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One dead and 19 injured after attacks on Ukraine's Mykolaiv

One dead and 19 injured after attacks on...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 21: One person was killed and at least 19 people were injured in Russian attacks on the...

Pfizer plant in North Carolina damaged by tornado

Pfizer plant in North Carolina damaged by tornado

Washington [US], July 21: Drugmaker Pfizer said its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest...

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador

Baghdad [Iraq], July 21: Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm.

Russia bombards Ukraine ports

Russia bombards Ukraine ports

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 21: Russia jolted world grain markets with an escalation in the Black Sea.

Biden to host second Pacific Island Summit

Biden to host second Pacific Island Summit

Washington [US], July 21:U.S. President Joe Biden will host a second summit with the leaders of Pacific island nations in...

Gulf Arab, Central Asian countries agree to further cooperation

Gulf Arab, Central Asian countries agree to further...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 20: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Central Asian countries concluded a summit in Jeddah on...

Palestine urges Israel to halt settlement expansion, end occupation

Palestine urges Israel to halt settlement expansion, end...

Ramallah [Palestine], July 20: Stopping settlement expansion and ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories is one integrated package...

German central bank chief warns of social media risks

German central bank chief warns of social media...

Frankfurt [Germany], July 20: The head of the German central bank warned on Wednesday that fakes news on social media...

Moscow to view ships sailing to Ukrainian ports in Black Sea as "carriers of military cargo"

Moscow to view ships sailing to Ukrainian ports...

Moscow [Russia], July 20: Russia will regard all ships sailing in the waters of the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports...

Tesla reports Q2 results with net income, revenue increase

Tesla reports Q2 results with net income, revenue...

San Francisco [US], July 20: Tesla reported on Wednesday a net income of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars in the second...

Knife-armed man killed by police in Australia's Sydney

Knife-armed man killed by police in Australia's Sydney

Sydney [Australia], July 20: A man was shot dead on Wednesday night by police in the Australian state of New...

Protests as Thai court suspends reformist election winner Pita

Protests as Thai court suspends reformist election winner...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 20: Thai election winner Pita Limjaroenrat can no longer become the country's next prime minister after several...

WHO urges caution after cats in Poland die of 'bird' flu

WHO urges caution after cats in Poland die...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 20: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged caution following reports that almost 30 cats have died...

Russia bombards Odessa with massive missile, drone attacks

Russia bombards Odessa with massive missile, drone attacks

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 20: Russia has launched a massive missile and drone attack on Odessa for the second night in...

US military scrambles to determine fate of soldier

US military scrambles to determine fate of soldier

Washington [US], July 20: The U.S. military was scrambling to determine the fate of an American soldier.

Donald Trump loses bid for new trial

Donald Trump loses bid for new trial

Washington, [US], July 20: A federal judge rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial.

Fire at military base in Crimea

Fire at military base in Crimea

Moscow [Russia], July 20: A fire that broke out at the military training grounds in the Kirovske district on the...

WHO calls for urgent action as deaths from extreme heat surge in Europe

WHO calls for urgent action as deaths from...

Copenhagen [Denmark], July 19: With 60,000 deaths in Europe last year due to extreme heat, a top World Health Organization...

Russia to build int'l information exchange system to fight money laundering

Russia to build int'l information exchange system to...

Moscow [Russia], July 19: Russia will develop an international information exchange system to counter the legalization of illegal income, the...

Office vacancies hit new high as U.S. cities struggle to recover from pandemic

Office vacancies hit new high as U.S. cities...

Washington [US], July 19: From West Coast to East Coast, major cities in the United States are seeing their office...

Australian scientists use AI to predict engagement in health programs

Australian scientists use AI to predict engagement in...

Canberra [Australia], July 19: Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve outcomes from health programs, Australian research has found.

Kremlin warns that pursuing grain deal without Russia is risky

Kremlin warns that pursuing grain deal without Russia...

Moscow [Russia], July 19: Following Russia's much-criticized decision not to renew an international deal enabling the export of grain from...

For second day firefighters battle blazes near Athens; some partly under control

For second day firefighters battle blazes near Athens;...

Athens [Greece], July 19: For the second day in a row, Greek firefighters on Tuesday battled numerous fires in the...

British govt secures passage of small boats law

British govt secures passage of small boats law

London [UK], July 19: Controversial plans to tackle the arrival of large numbers of small migrant boats in Britain are...

More than 200 migrants freed from truck in Mexico

More than 200 migrants freed from truck in...

Mexico City [Mexico], July 19: Mexican authorities on Monday said they found more than 200 migrants in an abandoned lorry...

Saudi and Turkey seal drone deal

Saudi and Turkey seal drone deal

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19: A Turkish firm will provide drones to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh said Tuesday following a visit...

Japan's PM rounds out energy-focused Gulf tour

Japan's PM rounds out energy-focused Gulf tour

Doha [Qatar], July 19: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday to wrap up a Gulf tour...