World

Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades...
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three...

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for...
New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by...

Nigerian Muslims arrested for eating during Ramadan
Abuja [Nigeria], March 4: The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and...

UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine
London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister...

Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to...
Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the...

Europe's Group of Five political and military powers...
Berlin [Germany], March 4: Representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland reaffirmed their political and military aid for Ukraine...

Maiden commercial flight of European launch vehicle Ariane...
Paris [France], March 4: Shortly before the maiden commercial flight of the new European launch vehicle, Ariane 6, the launch...

Libya launches 1st oil, gas exploration public bidding...
Tripoli [Libya], March 4: Libya launched a new public bidding round for oil and gas exploration for the first time...

Italy aims to resume nuclear power generation by...
Rome [Italy], March 4:Italy's government has confirmed that the country will resume generating nuclear power no later than 2030.

Overweight, obesity affect nearly 29 pct of Italian...
Rome [Italy], March 4: An estimated 28.8 percent of Italian children between 8 and 9 years of age were overweight...

Two killed after car rams into crowd in...
Berlin [Germany], March 4: A car plowed into a crowd in downtown Mannheim, a city in southwestern Germany, on Monday,...

Algeria, Italy discuss strengthening ties with investment focus
Algiers [Algeria], March 4: Algeria and Italy discussed expanding cooperation across multiple sectors on Monday during a visit of Italian...

Provocative Trump statements about Canada loom large as...
Ottawa [Canada], March 4: King Charles has met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under the shadow of inflammatory statements made...

UN rights chief concerned about US policy under...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in...

Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows,...
Gaza [Gaza City], March 4: Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in...

White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as...

US pauses military aid to Ukraine, says White...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Scientists crack the code for why locusts swarm
Berlin [Germany], March 3: After months of building, the biggest locust swarm recorded in 70 years swept across 10 countries...

Canada PM Trudeau says protecting independence is his...
London [UK], March 3: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his priority in talks with King Charles on Monday will...

Von der Leyen to present plan to 'rearm'...
London [UK], March 3: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said she will present a plan...

Spain's Prime Minister Sanchez says Europe is a...
Madrid [Spain], March 3: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday rejected any possible subordination of Europe to US President...

Finland releases shadow fleet tanker suspected of damaging...
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 3: A tanker suspected of having damaged cables in the Baltic Sea has been allowed to leave...

Ukrainian troops under pressure in Russia's Kursk
Kiev [Ukraine], March 3: Ukrainian troops are increasingly under pressure in the western Russian region of Kursk, military bloggers have...

President Trump designates English as official language of...
Washington [US], March 3: US President Donald Trump has designated English as the official language of the United States by...

Israel cuts off aid to Gaza as it...
Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Israel has halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza and threatened Hamas with more...

Four-year-old dies from Ebola amid new outbreak in...
Kampala [Uganda], March 3: A four-year-old has been identified as the second patient to die from the Ebola virus in...

At least 37 people killed, 39 wounded as...
Uyuni [Bolivia], March 3: At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a crash involving two...