Sri Lanka receives highest monthly tourist arrivals in December in 4 years

Dec 31, 2023

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 31: Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka passed 200,000 in December, the highest number for a month during the last four years,...

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

Dec 31, 2023

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 31: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's...

Albania's ex-PM Berisha placed under house arrest in corruption probe

Dec 31, 2023

Berlin [Germany], December 31: Albania's right-wing opposition leader, Sali Berisha, has been placed under house arrest following allegations of corruption during his time serving as...

US State Dept approves arms sale to Israel, bypassing Congress

Dec 31, 2023

Washington [US], December 31: The US State Department has approved the sale of further weapons to Israel worth millions of dollars, bypassing Congress.

Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza Strip rises to 21,672

Dec 31, 2023

Gaza [Palestine], December 31: The death toll from Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has reached 21,672, and the number of injured people has grown...

UN says 81 aid trucks entered Gaza, number 'inadequate'

Dec 31, 2023

Gaza [Palestine], December 31: Eighty-one trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom and Rafah crossings on Friday, the UN Office...

Eurostar trains cancelled due to UK tunnel floods

Dec 31, 2023

London [UK], December 31: British authorities announced Saturday the cancellation of Eurostar trains linking London to French, Belgian and Dutch cities after flooding in tunnels...

Russia says seeking UN Security Council meeting on Belgorod

Dec 31, 2023

Moscow [Russia], December 31: Russia on Saturday requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss what it said was a deadly Ukrainian...

Xi urges Chinese envoys to create 'diplomatic iron army'

Dec 31, 2023

Beijing [China], December 31: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a "diplomatic iron army" loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive...