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130 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes with...
Ramallah [Palestine], June 25: At least 130 Palestinian protesters were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in several...

EU unveils plans to issue 50 bln euros...
Brussels [Belgium], June 25: The European Commission on Friday announced plans to issue 50 billion euros (52.8 billion U.S. dollars)...

Business confidence rises in Italy despite dip in...
Rome [Italy], June 25: Businesses in Italy were more confident about the future in June than a month earlier although...

EU might convene extraordinary summit on energy: Italian...
Rome [Italy], June 25: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Friday that the European Union (EU) would hold an extraordinary...

BA.5 becomes dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany
Berlin [Germany], June 25: The Omicron sub-lineage BA.5 became the dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany, accounting for around half of...

Denmark to cut electricity tax to curb energy...
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 25: Denmark will temporarily reduce tax on electricity starting from the fourth quarter of this year as...

Two killed, several wounded in Oslo nightclub shooting:...
Oslo [Norway], June 25: Two people were killed and several severely injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Norway's...

U.S. Congress sends gun bill to White House
Washington [US], June 25: The U.S. Congress sent a gun bill to the White House on Friday.

UM consumer sentiment index drops in June
Chicago [US], June 25: The Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell...

Research on gun violence thwarted in U.S.: report
New York [US], June 25: For more than 20 years, the U.S. federal government failed to properly support research into...

Gold rises as U.S. dollar falls
Chicago [US], June 25: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as...

Oil prices rise on tight supplies
New York [US], June 25: Oil prices rose on Friday, driven by renewed concerns over tight supplies.

Canada's job vacancies reach one mln in April
Ottawa [Canada], June 25: Employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about one million vacant positions at the beginning...

Boeing announces 2022 supplier award
San Francisco [US], June 25: Boeing on Friday announced its top-performing suppliers at the company's 2022 Supplier of the Year...

IMF chief sees "narrowing path" to avoiding U.S....
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief said Friday that there is "a narrowing path" to...

Dow jumps over 800 points in marked comeback...
New York [US], June 25: U.S. stocks rose on Friday as comeback rally picked up steam on Wall Street.

Singapore reports 6,516 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore , June 25: Singapore reported 6,516 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,397,074.

Myanmar reports 6 new COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], June 25: Myanmar confirmed six new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in the...

Hosts Mongolia grabs eight medals at Ulan Bator...
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], June 25: Host nation Mongolia grabbed eight medals, including two golds on the first day of the...

China always stands with Pakistan, offers supports on...
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25: China has always stood with Pakistan and supported it on political and diplomatic fronts in the...

2 terrorists killed in military operation in NW...
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25: Pakistani security forces have killed two terrorists during a recent operation in the country's northwestern district...

New COVID-19 cases below 8,000 for 2nd day...
Seoul (South Korea), June 24: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases came below 8,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, marking...

In key party meeting, N. Korea approves strengthening...
Seoul (South Korea), June 24: North Korea approved an "important issue" to strengthen its "war deterrent" during a three-day high-profile...

UAE's Emirates Airline launches 1st passenger flight to...
Dubai (UAE), June 24: The Dubai-based Emirates Airline on Thursday launched its maiden passenger flight to Israel's Tel Aviv, signalling...

Germany declares 2nd stage of gas emergency plan
Berlin (Germany), June 24: Germany's government on Thursday declared the second stage of the country's national gas emergency plan, after...

EU leaders grant Ukraine, Moldova EU candidate status
Brussels (Belgium), June 24: European Union (EU) leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership of the bloc,...

Disinformation emerges as global pandemic: Pakistani FM
Islamabad (Pakistan), June 24: In this information age, disinformation has emerged as a global pandemic, and like many other countries,...