US President Biden has just set a campaign fundraising record

Jun 17, 2024

Washington [US], June 17: The fundraising event for US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles (California) last weekend raised more than 30 million USD, a...

New Zealand Prime Minister's plane breaks down on way to Japan

Jun 17, 2024

Wellington [New Zealand], June 17: The New Zealand defence force plane flying New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to Japan broke down, forcing the Prime...

Australia's Albanese, China's Li to discuss trade, jailed writer

Jun 17, 2024

Sydney [Australia], June 17: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in the first such visit to the country by...

Ukraine summit strives for consensus, way forward uncertain

Jun 17, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 17: Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Hamburg police shoot hammer-wielding man ahead of Euro 2024 match

Jun 17, 2024

Hamburg [Germany], June 17: German police shot at a man who threatened officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a...

Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting to get in aid

Jun 17, 2024

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 17: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized plans announced by the military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one...

Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers

Jun 17, 2024

Moscow [Russia], June 17: Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group who had...

14 Jordanians die during haj in Saudi Arabia, some succumb to heat

Jun 17, 2024

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 17: Fourteen Jordanians have been reported dead during the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, some of them due to...

Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere

Jun 17, 2024

Beijing [China], June 17: China's National Meteorological Centre issued an alert for high temperatures as multiple regions across the country experience sweltering heat, while many...