Final countdown as voters go to polls in crucial local test for UK PM

Feb 27, 2026

London [UK], February 27: Polling stations have opened in a crucial by-election in the United Kingdom which is set to provide a major test of...

UAE refutes false claims made by parties to conflict in Sudan at UN Human Rights Council

Feb 27, 2026

Geneva [Switzerland], February 27: The United Arab Emirates affirmed that it is exercising its ''Right of Reply'' to the unfounded allegations issued by parties to...

Trump touts 'roaring' economy, data tells a different story

Feb 26, 2026

Washington [US], February 26: President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming...

Children among 16 killed in bus-truck collision in southern Yemen

Feb 26, 2026

Sanaa [Yemen], February 26: At least 16 people, including eight women and children, have been killed in a collision between a bus and a truck...

Japan plans to deploy missiles on remote island near Taiwan by 2031

Feb 26, 2026

Tokyo [Japan], February 26: Japan plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles to its remote western island near Taiwan by March 2031, its defence minister said, as...

Lebanon's second airport could receive passengers by summer, say officials

Feb 26, 2026

Beirut [Lebanon], February 26: The government has moved forward with plans to reopen Rene Mouawad International Airport in Qlayaat in northern Lebanon, and officials say...

Political prisoners in Azerbaijan urge EU to step up pressure

Feb 26, 2026

Moscow [Russia], February 26: A group of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has called on the European Commission to step up pressure on the country's leadership...

Macron names Leribault as new head of crisis-hit Louvre Museum

Feb 26, 2026

Paris [France], February 26: Experienced French art historian Christophe Leribault will take over as the new director of the ailing Louvre Museum, the French government...

Colombia police arrest senior Tren de Aragua criminal group drug trafficker

Feb 26, 2026

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 26: Colombian police have arrested a senior figure in the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua, detaining Jorge Luis Paez...