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130 Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes with Israeli soldiers: medics

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 in bonds

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 consumer sentiment levels

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 PM

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

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 prices

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: police

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. recession

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 rally

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 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

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 Grand Slam of judo

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 political, diplomatic fronts: Pakistani PM

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 Pakistan

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 amid easing omicron spread

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 'war deterrent,' state media says

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 Israel

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

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

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

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,...