navigation

UN Secretary-General expresses deep concern over regional escalation,...

New York [US], July 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the serious escalation and renewed...

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave,...

Paris [France], July 13: European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that engulfed the west...