Tue, Aug 25, 2026 | UPDATED 01:15 UTC
National News
Aug 23, 2026
New York [US], August 23: A United States judge has struck down a policy introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority.
Seven killed, including two police officers, in UK 'wrong-side' car crash
Putin vows crushing retaliation as Ukraine opens Pandora's box
Iraqi president rejects use of its territory as launchpad for attacks on Gulf states
13 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
Several Palestinians injured by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank
More News
Israeli drone strike on 'civilian vehicle' injures several in Syria
Damascus [Syria], August 23: An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country's foreign ministry said, in the latest of near-daily...
Air Arabia adds Katowice to its growing network in Poland
Aug 22, 2026
Sharjah [UAE], August 22: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest budget carrier operator, announced the launch of four weekly non-stop...
Ebola spreading exponentially in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, UN says
Kinshasa [DRC], August 22: More than 2,500 people have now ​died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an...
Industry group says German gas storage at record low for time of year
Berlin [Germany], August 22: Germany's gas storage facilities are currently less full than at any point at this time of year since records began in...
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
Washington [US], August 22: New research by NASA scientists looking at five forms of fungi and bacteria indicates that some of them indeed could survive...
BRICS Tourism Ministers adopt Jaipur Declaration to deepen cooperation, sustainable tourism
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 22: BRICS Tourism Ministers adopted the Jaipur Declaration, by consensus in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Friday. The ministerial meeting was held under...
Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes
Aug 21, 2026
New York [US], August 21: Governments are preparing for heightened risks of drought, flooding, extreme heat and wildfires as a rapidly strengthening El Nino raises...
Gunmen seize tanker off Yemen amid resurgence of Somali piracy
Sanaa [Yemen], August 21: A tanker has been boarded by six armed people who took control of the vessel off the coast of Yemen and...
Harry and Meghan to return to UK after six years in US
London [UK], August 21: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who are known as the duke and duchess of Sussex, plan to move back to...
Iran condemns Trump's 'economic warfare' as China warns on sanctions
Tehran [Iran] / Beijing [China], August 21: Iran and China have pushed back against US President Donald Trump's announcement of an unprecedented campaign of "economic warfare and isolation" against Tehran, with Beijing warning against further sanctions.
North Korea fires at least 10 short-range missiles
Russian-held Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant loses external power: IAEA
Poland's eastern border more secure, says Tusk
Bangladesh elects Alamgir as new president
UK rebukes Israel for West Bank settlement tender offer
Russian missile barrage kills 16 people in Ukraine's Kiev
First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia
Gaza holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians killed by Israel
Six tourists, pilot killed in Kenya helicopter crash
USS Washington arrives in Arabian Sea after aircraft carrier outcry
