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The Houthis, who have ruled Yemen’s capital of Sanaa for four years, said they had witnessed “new” Saudi airstrikes Wednesday, while Riyadh claimed the group mounted a “cowardly” drone attack
Moody’s Ratings has changed the outlook of Bangladesh’s sovereign credit rating from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. The positive change was brought about by declining political and external sector pressures, accumulating foreign
The UN Security Council convened an emergency Tuesday to consider the rapidly accelerating violence in Yemen. There has been a major escalation of conflict between Saudi-backed government forces and the
Meta has decided to report information about child sexual abuse to the relevant law enforcement authorities in India, government sources have said on Tuesday. The development comes as the government
The third edition of Tirta Gangga Art Festival will gather various artistic and cultural expressions from Bali, from Hindu and Balinese origins, as well as other faiths. The festival,
Fishermen set up a blockade in the Bouches-du-Rhône region at 3 am at an oil depot that covers around 50 tanker lorries, local authorities said. The action followed protests
Lithuanian airspace was violated overnight by a drone, which was downed by a NATO fighter, the first allied jet to shoot down a drone over Lithuanian territory, is believed to
Oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday as investors became concerned about potential global supply disruptions after more attacks on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure. Brent crude futures were up 1.18% at
The Supreme Court of the United States has turned down President Donald Trump’s proposal to limit mail-in voting before November’s midterm elections. The federal judge’s ruling has been upheld by
Where? The main events of the Games are held in the port city of Nagoya and in the Aichi Prefecture surrounding Nagoya. Nagoya is a city with over
The five-day festival is going on till Saturday (Sept 18) at Srimant Ganapati Ganesha Shrine in Rawai, where Hindu religious programs and Thai-Indian cultural events will be taking place.
Security agencies have beefed up security at schools and other sensitive places across Nigeria after intelligence that a coordinated attack by terrorist elements may be imminent. The warning was
Despite the rise in popularity and concerns over privacy, consent and secret recording, AI-enabled smart glasses are gaining traction in Europe. One of the most recent advancements in wearable technology,
The government’s latest Ebola situation report released on 11th September shows the number of confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has topped 7,000 and nearly 3,400
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (RMFA) is proud to showcase a wide range of exhibitions with a variety of contemporary artists who focus on memory, identity, landscape, abstraction and
The US State Department has approved possible military sales to Israel worth more than $6.5 billion, according to the Pentagon. The deals include three separate contracts. One agreement, worth about
On 30th January , United States President Donald Trump decided that former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh should become the new leader of the central bank of the country at
The US federal government has partially shut down after missing a funding deadline, even after the Senate approved a funding deal at the last minute. The shutdown began at midnight
The military government of Burkina Faso has dissolved all political parties in the country. It has also removed the laws that regulated how these parties operated. The decision was approved
Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard near the international airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey. The sounds caused panic among residents living close to Diori Hamani International Airport. Eyewitnesses and videos
The European Union has officially added Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its list of terrorist organisations. The decision comes after weeks of deadly crackdowns on protesters across Iran.
On 28th January, the Iranian foreign minister threatened to retaliate without delay and with force against any US military action; however, Trump had just announced that time was running out
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is travelling to China on Tuesday, marking the first visit by a British leader in eight years. The trip aims to improve relations with Beijing
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament on Friday. She has called a snap general election for February 8. Takaichi said she wants public support
The UK will not join Donald Trump’s proposed “board of peace” for now, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. She said Britain supports the US president’s 20-point plan for Gaza.
