World

Belarus denies plans to raise troops, attack neighbouring countries

Belarus denies plans to raise troops, attack neighbouring...

Moscow [Russia], February 16: Belarus denied plans to rearm and attack its neighbours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of...

British couple on round-the-world motorcycle journey detained in Iran

British couple on round-the-world motorcycle journey detained in...

London [UK], February 16: A British husband and wife on a motorcycle journey around the world have been detained in...

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 16: European leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in...

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel], February 16: Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov were freed in Gaza on Saturday...

UK announces multibillion-pound plans to boost steel industry

UK announces multibillion-pound plans to boost steel industry

London [UK], February 16: The UK Government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure...

Abu Dhabi welcomes warships from across the world for NAVDEX 2025

Abu Dhabi welcomes warships from across the world...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: Abu Dhabi has welcomed warships from around the world at the ADNEC Marina in preparation...

International Defence Conference 2025 kicks off tomorrow

International Defence Conference 2025 kicks off tomorrow

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the International...

UAE condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Lebanon

UAE condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Lebanon

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the attack that set fire to a convoy...

ADNEC Group prepares for largest edition of IDEX & NAVDEX

ADNEC Group prepares for largest edition of IDEX...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 16: ADNEC Group has announced that preparations are well underway for what the forthcoming International Defence...

Hamas says it won't govern Gaza in next phase: Informed Source

Hamas says it won't govern Gaza in next...

Cairo [Egypt], February 16: An informed source on the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza stated that Hamas has confirmed it...

Kenya's mpox cases rise to 41

Kenya's mpox cases rise to 41

Nairobi [Kenya], February 15: Kenya has confirmed 41 cases of mpox across 12 counties, with one fatality reported since the...

Feature: Namibian farmers tune into radio for climate resilience amid changing weather patterns

Feature: Namibian farmers tune into radio for climate...

Windhoek [Namibia], February 15: Climate change has brought unpredictable weather patterns to many parts of Namibia, leaving farmers struggling to...

Sudan famine camp attacks alarm UN humanitarians

Sudan famine camp attacks alarm UN humanitarians

Washington DC [US], February 15: An escalation of fighting in and around a displaced people camp in western Sudan where...

Cape Verde invests 5.4 mln USD in rural projects with focus on women

Cape Verde invests 5.4 mln USD in rural...

Praia [Cape Verde], February 15: The government of Cape Verde on Friday launched a new phase of the Rural Socio-Economic...

Explainer: What to know about Munich Security Conference?

Explainer: What to know about Munich Security Conference?

Munich [Germany], February 15: The 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) kicked off its three-day gathering on Friday.

Elementary school in southern BiH suspends classes over bomb threat

Elementary school in southern BiH suspends classes over...

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], February 15: An elementary school in Mostar, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, suspended classes on Friday following...

Slovak economy rises by 2 pct in 2024: statistics office

Slovak economy rises by 2 pct in 2024:...

Bratislava [Slovakia], February 15: Slovakia's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 2 percent in 2024, up from 1.4 percent the...

Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in northern BiH

Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic in northern BiH

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], February 15: Heavy snowfall has disrupted traffic in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly in the...

Latvia's births drop 13.2 pct in 2024

Latvia's births drop 13.2 pct in 2024

Riga [Latvia], February 15: Latvia's birth rate continued to decline in 2024, reaching record lows each month, the national...

Zelensky says Ukraine ready to move toward peace after meeting with Vance

Zelensky says Ukraine ready to move toward peace...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 15: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine stands ready to move towards peace following his meeting...

Italian prosecutors open tax fraud case against Amazon: media

Italian prosecutors open tax fraud case against Amazon:...

Rome [Italy], February 15: Italian prosecutors have launched a tax fraud investigation into retail giant Amazon, alleging the company evaded...

Trump slams India's high tariffs, vows to charge reciprocal levies

Trump slams India's high tariffs, vows to charge...

Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: U.S. President Donald Trump criticized on Thursday India's high tariffs, vowing that the United States...

U.S. retails sales drop by 0.9 pct in January after strong holiday spending

U.S. retails sales drop by 0.9 pct in...

Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: U.S. retail sales fell by 0.9 percent in January after a strong holiday spending, the...

U.S. CDC to cut one-tenth of workforce

U.S. CDC to cut one-tenth of workforce

Los Angeles [California] (US), February 15: Nearly 1,300 employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) --...

6.0-magnitude quake hits 6 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia: USGS

6.0-magnitude quake hits 6 km NNE of Metahāra,...

Albany [New York] (US), February 15: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 6 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia...

Investigators say Black Hawk crew might not have heard tower instructions before collision with passenger jet

Investigators say Black Hawk crew might not have...

Olympia [Washington] (US), February 15: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday that the Army Black Hawk helicopter's...

U.S. stocks close mixed as retail sales decline

U.S. stocks close mixed as retail sales decline

Albany [New York] (USA) , February 15: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday after hitting near-record highs the previous day,...