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Armenia's parliament votes in favour of EU accession process

Armenia's parliament votes in favour of EU accession...

Berlin [Germany], February 13: The parliament in Armenia has adopted a bill to start the process leading to EU accession...

Greece elects conservative Tassoulas as president despite protests

Greece elects conservative Tassoulas as president despite protests

Athens [Greece], February 13: Greece's parliament has elected the conservative government's nominee, Constantine Tassoulas, as the country's president, despite protester...

Gaza tensions rise again

Gaza tensions rise again

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 13: The Arab bloc has rejected a proposal to relocate Palestinians to allow the US to...

Russia, US have new moves on Ukraine

Russia, US have new moves on Ukraine

Washington [US], February 13: The White House announced yesterday (December 12) that Russia had released American citizen Marc Fogel in...

NASA speeds up the return of stranded astronauts to Earth

NASA speeds up the return of stranded astronauts...

Washington [US], February 13: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX said on February 11 that they...

The race to 'militarize' artificial intelligence

The race to 'militarize' artificial intelligence

Washington [US], February 13: The US's desire to "unleash" the field of artificial intelligence (AI) development in the race with...

Nomination for US Director of National Intelligence approved, another victory for Mr. Trump

Nomination for US Director of National Intelligence approved,...

Washington [US], February 13: The US Senate on February 12 approved Ms. Tulsi Gabbard for the position of leader of...

Driver who brought 10 Vietnamese people into the US in a truck carrying agricultural products receives prison sentence

Driver who brought 10 Vietnamese people into the...

Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], February 13: The driver who took 10 Vietnamese people from Canada to the US in...

Another fishing boat with Vietnamese crew capsizes in Korea

Another fishing boat with Vietnamese crew capsizes in...

Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], February 13: A fishing boat carrying 10 people capsized off Jeju Island in South Korea,...

IS suicide bomber targets Taliban in Afghanistan

IS suicide bomber targets Taliban in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13: The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization on February 12 claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at...

Rumors that Israel plans to attack Iran's nuclear facilities this year

Rumors that Israel plans to attack Iran's nuclear...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 13: US intelligence analysis suggests Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities this year.

What did Mr. Trump say to Mr. Zelensky after his phone call with Mr. Putin?

What did Mr. Trump say to Mr. Zelensky...

Washington [US], February 13: The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place right...

Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity

Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 13: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her government tried to cling on to power using...

Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence and Nato

Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence...

Washington [US], February 13: Pete Hegseth, the new US defence secretary, says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return...

Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old borders

Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old...

Washington [US], February 13: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the...

MBRSG, UNDP sign MoU to advance digital transformation, AI governance

MBRSG, UNDP sign MoU to advance digital transformation,...

Dubai [UAE], February 13: The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Artemis Agreement signatories commit to continued openness and transparency in space endeavours

Artemis Agreement signatories commit to continued openness and...

New York [US], February 13: The signatories of the Artemis Agreements have reiterated their commitment to maintaining openness and transparency...

Japan, East Asian countries discuss Gaza reconstruction

Japan, East Asian countries discuss Gaza reconstruction

Tokyo [Japan], February 13: Japan, in collaboration with Palestine, hosted an online briefing session with participants from the East Asia...

Al-Azhar calls for support of Egyptian, Arab position on Gaza reconstruction

Al-Azhar calls for support of Egyptian, Arab position...

Cairo [Egypt], February 13: Al-Azhar has called for support of the Egyptian and Arab stance on the reconstruction of the...

N Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear sub docks in Busan

N Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear...

Pyongyang [North Korea], February 12: North Korea has said its military forces are ready to take any action necessary after...

At least $53bn needed to rebuild Gaza, estimates UN

At least $53bn needed to rebuild Gaza, estimates...

New York [US], February 12: More than $53bn will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the "humanitarian catastrophe" that...

Southeast Asia tackles Chinese scams

Southeast Asia tackles Chinese scams

Beijing [China], February 12: Online fraud gangs, often led by Chinese nationals, continue to operate in Southeast Asia, forcing many...

Risk of Gaza fire flare up again

Risk of Gaza fire flare up again

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Hamas' announcement to delay hostage release raises the possibility that the Gaza ceasefire agreement will...

Cambodia discusses measures to address impacts from the Phu Nam-Techo canal project

Cambodia discusses measures to address impacts from the...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 12: Senior Cambodian officials attended a forum to discuss the implementation of measures to address impacts...

FBI finds thousands of new files on President Kennedy's assassination

FBI finds thousands of new files on President...

Washington [US], February 12: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just discovered thousands of previously unidentified files related...

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza...

US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia

US aid freeze sets back fight against human...

Washington [US], February 12: President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking...