Bhutan holds primary polls ahead of general elections
Bhutan voted Thursday in primary polls to choose the top two political parties who will contest only the fourth-ever general...
Month: November 2023
First launch of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket planned for June-July
The European Space Agency announced on Thursday that the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Ariane 6 rocket will take...
2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN
This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN said Thursday, demanding urgent action to rein in...
British destroyer sent to Gulf to bolster security
Britain on Thursday announced that it was sending one of its most advanced naval vessels to the Gulf to shore...
Zelensky visits eastern front as Russia ramps up attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday visited a frontline command post in east Ukraine, where Russia has been stepping up...
Former UK finance minister Alistair Darling dies aged 70: family
Alistair Darling, the UK finance minister when the 2008 financial crisis hit, has died at the age of 70 following...
‘We don’t have superpowers’, says embattled Red Cross
The Red Cross, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for hostages and prisoners in the Gaza conflict, stresses...
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early Thursday at the age of 65...
Russia bans ‘international LGBT movement’ for ‘extremism’
Russia on Thursday banned the "international LGBT movement," claiming it was an extremist group in a move that cements a...
Mission to rescue lions and hyenas in war-torn Sudan
The small menagerie of animals echoed the human suffering from seven months of war between rival generals that shattered Sudan...
Najmul to lead Bangladesh in New Zealand ODIs, T20Is
Bangladesh on Thursday named batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto as the country's one-day international and Twenty20 international captain for a tour...
COP28 opens with ‘historic’ launch of loss and damage fund
Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment...
Horn of Africa floods displace more than two million
More than two million people across the Horn of Africa have been forced from their homes by torrential rains and...
NYC expands asylum application assistance centers amidst national migrant crisis
NEW YORK, November 28, 2023 -- In response to the ongoing national asylum seeker crisis, Mayor Eric Adams announced the...
NYSOFA expands TCARE Initiative, provides crucial support for caregivers statewide
*Albany, NY - November 28, 2023* -- In a significant stride toward enhancing caregiver support, the New York State Office...
One confirmed killed as US Osprey crashes off Japan
A US Osprey military aircraft crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, killing one crew member and leaving five unaccounted...
Breathless pope delegates reading as flu persists
Pope Francis presided over his weekly audience Wednesday despite the flu that caused him to scrap a trip to Dubai,...
Turkey’s Erdogan calls Netanyahu ‘butcher of Gaza’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "the butcher of Gaza" and accused him...
New skipper Masood wants Pakistan to ‘change history’ on Australia tour
Newly appointed skipper Shan Masood set Pakistan a tough target on Wednesday for their forthcoming tour of Australia -- make...
Journalist’s personal battle as Burkina militants target women
Award-winning journalist Mariam Ouedraogo finds it impossible to forget the heartbreaking stories she has covered about sexual assault in Burkina...
‘Welcome back’: Joy in West Bank as freed prisoners return
A red keffiyeh scarf around her neck and a beaming smile on her face, Rouba Assi fell into her friends'...
Bashful golden mole detected in South Africa after 87 years
A golden mole that "swims" in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many...
COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals
The Emirati host of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied Wednesday reports that he used his presidency of the...
Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure...
Violence bleeds through generations in West Bank’s Jenin
In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, heavily pregnant Madleen Sabbagh fears years of violence are bleeding through the...
Kerry says US and China must ‘win climate battle’ together
China and the United States -- the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- will work together at the UN...
OSCE caught in tug-of-war between Moscow and West
Ministers of the world's largest regional security body are to meet Thursday in Skopje as the 57-member organization faces its...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op-Ed: Staying Safe for the Holidays
The upcoming holiday season is a festive time of year. It’s getting colder, so we try to stay warm, we...
Lost in the metro? Paris translation app aims to help visitors
The Paris metro has launched an instant translation app ahead of next year's Olympic Games to help hapless foreign visitors...
Crimean treasures return to Kyiv after years of legal battles
Ancient Crimean gold treasures returned to Kyiv Monday after being stuck in a Dutch museum for nine years, where they...
