World
Cruise ship catches fire in Thailand, foreign tourists...
Bangkok [Thailand], March 17: The Guardian reported on March 17 that a British tourist was missing after a cruise ship...
First photos of Pope Francis released after more...
Rome [Italy], March 17: The Vatican has released the first photo of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized more than...
Major power outage hits Cuba
Havana [Cuba], March 17: Cuba's capital Havana plunged into darkness for a second night on Saturday as efforts to restore...
GCC Statistical Centre: $131.5 billion in remittances by...
Muscat [Oman], March 17: The total remittances of workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to foreign destinations amounted...
Iraq seeks to join International Solar Alliance
Baghdad [Iraq], March 17: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has announced that Iraq is seeking to join the...
U.S. Virginia-Class submarines prepare for strategic presence in...
New York [US], March 17: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the...
OpenAI and Musk agree to fast tracked trial...
New York [US], March 17: OpenAI and Elon Musk have agreed to fast-track a trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, the...
Trump, Putin to discuss proposed Ukraine ceasefire this...
New York [US], March 17: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this...
Nightclub fire in North Macedonia kills at least...
Belgrade [Serbia], March 17: Fifty-nine people have died and 155 have been injured in a nightclub fire in North Macedonia,...
Zelensky appoints new chief of armed forces in...
Kiev [Ukraine], March 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered a change in the leadership of the country's armed forces,...
At least 34 people dead as storms sweep...
Washington [US], March 17: Severe storms swept across the southern and midwestern United States over the weekend, killing at least...
US rejects Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs...
New York [US], March 17: Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official...
SpaceX capsule reaches ISS
Washington [US], March 17: A SpaceX capsule due to bring home two US astronauts that have been stranded on the...
Thousands demonstrate in Mexico to commemorate missing people
Mexico City, March 17: Thousands of people in Mexico took to the streets in nationwide vigils for the many missing...
Pakistani security officers killed in blast claimed by...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan...
Houthis claim retaliation as US says its strikes...
Sana'a [Yemen], March 17: Yemen's Houthis have said they have retaliated after vowing to "meet escalation with escalation" following the...
Former Afghan president urges Taliban to reopen schools...
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has once again called on the Taliban government to reopen schools...
US defies court order, deports over 200 Venezuelans...
Washington [US], March 17: A plane carrying more than 200 Venezuelans deported by the United States has landed in El...
Indonesia eases travel costs for Eid al-Fitr homecoming
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: As the Eid al-Fitr celebration approaches, the Indonesian government has introduced several policies to facilitate transportation,...
Indonesia to host OIC high-level parliamentary meeting in...
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 16: Indonesia will host the 19th high-level parliamentary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states...
Hundreds of thousands rally against govt in Serbian...
Belgrade [Serbia], March 16: Large crowds gathered in the centre of Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally against the...
Hundreds in Greenland protest against Trump
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 16: Hundreds of people in Greenland protested on Saturday against US President Donald Trump's plans to take...
Zelensky names peace negotiator
Kiev [Ukraine], March 16: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed presidential office chief Andrii Yermak, as the chief negotiator for...
Ukraine peacekeeping plans entering operational phase, says UK...
London [UK], March 16: Planning for a peacekeeping force for Ukraine will move to an "operational phase", British Prime Minister...
Russian captain of North Sea crash ship remanded...
London [UK], March 16: The Russian captain of the container ship that crashed into a US oil tanker in the...
South African president says expulsion of US envoy...
Johannesburg [South Africa], March 16: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday he had noted the "regrettable expulsion" of...
German president laments 'loss of thoughtfulness' on social...
Berlin [Germany], March 16: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed concern about the consequences of the changing media landscape.






