Over 1,700 schools temporarily closed due to severe flooding across Myanmar

Aug 02, 2024

Yangon [Myanmar], August 2: Over 1,700 schools in nine regions and states across Myanmar have temporarily closed due to severe flooding, the Information Team of...

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case

Aug 02, 2024

New York [US], August 2: A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's challenge to a gag order in his hush money...

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies

Aug 02, 2024

Caracas [Venezuela], August 2: The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over...

North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat

Aug 02, 2024

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2: North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is...

Japan warns of weak yen impact on households in government white paper

Aug 02, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government said in a report on...

Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party

Aug 02, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2: The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its affiliates in the wake of...

Germany, Poland mark uprising anniversary

Aug 02, 2024

Warsaw [Poland], August 2: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Polish President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths together to commemorate the victims of the Warsaw Uprising 80...

Philippines delays oil siphoning

Aug 02, 2024

Manila [Philippines], August 2: The Philippine Coastguard said on Thursday that operations to drain 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a tanker that...

Iran's Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh

Aug 02, 2024

Tehran [Iran], August 2: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.