US to announce start of phase 2 of Gaza deal in new year: Fidan

Dec 23, 2025

Gaza City [Gaza], December 23: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday he expects US President Donald Trump to announce the start of the...

Boats stranded after 'sinkhole' opens up in English canal

Dec 23, 2025

London [UK], December 23: Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal near the border between England and Wales,...

Israeli military storms West Bank towns, carries out demolition

Dec 23, 2025

Jerusalem [Israel], December 23: Israeli forces have stormed towns in the occupied West Bank and demolished a residential building.

130 kidnapped schoolchildren freed after a month, say Nigerian authorities

Dec 23, 2025

Lagos [Nigeria], December 23: Nigerian authorities on Sunday said that 130 children abducted from a Catholic school last month are now free.

Sixteen people die in bus crash on Indonesia's Central Java highway

Dec 23, 2025

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 23: A long-distance bus overturned at a toll road exit in Indonesia's Central Java province early Monday, killing 16 people, police said.

Suspect in Sydney terror attack transferred from hospital to prison

Dec 23, 2025

Sydney [Australia], December 23: The 24-year-old man alleged to be one of two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach terror attack has been transferred from...

Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb attack

Dec 23, 2025

Moscow [Russia], December 23: A Russian general has been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow, state investigators said on Monday, the latest in a...

Nigeria confirms release of remaining abducted schoolchildren in central state

Dec 22, 2025

Abuja [Nigeria], December 22: The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that all remaining schoolchildren and staff held hostage by suspected terrorists following an attack on...

Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World Arabic Language Day

Dec 22, 2025

Cairo [Egypt], December 22: A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.