North Korea to open to foreign tourists after nearly 5 years

Aug 15, 2024

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 15: A Beijing-based travel agency said international tourism to North Korea will resume in December, after a nearly five-year hiatus due...

Hamas to skip Gaza Truce talks

Aug 15, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], August 15: Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks slated for Thursday in...

Judge rules UCLA must ensure Jewish students' campus access

Aug 15, 2024

California [US], August 15: The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from accessing campus buildings, classes and...

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

Aug 15, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 15:The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an...

Thai court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

Aug 15, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics by appointing a minister who...

Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement

Aug 15, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], August 15: Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said...

U.S. navy's new missile could shift balance in South China sea

Aug 15, 2024

Washington [US], August 15: The U.S. Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's advantage in aerial reach, experts...

Sudan peace talks begin without key parties

Aug 15, 2024

Khartoum [Sudan], August 15: Fresh peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's 16-month war have started although neither warring side has entered the negotiating room.

WHO Director-General declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern

Aug 15, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], August 15: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of Mpox (monkeypox) in a growing...