Two sources having first-hand information about the matter reveal that the United States is pressuring Bolivia to expel the suspected Iranian spies in the South American nation and declare the
President Mamady Doumbouya removed the government of Guinea, which was headed by transitional Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah, the news portal Guinee 360 reported. It is indicated in the news
On 23rd January, the central committee of Vietnam unanimously reappointed the country’s top leader, To Lam, as the leader of the ruling Communist Party in the next five years, as
Ukraine is attempting to affect the outcome of the impending parliamentary elections in Hungary since it realises that the current government will not permit Ukraine to join the EU, Hungarian
A letter inviting leaders of a number of countries to participate in a so-called U.S.-led Board of Peace took place on 17th January and would initially seek to stop conflict
One year after Vietnam raised its relationship with the United States to the highest diplomatic level, a new report has revealed something surprising. An internal Vietnamese military document shows that
On Thursday (January 29), the United States inaugurated an intended expansion of Manda Bay military base in the Lamu County of Kenya, which steps up security collaboration among a major
A naval flotilla under China’s PLA Southern Theater Command recently carried out a joint training exercise with an air force unit. The drill aimed to improve coordination between sea and
Turkiya has already positioned three F-16 combat jets in Mogadishu, further intensifying its military presence in Somalia, as Ankara proceeds with its ambitious offshore oil exploration and other strategic investments
Taiwan’s military on Thursday carried out a drill to practice stopping an attack from the sea. The exercise focused on how to respond if Chinese forces try to land on
A Vietnamese military training aircraft crashed in a mountainous area of Dak Lak Province on Wednesday morning, but the pilot escaped safely. The YAK-130 aircraft was on a routine training
With a possible attack on Iran by the US, the US Air Force has introduced a multi-day preparedness drill over the US Central Command area of responsibility, which is meant
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on January 27, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The missile traveled about 350 kilometers before landing
France has called for NATO to hold a military exercise in Greenland. The French presidency said the country is ready to take part. The statement comes as tensions rise over
The Chief of Defence Staff of India, General Anil Chauhan, has published a new policy framework detailing the way quantum technologies will find their way into the nation’s armed forces
The United Nations (UN) indicates that it will assume control of a camp in north-eastern Syria that has thousands of people who are suspected of having connections to the jihadist
On the visit, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, the First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of Azerbaijan Army, received meetings with the Department of the Prime
In the near future, several aircraft of the North American Joint Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) will land on an American military base in Greenland as Washington threatens to annex Greenland.
The Pentagon announced on 15th January that it is transforming the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes into one that focuses on “reporting to our warfighters” and no longer includes
The Joint Arctic Command base in Greenland, in Denmark, is not concerned with the U.S. military threats; it is concerned with potential Russian activity, its head, Major General Soren Andersen,
The worst attack, a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad, in a bid to kill at least 31 people and injure dozens more, has occurred in Pakistan in
On 9th February, Turkish authorities arrested two of the individuals who had been arrested earlier on suspicion of employment by the Israeli spy agency Mossad. The Turkish National Intelligence Organisation
Southwest state security forces and armed militia groups spent two days in heavy fighting in the city of Baidoa, which left at least 10 people wounded. The conflicts, which split
Tens of individuals have been gunned down in a rampage shooting spree on two villages in the western state of Kwara after they declined to give in to “extremists who
In towns and villages across France, a familiar sight is slowly fading away. The traditional “bar-tabac,” known simply as a “tabac,” is closing its doors. With their shiny zinc counters,
In a statement published on 30th January by SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activism and communications across the globe, the Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind a
Demonstrations against the immigration crackdown by the Trump administration took place across the United States on Saturday, but a federal judge refused to stop Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota immediately,
Predominantly affiliated Boko Haram militants’ onslaught on a town in northern Nigeria left at least 25 people dead, relatives of victims claimed; the bloodiest accounted Islamist assault since U.S. President
A threatening cyber attack is being investigated by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA), according to which criminals are using WhatsApp Web to steal sensitive data, such as banking details and
Plans to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy have sparked strong criticism from Italian politicians and activists. U.S. officials say ICE
Dutch airline KLM has decided to restart flights to the Middle East after briefly stopping services due to rising tensions in the region. The airline said it will resume flights
Poland, Israel and the United Kingdom have also taken action to restrict the areas in which Chinese-made EVs can operate, and even U.S. models, again, sparking technology, trust and geopolitical
