Trump and Biden running neck and neck in 2024

Aug 02, 2023

New York [US], August 2: Former US president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden are locked in a neck-and-neck race for the White House...

Gunman shoots Swedish consulate worker in western Turkey

Aug 02, 2023

Istanbul [Turkey], August 2: A gunman shot and heavily wounded a Turkish employee at a Swedish consulate in Turkey's western province of Izmir, state news...

Russia attacks Ukraine with shelling and drones

Aug 02, 2023

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: The Russian army shelled a hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing a doctor on his first...

Quran burnings: Sweden to tighten borders over security concerns

Aug 02, 2023

Stockholm [Sweden], August 2: Given the tense security situation in Sweden due to Quran burnings, the government wants to increase border checks, with a decision...

Greece to impose steeper penalties on wildfire arsonists

Aug 02, 2023

Athens [Greece], August 2: Arsonists will face steeply increased fines, Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias has made clear following reports that...

The US invites Mr. Wang Yi to Washington

Aug 02, 2023

Washington [US], August 2: Reuters news agency on August 2 quoted a notice from the US State Department saying that the country had officially invited...

France, Italy prepare to evacuate citizens from Niger

Aug 02, 2023

Paris [France], August 2: France and Italy said on Wednesday that the two countries would start organizing flights to bring home their citizens as well...

'It's like playing with death' - Ukraine's female front line soldiers

Aug 02, 2023

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: Ukrainian women have been signing up in growing numbers to serve as combat troops against Russia.

Ukraine war causes birth rate to slump

Aug 02, 2023

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: The war in Ukraine has caused the country's birth rate to fall by 28%, official statistics indicate.