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US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office

US energy department says less than 50 purged...

New York [US], February 17: U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from...

Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to Islamic State

Austria says stabbing attack suspect swore allegiance to...

Vienna [Austria], February 17: The Syrian asylum seeker suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing rampage in the Austrian town...

Egypt, Jordan emphasise necessity of starting reconstruction of Gaza Strip without displacing Palestinians

Egypt, Jordan emphasise necessity of starting reconstruction of...

Cairo [Egypt], February 17: Egypt and Jordan emphasised the necessity of immediately starting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, without...

UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

UN chief welcomes continued Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

New York [US], February 17: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the latest round of hostage releases in Gaza and...

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky,...

Kentucky [US], February 17: At least eight people have died after a powerful storm swept through Kentucky, resulting in flooding...

Washington, Moscow will now focus on peace, not war, says Kremlin

Washington, Moscow will now focus on peace, not...

Moscow [Russia], February 17: Moscow and Washington will from now on focus on peace, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in...

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armies in Kursk

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian armies in...

Kiev [Ukraine], February 17: Russian and Ukrainian troops again engaged in heavy fighting in the western Russian region of Kursk,...

Talks about phase two of Gaza ceasefire to continue this week: US

Talks about phase two of Gaza ceasefire to...

Washington [US], February 17: Talks about the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and exchange of Israeli hostages for...

Paris to hold meeting on Ukraine with European countries today

Paris to hold meeting on Ukraine with European...

Paris [France], February 17: European leaders will discuss US President Donald Trump's plans to end the Ukraine war in the...

Munich Security Conference ends with message of hope for EU expansion

Munich Security Conference ends with message of hope...

Munich [Germany], February 17: The Munich Security Conference drew to a close on Sunday with a promising message for EU...

Protests escalate in Germany's Munich

Protests escalate in Germany's Munich

Munich [Germany], February 17: Opposing protests took place in the southern German city of Munich on Sunday following a deadly...

Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse

Bamako [Mali], February 17: More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali...

Hamas says three of its police officers killed in Gaza attack

Hamas says three of its police officers killed...

Jerusalem [Israel], February 17: Three Hamas police officers have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip,...

Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft near island

Taiwan detects 24 Chinese military aircraft near island

Taipei [Taiwan], February 17: Taiwan has detected 24 Chinese military aircraft near the island as a Canadian warship passed through...

He who saves his country does not violate any law, says US President Trump

He who saves his country does not violate...

Washington [US], February 17: US President Donald Trump has attracted criticism after using a paraphrased quote attributed to the self-crowned...

Iranian, Lebanese FMs discuss resolution of "snag" in Tehran-Beirut flights

Iranian, Lebanese FMs discuss resolution of "snag" in...

Tehran [Iran], February 16: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Rajji, on Saturday discussed how...

Italy backs President Sergio Mattarella after scathing attack from Moscow

Italy backs President Sergio Mattarella after scathing attack...

Rome [Italy], February 16: Italian President Sergio Mattarella has received cross-party support following a scathing attack from a Russian government...

Ukrainian president says time has come for 'armed forces of Europe'

Ukrainian president says time has come for 'armed...

Munich [Germany], February 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the creation of an "armed forces of Europe" as...

Scholz hits back at US Vice President Vance

Scholz hits back at US Vice President Vance

Munich [Germany], February 16: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vehemently rejected remarks made by US Vice President JD Vance after he...

Hundreds evacuated from German train after suspicious object found

Hundreds evacuated from German train after suspicious object...

Berlin [Germany], February 16: Approximately 450 people had to leave an InterCity Express (ICE) train in northern Germany in the...

Two dead, one injured after fire breaks out in German high-rise

Two dead, one injured after fire breaks out...

Dresden [Germany], February 16: Two people died and one was injured after a fire broke out on the 11th floor...

Palestinians burn 'humiliating' shirts after their release

Palestinians burn 'humiliating' shirts after their release

Gaza [Palestine], February 16: Israel's move to force the released Palestinians to wear shirts with a Star of David logo...

Belarus denies plans to raise troops, attack neighbouring countries

Belarus denies plans to raise troops, attack neighbouring...

Moscow [Russia], February 16: Belarus denied plans to rearm and attack its neighbours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of...

British couple on round-the-world motorcycle journey detained in Iran

British couple on round-the-world motorcycle journey detained in...

London [UK], February 16: A British husband and wife on a motorcycle journey around the world have been detained in...

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 16: European leaders are set to gather next week for an emergency summit on the war in...

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel], February 16: Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov were freed in Gaza on Saturday...

UK announces multibillion-pound plans to boost steel industry

UK announces multibillion-pound plans to boost steel industry

London [UK], February 16: The UK Government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure...