Thai elephant centres criticized after death of tourist

Jan 08, 2025

Bangkok [Thailand], January 8: Animal rights activists on Tuesday lashed out at elephant sanctuaries in Thailand after a Spanish holidaymaker was killed while bathing one...

Airport in Damascus resumes international operations

Jan 08, 2025

Damascus [Syria], January 8: Syria's main airport in Damascus resumed full operations on Tuesday after they were halted following the overthrow of long-time president Bashar...

Iran starts air defence drills at Natanz nuclear facility

Jan 08, 2025

Tehran [Iran], January 8: Amid rising tensions with Israel and with less than two weeks left before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iran's...

US transfers 11 Yemeni inmates from Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman

Jan 08, 2025

Washington [US], January 8: The United States has sent 11 Yemeni detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison to Oman, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Aid efforts in Gaza at breaking point: UN

Jan 08, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], January 8: The efforts of United Nations agencies to supply humanitarian aid in Gaza are at "breaking point", a senior official has warned.

Hungarian officials criticize U.S. sanctions on gov't minister

Jan 08, 2025

Budapest [Hungary], January 8: Hungary's foreign minister criticized the outgoing U.S. administration and its ambassador on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on the Hungarian minister in...

Two killed, one injured in shooting in Germany

Jan 08, 2025

Berlin [Germany], January 8: Two men were shot dead and one got injured on Tuesday evening at a company in the town of Bad Friedrichshall,...

Slovenia's 2024 budget deficit lowest in 5 yrs

Jan 08, 2025

Ljubljana [Slovenia], January 8: Slovenia's budget deficit fell to 1.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to preliminary figures, and was the...

News Analysis: Experts expect gradual ECB rate cuts despite rising eurozone inflation

Jan 08, 2025

Brussels [Belgium], January 8: Eurozone inflation, as Eurostat reported, hit 2.4 percent in December, the highest since July, but experts expect the European Central Bank...