National

New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan 'dead and buried'

New UK leader Starmer declares Rwanda deportation plan...

London [UK], July 7: Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands...

Air strike leaves 100,000 without power in Ukraine

Air strike leaves 100,000 without power in Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 7: A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in...

Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties to conservative group

Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties...

Washington [US], July 7: Former President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Saturday from a conservative group's sweeping plans...

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli...

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers...

Iran's new president pledges to 'extend hand of friendship'

Iran's new president pledges to 'extend hand of...

Tehran [Iran], July 7: Reformist candidate and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran's presidential election after beating his ultra-conservative...

Israeli attack on UNRWA-run school in central Gaza kills 13 people

Israeli attack on UNRWA-run school in central Gaza...

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Thirteen Palestinians, most of them children and women, have been killed after Israeli jets attacked...

Gaza residents suffer from 'manufactured' humanitarian crisis: British doctor

Gaza residents suffer from 'manufactured' humanitarian crisis: British...

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 7: Dr James Smith, an emergency physician from the UK who has worked in Gaza's hospital,...

Tough decisions lie ahead, says Britain's new premier

Tough decisions lie ahead, says Britain's new premier

London [UK], July 7: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will have to make "tough decisions" when asked about...

Slovakia's PM Fico praises Orban in first public appearance after attack

Slovakia's PM Fico praises Orban in first public...

Bratislava [Slovakia], July 7: Slovakian Prime Minster Robert Fico has made a public appearance for the first time since surviving...

Russian air strike leaves 100,000 people without power in Ukraine's Sumy

Russian air strike leaves 100,000 people without power...

Kyiv [Russia], July 7: A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in...

Defiant Biden says no intention to exit presidential race

Defiant Biden says no intention to exit presidential...

Washington [US], July 7: United States President Joe Biden has used a much-anticipated interview with ABC News to reiterate that...

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

Mexico City [Mexico], July 7: Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the...

Jordan's GDP grew 2% during Q1 2024

Jordan's GDP grew 2% during Q1 2024

Amman [Jordan], July 7: The latest economic indicators monitored by the Jordan News Agency (Petra) showed that Jordan's gross domestic...

New Kiswa installed at Kaaba in Makkah

New Kiswa installed at Kaaba in Makkah

A new covering (Kiswa) was installed early Sunday at the holy Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of the...

NASA project simulating stay on Mars comes to an end

NASA project simulating stay on Mars comes to...

New York [US], July 7: The first mission of the US space agency NASA's multi-mission project, which aims to simulate...

Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian wins presidential runoff

Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian wins presidential runoff

Tehran [Iran], July 6: Masoud Pezeshkian, a moderate who has promised to open Iran to the world, won the run-off...

"We will rebuild Britain," says Keir Starmer as he delivers his first speech as UK PM

"We will rebuild Britain," says Keir Starmer as...

London [UK], July 6: After Keir Starmer was elected as the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister on Friday, he delivered...

"Connectivity is backbone of India-Iran relationship": Iran's envoy to India

"Connectivity is backbone of India-Iran relationship": Iran's envoy...

New Delhi [India], July 6: Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of...

Nepal: Another ally walks out of Prachanda-led government ahead of vote of confidence

Nepal: Another ally walks out of Prachanda-led government...

Kathmandu [Nepal], July 6: The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) in Nepal, another ally of the government led by Pushpa Kamal...

Biden admits debate was "bad episode", blames illness and lack of preparation

Biden admits debate was "bad episode", blames illness...

Madison (Wisconsin) [US], July 6: In his first television interview since the CNN debate with Donald Trump, President Joe...

EU voices deep concern about Israeli army orders to evacuate civilians from Khan Younis

EU voices deep concern about Israeli army orders...

Brussels [Belgium], July 6: The European Union is deeply concerned about the Israeli army orders to evacuate civilians from the...

European banks face probe into their stress-testing abilities

European banks face probe into their stress-testing abilities

Frankfurt [Germany], July 6: European banks are facing investigations into how good they are at carrying out the stress tests...

Slovakia classifies assassination attempt on leader as terrorist act

Slovakia classifies assassination attempt on leader as terrorist...

Bratislava [Slovakia], July 6: The Slovakian authorities are classifying the attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico as a terrorist...

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Argentina

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 6: A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit San Juan province, northwest Argentina, on Friday, according to authorities of...

Israel reports 61 new cases of West Nile fever, fatalities rise to 12

Israel reports 61 new cases of West Nile...

Jerusalem [Israel], July 6: The Israeli Ministry of Health reported on Friday a new death case from West Nile fever,...

Voting ends in Iran's presidential runoff

Voting ends in Iran's presidential runoff

Tehran [Iran], July 6: Voting for Iran's presidential runoff came to an end at midnight Friday after 16 straight hours,...

UN warns of escalation of tension on Lebanon-Israel border

UN warns of escalation of tension on Lebanon-Israel...

New York City [US], July 6: The United Nations expressed grave concerns on Friday about intensified clashes along the Lebanon-Israel...