World

UK, Iraq sign security deal to curb people...
London [UK], November 29: The United Kingdom said it had signed a security pact with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs...

Northern Norway glaciers retreat alarmingly
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 29: Glaciers in northern Norway are retreating at an alarming rate due to advancing climate change.

Australian Senate approves social media ban on under-16s
Sydney [Australia], November 29: Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's...

Colombian navy intercepts narcotics subs taking new route...
Bogota [Colombia], November 29: The Colombian navy has intercepted a semi-submersible vessel packed with cocaine in the Pacific Ocean, as...

Trump appoints retired general as Ukraine and Russia...
Washington [US], November 29: US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Keith Kellogg, a retired US Army lieutenant general, to serve...

Taiwan leader to transit through Hawaii, US territory...
Taipei [Taiwan], November 29: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is set to make stopovers in the US state of Hawaii and...

Israeli society being 'colonized from inside', warns Borrell
Brussels [Belgium], November 29: The EU's outgoing top diplomat on Thursday said Israeli society has been "colonized from inside" by...

Irish PM urges public to consider government formation...
Dublin [Ireland], November 29: Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has said he wants the public to consider who will form...

Wage inequality declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide...
Geneva [Switzerland], November 29: A new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in...

India sends medical supplies to Zambia
New Delhi [India], November 29: India has bolstered its partnership with Zambia by supplying medical equipment to support the nation's...

Burj Khalifa's facade gets a dazzling lighting overhaul
Dubai [UAE], November 29: Emaar Properties has announced the completion of a revolutionary facade lighting upgrade for Burj Khalifa, the...

ISKCON expresses solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das
New York [US], November 29: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday expressed solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna...

Russia to hand over BRICS chairmanship to Brazil...
Ekaterinburg [Russia], November 29: The final meeting of BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas in Russia's Ekaterinburg is set to conclude on...

Sheikh Hasina calls for 'immediate release' of priest...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 29: Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Thursday condemned the 'unjust' arrest of former ISKCON...

Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods,...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 29: At least 12 people have been killed due to flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka,...

Namibia votes for new president and parliament
Windhoek [Namibia], November 29: Voters in Namibia cast ballots to elect a new president and parliament in polls that could...

Air pollution linked to 1.5 million deaths per...
Bonn [Germany], November 29: Air pollution caused by fires have been linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year...

US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan officials
Washington [US], November 29: The US has imposed sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials for their role in suppressing protests after...

Ukraine is about to lose strategic city faster...
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: Intense clashes between Russian and Ukrainian troops continue in the city of Kurakhove (Donetsk province, eastern...

Former Brazilian president accused of participating in coup
Sao Paulo [Brazil], November 28: Brazilian federal police released a report on November 26 showing that former Brazilian President Jair...

US increases firepower in Asia-Pacific
Washington [US], November 28: Recently, the US has continuously stepped up the deployment of powerful firepower in both Northeast Asia,...

FBI: Some of Trump's future cabinet nominees receive...
Washington [US], November 28: Several members of the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump have received death threats, including...

Bolivia - China sign agreement to build lithium...
La Paz [Bolivia], November 28: Bolivia said on November 26 it had signed a $1 billion deal with China's CBC,...

China releases 3 US citizens after years of...
Washington [US], November 28: The White House said Beijing had released three US citizens in a bilateral prisoner swap that...

US newspaper estimates Ukrainian forces suffered more than...
Kyiv [Ukraine], November 28: The Economist newspaper said that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed has exceeded 60,000, and more...

Billionaire Elon Musk wants to abolish the US...
Washington [US], November 28: Billionaire Elon Musk, an advisor on streamlining the apparatus for the elected US administration, has proposed...

Trump's budget plans push US government lawyers to...
Washington [US], November 28: Rank-and-file attorneys in the federal government fear major budget cuts when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office...