Two people dead as Latvia, Lithuania battered by severe summer storms

Aug 24, 2026

Riga [Latvia], August 24: Two people have been killed and power supplies were partially disrupted in the Baltics after the region was hit by heavy...

Kazakhstan holds parliamentary polls expected to cement president's grip

Aug 24, 2026

Almaty [Kazakhstan], August 24: Voters were heading to the polls in Kazakhstan's snap parliamentary election, which critics say will strengthen the power of the president.

Wartime elections a 'huge risk', could 'destroy' Ukraine: Zelensky

Aug 24, 2026

Kiev [Ukraine], August 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected his ex-defence chief's calls for a wartime election, calling the prospect a "huge risk" amid...

Drones hit two industrial sites in Russia's Orenburg region

Aug 24, 2026

Moscow [Russia], August 24: The governor of Russia's Orenburg region said on Sunday that two ​industrial facilities were hit by drone , including a warehouse...

Syria foreign minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust

Aug 24, 2026

Damascus [Syria], August 24: Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with ​Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel's withdrawal from Syrian...

Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal

Aug 24, 2026

Sydney [Australia], August 24: Australia on Sunday confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal, with ​the deadly virus found in a...

'Jeel 71' Programme builds life skills, national values in Emirati children

Aug 24, 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 24: The "Jeel 71" (Generation 71) Programme is actively addressing the rapid transformations in modern childhood environments by offering an educational...

Thousands evacuated in Nevada as wildfire threatens Reno outskirts

Aug 24, 2026

Reno (Nevada) [US], August 24: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in Nevada as a human-caused wildfire spread toward the northern outskirts of...

Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine

Aug 23, 2026

Paris [France], August 23: A coalition of 102 former French and British diplomats is calling on their countries to jointly sanction Israel, warning in an...