Hunter Biden to be sentenced on Dec. 4

Sep 20, 2024

Washington [US], September 20: Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, will be sentenced on Dec. 4.

Portugal to combat school bullying

Sep 19, 2024

Lisbon [Portugal], September 19: The Portuguese government has formed a working group to address and prevent bullying in schools, with preliminary results to come...

Putin extends Western food import ban by 2 years

Sep 19, 2024

Moscow [Russia], September 19: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree extending an embargo on agricultural products from Western countries for another two...

Russian town evacuated after Ukrainian attack on munitions depot

Sep 19, 2024

Moscow [Russia], September 19: The small Russian town of Toropets, some 400 kilometres north-west of Moscow, has been partially evacuated after it was hit...

UN General Assembly calls for Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas

Sep 19, 2024

New York [US], September 19: With a clear majority of 124 votes on Wednesday, the UN General Assembly has called for Israel's withdrawal from occupied...

Half a million Mpox vaccine doses for Africa ordered by Gavi Alliance

Sep 19, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], September 19: The global vaccine group Gavi has ordered 500,000 Mpox vaccine doses from the German-Danish company Bavarian Nordic.

At least 14 dead, 450 injured as Lebanon hit by 2nd wave of blasts

Sep 19, 2024

Beirut [Lebanon], September 19: At least 14 people were killed and 450 others injured in the second wave of explosions related to electronic devices in...

UAE President to begin official visit to US on Monday

Sep 19, 2024

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will start an official visit to the United States of...

UN appeals for maximum restraint to avert further escalation in region

Sep 19, 2024

New York [US], September 19: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid...