Death penalty confirmed in Vietnam's biggest-ever financial fraud case

Dec 04, 2024

Bangkok [Thailand], December 4: The death sentence for Vietnamese real-estate tycoon Truong My Lan was upheld on Tuesday as the plaintiff in the country's largest-ever...

Syrian government says forces fighting back against rebel advance

Dec 04, 2024

Damascus [Syria], December 4: The Syrian government, backed by Russian planes and their allies among pro-Iranian militias, has thwarted some rebel advances in the northern...

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Israel despite Lebanon ceasefire

Dec 04, 2024

Sanaa [Yemen], December 4: Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they have targeted Israel with drones three times in the past 48 hours in cooperation with...

Israel continues to pound Gaza, issues new evacuation orders

Dec 04, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], December 4: Israel has continued to pound Gaza, killing dozens and issuing new evacuation threats.

Georgian PM agrees to meet opposition leaders amid protests

Dec 04, 2024

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 4: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday agreed to hold talks with two former ministers and an opposition party on the...

Send Ukraine more weapons: NATO chief

Dec 04, 2024

Brussels [Belgium], December 4: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday he wants members of the Western military alliance to focus more on arming...

Economy expands 0.3 per cent in September quarter

Dec 04, 2024

Sydney [Australia], December 4: The economy expanded 0.3 per cent through the September quarter, a minor improvement on the 0.2 per cent growth in the...

King Charles welcomes Qatar's emir as state visit begins

Dec 04, 2024

Doha [Qatar], December 4: King Charles and Keir Starmer welcomed Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, for a state visit to Britain on...

Gazans displaced by war now face a new threat: winter

Dec 04, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], December 4: The beaches of Gaza are no longer for day trips. Tens of thousands of people now have to live on the...