Israeli army says attack foiled on Jewish settlement on holiday

Tel Aviv, May 26, (dpa/GNA) – An attack on residents of an Israeli settlement in the West Bank on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot,…

Tens of millions of cases per week in new pandemic wave in China

Beijing, May 26, (dpa/GNA) – Infections with the coronavirus have been prevalent in Beijing for the past four weeks, the health authorities in the…

Iran appoints ambassador for Saudi Arabia as tense relations thaw

Tehran, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Iran has appointed an ambassador to Saudi Arabia as part of a rapprochement between the two countries after years…

Turkish drone strike kills PKK-affiliated fighters in northern Iraq

Beirut, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Three people have been killed in a Turkish drone attack in northern Iraq, according to Kurdish sources. The drone…

Pakistani court grants bail to ex-premier Khan in terrorism cases

Islamabad, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan until next month amid intensified legal…

Russia’s prime minister promotes greater cooperation in China

Beijing, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has called for more economic cooperation at the start of a two-day visit to…

Six killed in attack on MOL oil field in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – At least six security guards at an oil exploration site in Pakistan run by Hungarian company MOL were killed…

Iran bans dual nationals from becoming lawmakers

Tehran, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – Iranian politicians who hold dual citizenship, will no longer be allowed to run for parliament, according to new law.…

At least three Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation

Tel Aviv/Ramallah, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – At least three Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military operation in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank…

China and Central Asian states aim to intensify cooperation 

Beijing, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – China and the states of Central Asia began a two-day summit in the central Chinese city of Xi’an on Thursday with a…

Pakistan lawmakers quit ex-leader Khan’s party after clash with army 

Islamabad, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – At least two dozen lawmakers from the party of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan have switched their allegiances amid a stand-off…

Sources: G7 leaders want to limit Russian diamond exports 

Hiroshima, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - G7 countries want to restrict the multi-billion dollar export of rough diamonds from Russia as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine, several…

Thousands of nationalists attend disputed flag march in Jerusalem 

Tel Aviv/Gaza City, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Thousands of nationalist Israelis marched through Jerusalem on Thursday with Israeli flags under massive police protection, celebrating the Israeli conquest…

China’s special envoy promotes peace amid Ukraine-Russia Conflict 

Beijing, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Beijing wants to “restore peace” between Ukraine and Russia, China’s special envoy said during a visit to Kiev, according to the Chinese…

Syria’s Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of Arab League summit 

Damascus, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived Thursday in the Saudi port city of Jeddah ahead of the 32nd Arab League Summit, according to state-run…

Thai vote winner wants to form eight-party ruling coalition

Bangkok, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - The leader of the progressive Move Forward party said he wants to form a coalition government with seven other parties following a…

Biden won’t apologize for 1945 atomic bombing at Hiroshima G7 

Hiroshima, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden will not apologize for the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima by the United States in 1945 when he attends the…

Mount Everest death toll reaches eight as more seek to reach summit 

Kathmandu, May 18, (dpa/GNA) - Two climbers died on Mount Everest on Thursday, bringing the total death toll in the ongoing spring expedition season to eight, Nepali…

Mount Everest death toll reaches eight as more seek to reach summit

Kathmandu, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – Two climbers have died on Mount Everest on Thursday, bringing the total death toll in the ongoing spring expedition…

Ukrainian troops gain more terrain near Bakhmut

Kiev, May 18, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian troops have made further gains against Russian forces in the area of the east Ukrainian city of Bakhmut,…