Harris leads democrats with new hope amid old concerns

Aug 19, 2024

New York [US], August 19: In the five weeks since U.S President Joe Biden abandoned his flailing reelection bid, the Democratic Party's fortunes have changed...

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

Aug 19, 2024

Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect talks with Kyiv on halting...

Ukraine strengthens positions in Kursk; Russia advances in Donetsk

Aug 19, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukrainian troops are consolidating their positions in the southern Russian region of Kursk, President Volodomyr Zelensky said on Sunday, as Moscow's...

There is no more space in Gaza to shelter in: UNRWA

Aug 19, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 19: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has repeated its call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Former Afghan leader Karzai calls for girls and women to be educated

Aug 19, 2024

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19: Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday called on the Taliban regime to allow girls and women to attend school and...

Lukashenko says Ukraine will be eliminated unless negotiations start

Aug 19, 2024

Minsk [Belarus], August 19: Kiev and Moscow need to sit down and talk, otherwise there will be an escalation that will result in Ukraine's destruction,...

Blinken visiting Israel as truce efforts set to resume

Aug 19, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 19: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a visit aimed at ramping up political...

Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip kill 25, including children

Aug 19, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 19: A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest waves of Israel's deadly attacks...

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, warn UN experts

Aug 19, 2024

Sanaa [Yemen], August 19: Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have said.