France will not invite Putin to D-Day anniversary commemoration

Apr 18, 2024

Paris [France], April 18: France says it will not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the landing of...

Tip of iconic fallen spire survives Copenhagen stock exchange blaze

Apr 18, 2024

Copenhagen [Denmark], April 18: The undamaged top of the spire that fell from the burning historic stock exchange in Copenhagen on Tuesday has been handed...

EU launches sanctions on Iran after unprecedented attack on Israel

Apr 18, 2024

Tehran [Iran], April 18: European Union (EU) leaders have agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran following last weekend's unprecedented attack by Tehran on Israel.

Vietnam's imprints at the United Nations

Apr 18, 2024

Hanoi [Vietnam], April 18: Affirming its position in the international arena, Vietnam has also continuously left many outstanding marks at the United Nations in recent...

Georgia presses on with 'foreign agents' bill opposed by EU

Apr 18, 2024

Tbilisi [Georgia], April 18: Georgia's parliament approved the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that the European Union said risked stifling freedoms and...

Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says

Apr 18, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], April 18: Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, as Western countries pleaded for...

Russian villagers build homemade dam to keep out floods

Apr 18, 2024

Moscow [Russia], April 18: As floods engulfed large parts of central Russia, residents of one village defied advice to flee their homes and started building...

Seventeen killed in Ukraine's Chernihiv

Apr 18, 2024

Chernihiv [Ukraine], April 18: Three Russian missiles slammed into the city centre of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, killing at least 17 people, wounding dozens more...

Tsunami alert after Ruang volcano erupts, thousands told to evacuate

Apr 18, 2024

Jakarta [Indonesia], April 18: Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert after eruptions at Ruang Mountain sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than...