On 19th January evening, more than 2,000 participants demonstrated in Zurich with the intention to express their dissatisfaction with the fact that the World Economic Forum (WEF) is held in
The largest union of train drivers in Spain on 18th January declared a three-day national strike on February 9-11 to be taken to achieve solutions to ensure railway safety following
The military media affairs wing announced on 15 th January the killing of 13 terrorists in two different operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations
The third quarter saw the U.S. economy develop more rapidly than it was anticipated, as estimated by the Commerce Department. On 22nd January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released
The European Parliament has officially halted the ratification procedure on its US trade deal, as a sign of protest after Donald Trump threatened to apply 10 per cent tariffs on
On 21st January, gold prices pared back some of their highest in a record after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, backed off some of his most draconian
It is likely that the Bank of Japan will lift its growth outlook on 23rd January and indicate that it is willing to further increase the interest rates, as recent
On 14th January, gold shot to a record high, followed by silver, as the geopolitical and economic uncertainties pushed investors towards safe-haven assets, and the anticipation of interest rate cuts
Official figures indicate that the UK economy has expanded by a better-than-anticipated 0.3 per cent in November despite doubts concerning the budget of Rachel Reeves. The gain was reported by
The economy of the world has been taken with caution by the world’s leading economists because half of them believe that the situation will be worse next year, though less
On 17th January, the EU and South American bloc Mercosur top officials signed a free trade agreement in the country of Paraguay, and this agreement will see the European Union
Chinese manufacturersfUS are developing all over the world with cheap and high-technology electric cars, and the latest development in Canada to provide some farm trade concessions in exchange for easing
The world economy is becoming even more resilient than anticipated, with the growth of the economy projected in 2026 to be slightly better than it was projected last June, the
The cost of oil rose by over 2% on 13th January as the likelihood of the Iranian crude export being interrupted overshadowed the potential of increased supply in Venezuela. The
Industrial output in Germany has increased unannounced, as per the records of the federal statistics company Destatis; monthly output has increased by 0.8 per cent in November, which was contrary
Annual inflation in consumer prices of China gained momentum to a 34-month high in December, yet the overall rate fell to the lowest in 16 years as producer deflation remained,
According to an annual assessment of the United Nations, global economic growth will decline slightly in 2026 as tariffs under President Donald Trump would have a stronger effect and geopolitical
The largest volume of capital was also raised by the gold and silver mining companies in the last year during the sale of shares, which is more than 10 years,
On 20th March, a California jury mostly ruled in favour of Twitter shareholders who had alleged that billionaire Elon Musk had made false claims and had deliberately depressed the stock
The action will radically expand access to treatments previously viewed as a luxury, particularly in middle-income nations, where high demand has bumped up against high prices. Doctors at clinics
20th March marked the start of a folk culture week in Inner Mongolia, north China, in Togtoh County, where the warming up of the Yellow River was celebrated with colourful
Retired electronics worker Fan Xinquan in Beijing has just begun raising a so-called lobster after he hopes that the AI agent he has been training will prove useful in organising
The council has announced that Chesterfield will be bidding to be the first town of culture in the UK. The UK Town of Culture competition, which was introduced by
Google said it was working on new search options to allow websites to opt out of its generative AI capabilities as the U.S. technology giant tried to soothe the British
The city administration press service reported that an international festival, Nomadic Art: Global Image of Steppe Culture, which has celebrated the nomadic culture and traditional craftsmanship, united the artisans of
Swipe a credit card at a Bridgestone retail store, and you might be requested to donate money to Boys and Girls Clubs of America, to which the company has donated
Rwanda is trying to have its local breed, Inyambo cattle, recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a measure of conserving the local breed.
With breast cancer management, the expediency of the surgery is the key to better patient outcomes. Even with the recent development of diagnostic and therapeutic technologies, long delays during surgery
On 13th Mar, Ghana marked the start of the 2026 Ghana Culture Week through exhibitions of traditional dance, traditional art displays and cultural shows to portray the rich Ghanaian heritage.
On 13th March, EU countries supported a ban on AI that creates sexualised deepfakes, and it was sparked by an uproar over such images created by an AI chatbot, Grok,
In an eventual move in reclaiming cultural heritage, on Friday, traditional chiefs in crowns and gold chains assembled in Ivory Coast main airport as the first of a larger initiative
On 12th March, China enacted a law on a so-called “shared” national identity among the 55 ethnic minority groups that make up the nation, providing critics with a chance to
Ethiopia perhaps has no place as closely related to coffee as it is. It is the birth of coffee, the cradle on which Kaldi and his goats were known to
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