IAEA scientists embark on Antarctic mission to research microplastic impact

Jan 09, 2024

Vienna [Austria], January 9: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in cooperation with Argentina, launched on January 6th its first scientific research expedition today to...

UN envoy briefs Yemeni leader on peace efforts

Jan 08, 2024

Sanaa [Yemen], January 8: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg met with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi in Saudi Arabia's...

Two dead, nine injured in 35-vehicle pile up in California

Jan 08, 2024

Los Angeles [US], January 8: Two people were killed and nine others were hospitalized after a 35-vehicle pile up in California on Saturday and the...

2 people injured in light plane crash on Australia's Great Barrier Reef island

Jan 08, 2024

Sydney [Australia], January 8: Two passengers were injured on Monday after a light plane overshot the runway on a small island in Australia's Great Barrier...

Iranian authorities report 32 suspects held after terrorist bombing

Jan 08, 2024

Tehran [Iran], January 8: The Iranian authorities have arrested a total of 32 suspects linked to the twin suicide bombings in the south-eastern provincial capital...

Japan supports Ukraine with $37mn for air defence

Jan 08, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], January 8: During a visit to Kiev, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has promised Ukraine support in its continued defence against Russian aggression.

Jordan's King Abdullah II presses Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza

Jan 08, 2024

Amman [Jordan], January 8: Jordan's King Abdullah II has urged US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and bring...

Hamza, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Dahdouh, killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

Jan 08, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], January 8: Hamza Dahdouh, the eldest son of Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed by an Israeli missile strike...

Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days about Austin's hospitalisation

Jan 08, 2024

Washington [US], January 8: The Pentagon did not tell President Joe Biden and other top officials about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for three days,...