WASHINGTON, DEC 29 : The US government is reiterating its call on Russia to release former US Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia five years ago on espionage charges, White House National Security…
JERUSALEM, DEC 28 : The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will push Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah away from the northern border if Lebanon's authorities and other countries fail to do so as time for diplomatic solutions…
PYEONGYANG, DEC 28 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country's military to accelerate "war preparations" to counter "extreme confrontation moves" of the United States and its allies in the Korean Peninsula,…
WASHINGTON, DEC 27 : The crisis in the Red Sea caused by Houthi rebels' attacks has impacted 185 container vessels, disrupting the global supply chains and causing the majority of ships to experience a 7–20…
COLOMBO, DEC 27 : Sri Lanka's National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said on Wednesday that it will inspect all examination centers for mosquito breeding sites before the GCE A-Level examinations (university entrance exams) on Jan.…
ANKARA, DEC 27 : Sweden has lifted a defence export embargo on Turkey and started to issue procurement licences after the Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee approved Sweden's NATO membership, newspaper Yeni Safak reported on…
NEW YORK, DEC 26 : Twenty of the world's largest banks laid off more than 60,000 employees in 2023, marking one of the worst years for job cuts since the 2007-2008 financial crisis, the Financial…
MOSCOW, DEC 26 : Some 30 countries want to partner up with the BRICS club of five emerging economies, in addition to those invited to join at the summit in Johannesburg in summer, Russian Foreign…
TEHRAN, DEC 26 : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday extended condolences to the family of an Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander who was killed in an Israeli missile attack in the Syrian capital…
BAGHDAD, DEC 26 : The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources said the country has reached its lowest level of water storage in recorded history, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.The ministry's spokesperson Khaled Shamal said…
