German, French and Polish leaders show support for Moldova on visit

Aug 28, 2025

Berlin [Germany], August 28: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Moldova on Wednesday in a show...

South Korea bans mobile phones and smart devices in classrooms

Aug 28, 2025

Seoul [South Korea], August 28: South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools...

Passenger bus crash in Afghan capital kills 25, injures 27: Media reports

Aug 28, 2025

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28: At least 25 people have died in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned into...

Denmark summons US envoy over Greenland influence reports

Aug 28, 2025

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 28: Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Wednesday said he had summoned the senior US diplomat in Copenhagen after reports that...

Asia's largest dredgers take to water in China

Aug 28, 2025

Shanghai [China], August 28: China successfully launched the Tong Jun and Jun Guang - Asia's largest trailing suction hopper dredgers, independently designed and built -...

SpaceX launches 10th Starship rocket test flight successfully

Aug 28, 2025

New York [US], August 28: SpaceX announced on Tuesday the successful completion of the tenth test flight of its Starship rocket, following several previous delays.

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Russia

Aug 28, 2025

Moscow [Russia], August 28: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday.

Thirty-four soldiers kidnapped in Colombia

Aug 28, 2025

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 28: Thirty-four soldiers have been kidnapped in southern Colombia following fighting between government forces and a splinter group of the former...

Typhoon Kajiki claims several lives, causes damage in Vietnam and Thailand

Aug 28, 2025

Hanoi [Vietnam], August 28: Torrential rain and landslides triggered by Typhoon Kajiki have claimed several lives and caused severe damage in Vietnam and Thailand, authorities...