All Sydney beaches reopened following tar ball pollution

Oct 19, 2024

Sydney [Australia], October 19: All Sydney beaches reopened on Saturday after several were closed due to tar ball pollution.

Man detained in Tokyo after throwing apparent firebombs at ruling party HQ, crashing van at PM's office

Oct 19, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], October 19: A man was arrested in Tokyo after throwing what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters...

Philippines Vice President criticizes President for 'lacking leadership ability'

Oct 19, 2024

Manila [Philippines], October 19: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on October 18 harshly attacked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., saying he lacked leadership ability.

Gazans praise Hamas leader's final act against Israel

Oct 19, 2024

Ramallah [Palestine], October 19: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which...

WTO announces agenda for COP29 in Baku

Oct 19, 2024

Baku [Azerbaijan], October 19: The WTO Secretariat, led by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will once again have a presence at the UN's annual Climate Change Conference....

International law obligates Israel to end occupation, says UN-mandated commission

Oct 19, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], October 19: All countries and international organisations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring an end to Israel's unlawful...

Death toll from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion rises to 170

Oct 19, 2024

Abuja [Nigeria], October 19: Nigerian authorities confirmed today that the death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in the north of the country last Tuesday...

Guterres submits report of investigation into death of Dag Hammarskjold in 1961

Oct 19, 2024

New York [US], October 19: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has submitted an updated report to the President of the UN General Assembly on the...

190 captives released following ninth UAE mediation between Russia, Ukraine

Oct 19, 2024

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 19: The UAE has successfully mediated a new exchange of captives between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine,...