UN welcomes progress in Gaza polio campaign, calls for permanent ceasefire

Sep 05, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], September 5: Good progress is being made in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza but a permanent ceasefire in the...

Biden preparing to block Nippon's US Steel takeover

Sep 05, 2024

New York [US], September 5: U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to block Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel, a source said on Wednesday.

US to accuse Russia of 2024 election interference

Sep 05, 2024

New York [US], September 5: The United States is to accuse Russia of a sustained campaign to interfere in the November presidential election, US media...

Irish PM slams Russian 'terrorism and barbarism' during Ukraine trip

Sep 05, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], September 5: The war in Ukraine cannot "fade into the background", Irish premier Simon Harris has said during a visit to Kiev.

Ukraine foreign minister latest to announce departure from government

Sep 05, 2024

Kiev [Ukraine], September 5: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is also leaving his post as part of a major government reshuffle after two and a...

Former French PM Édouard Philippe confirms 2027 presidential bid

Sep 05, 2024

Paris [France], September 5: Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe, considered one of the country's most popular politicians, has announced that he plans to run...

Turkish and Egyptian leaders stress joint stance on Gaza conflict

Sep 05, 2024

Istanbul [Turkey], September 5: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip,...

London's Grenfell Tower blaze victims let down by 'decades of failure'

Sep 05, 2024

London [UK], September 5: A damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire has found victims, bereaved and survivors were "badly failed" through incompetence, dishonesty and...

UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshi expats jailed for anti-Hasina protests

Sep 05, 2024

Dubai [UAE], September 5: The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against...