N Korea's Kim oversees test-firing of new air defence missiles

Aug 25, 2025

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 25: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the firing of two new air defence missiles, state media reported, announcing that...

Seven drown near popular Egyptian summer resort: Local media

Aug 25, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], August 25: Rescuers pulled another dead body from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Sunday, bringing...

Allies express support for Ukraine as Zelensky marks Independence Day

Aug 25, 2025

Kiev [Ukraine], August 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated his compatriots on Independence Day on Sunday, exactly three and a half years after the war...

US scales down contested military presence in Iraq, say sources

Aug 25, 2025

Baghdad [Iraq], August 25: US troops have begun withdrawing from bases in Iraq, where their presence as part of an international coalition fighting Islamic State...

Moscow and Kiev swap 146 POWs

Aug 25, 2025

Moscow [Russia], August 25: Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of prisoners of war, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Sunday.

UN special rapporteur Albanese to contribute to 'Gaza tribunal,' says Corbyn

Aug 24, 2025

London [UK], August 24: Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese will contribute to the "Gaza tribunal" event which...

Ukraine marks Flag Day as Russians claim advances

Aug 24, 2025

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 24: Ukraine marked its National Flag Day on Saturday with a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.

Venezuela launches call-up for militia as tensions with US mount

Aug 24, 2025

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 24: Venezuela's authoritarian regime is planning to recruit further people for the militia branch of the country's armed forces, amid mounting...

'Restaurant fire in London like a Halloween scene'

Aug 24, 2025

London [UK], August 24: A fire at a restaurant in north-east London was like a "Halloween scene", a local businessman has said, after CCTV footage...