Zelensky lands in Saudi Arabia on unannounced visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported, his latest visit to the Gulf kingdom which has sought to…
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Russian nuclear submarine, frigate arrive in Cuba
A Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine churned into Havana harbour on Wednesday, a stopover the US and Cuba said posed no threat, but…
EU court slaps $216m fine on Hungary for not following asylum laws
The European Union’s top court has slapped Hungary with a 200-million-euro ($216m) fine and imposed a daily one-million-euro ($1.08m) penalty for failing to follow the…
Turkish Coast Guard rescues dozens of irregular migrants
Turkiye rescued 37 irregular migrants and apprehended 143 in separate operations, the Turkish Coast Guard has announced. Twenty migrants, including nine children, were rescued from…
‘Catastrophic hunger’ in Gaza as 8,000 children suffer malnutrition: WHO
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a dire warning about the impending catastrophe of famine in Gaza, where 8,000 children under five are seriously…
Boat capsizes near Yemen: At least 49 dead, 140 others missing
The UN migration agency said on Tuesday that over 49 migrants have lost their lives and 140 others went missing after their boat overturned off…
Thousands of Muslims arrive in Makkah for Hajj
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Makkah for the Hajj pilgrimage, as the religious festivities of Zil Hajj…
Hamas accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan
Hamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the Israeli aggression in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of…
US welcomes Indonesian offer to send peacekeeping forces to Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Indonesia’s incoming president, Prabowo Subianto, for offering assistance in crisis-hit Gaza during their meeting on Tuesday at an…
Fire in Kuwaiti building housing workers kills 41
A fire that erupted in a building housing workers in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf early on Wednesday has killed at least 41 people, the…