N.Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim takes images of White House
North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country's launch of...
US defends ‘robust’ COP28 team despite Biden snub
The White House said on Monday a "robust" US delegation would attend a key UN climate summit in Dubai despite...
Greek PM unhappy after UK’s Sunak cancels talks amid Parthenon marbles spat
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his "displeasure" Monday over UK counterpart Rishi Sunak's last minute cancellation of a bilateral...
Rare survey details how Gazans wary of Hamas before Israel attack
Many Gazans were hostile to Hamas ahead of the group's brutal October 7 attack on Israel, with some describing its...
Rutte favorite to be next NATO boss despite Dutch vote shock
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the clear front-runner to become NATO's next chief, even though a shock far-right...
Indian rescuers on verge of bringing 41 trapped in tunnel out
Indian rescuers were on the verge Tuesday of bringing out 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after laying...
Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped
Doctors blasted New Zealand’s conservative government on Tuesday for revoking world-leading anti-smoking laws, warning that people will die over the...
French serial killer’s widow on trial over decades-old murders
The widow of a French serial killer known as the "ogre of the Ardennes" goes on trial from Tuesday over...
Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Will anyone in Russia challenge another six years for Vladimir Putin?With half the world...
Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom
As European capitals prepare to implement long-awaited sanctions on Russia's diamond exports, Belgian traders are bracing for new scrutiny of...
India hopes cloud seeding can wash away deadly smog
Indian scientists are preparing cloud seeding technology to clean poisonous smog in the capital with rain, but environmental critics fear...
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's...
China athletes as young as seven in military training to ‘create iron army’
Hundreds of athletes as young as seven are undergoing military training in Shanghai designed to instill discipline and "good fighting...
Hungary’s Orban ramps up anti-EU rhetoric amid row over frozen funds
EU chief Charles Michel met Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday in a bid to ease rising tensions, with the increasingly...
Blinken heads to rally Ukraine support, could cross paths with Lavrov
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Monday to Europe to rally support for Ukraine, on a trip where he...
US attorney general warns of ‘extremists’ after Vermont shooting
US Attorney General Merrick Garland warned Monday of increasing threats from "domestic violent extremists" amid growing attacks against minority groups,...
‘Disastrous’ gridlock hits S. Africa’s busiest port
More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa's biggest port amid gridlock blamed...
Gangs, extortion in Bangladesh camps driving Rohingya sea exodus
Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea...
Pope’s condition after illness ‘good and stable’: Vatican
Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old...
Dutch govt talks in chaos as Wilders-appointed ‘scout’ quits
Already difficult talks to form a government coalition in the Netherlands after Geert Wilders's shock election win were thrown into...
Tearful families pray for Indian workers trapped in tunnel
Indian officials have repeatedly promised 41 men trapped in a collapsed Himalayan tunnel for more than two weeks will be...
Ukraine’s Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at...
Sri Lanka sports minister sacked over cricket crisis
Sri Lanka's sports minister was sacked Monday hours after he accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of trying to assassinate him over...
Disease stalks Somali district ravaged by floods
The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede -- for now -- but distraught...
French government urges calm after teen’s killing
The French government urged calm Monday after the killing of a teenage boy at a village dance party earlier this...
UAE sought to use COP28 to advance oil deals: report
The United Arab Emirates planned to exploit meetings with foreign governments arranged due to its COP28 hosting role to strike...
Deadly storm cuts power to nearly 2 mn people in Russia, Ukraine
Almost two million people in Russia and occupied Ukraine were left without power on Monday, after hurricane force winds and...
Rajoelina, Madagascar’s ambitious president who parties on
From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the...
Madagascar President Rajoelina’s re-election contested
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said on Saturday, but his victory in...
Nicaragua bars pageant head after Ortega critic wins Miss Universe: media
Nicaraguan authorities have barred the director of the national beauty pageant from re-entering the country after a Nicaraguan woman seen...
