United Nations special envoy to Sudan resigns

Sep 14, 2023

New York [US], September 14: United Nations Special Envoy for Sudan Volker Perthes announced that he is resigning, saying it has become clear that he...

At least 56 dead in worst-ever Hanoi fire; building owner detained

Sep 14, 2023

Hanoi [Vietnam] September 14: The owner of a nine-story apartment building that was engulfed in an inferno that killed at least 56 people in Vietnam's...

South Korea's president names new defence minister in Cabinet shuffle

Sep 14, 2023

Seoul [South Korea], September 14: South Korea's conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol has nominated a former three-star general as the new defence minister in a...

The US approves the sale of F-35 to South Korea

Sep 14, 2023

Washington [US], September 14: The US State Department "gave the green light" to the plan to sell 25 more F-35 fighters to South Korea.

A cruise ship carrying 206 people ran aground in Greenland

Sep 14, 2023

Nuuk [Greenland], September 14: Business Insider yesterday (September 13) reported that a luxury yacht 104 m long, 18 m wide and carrying 206 passengers was...

Hungary signals national ban

Sep 14, 2023

Budapest [Hungary], September 14: Hungary has agreed with Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria to bar Ukrainian grain imports to protect their markets.

Ukraine says Russian naval vessels badly damaged

Sep 14, 2023

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 14: Ukraine said it seriously damaged two Russian naval vessels and struck port infrastructure in the Crimean city of Sevastopol early on...

Mexican Congress holds hearing on UFOs

Sep 14, 2023

Mexico City [Mexico], September 14: Mexican lawmakers heard testimony that "we are not alone" in the universe and saw the alleged remains of non-human beings...

900,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar's Yangon

Sep 13, 2023

Yangon [Myanmar], September 13: Myanmar authorities have seized 900,000 stimulant tablets in the commercial city of Yangon, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC)...