World20 Mar 2025 | 10:30 AMBeijing, Mar 20 (UNI) Du Yubo, a former national legislator, has been arrested on suspicion of bribery, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said in a statement on Thursday.
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20 Mar 2025 | 10:29 AMUnited Nations, Mar 20 (UNI) Australian activist and member of the Global Peace movement Helen Caldicott expressed hope in a comment to RIA Novosti that the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will lead to the establishment of a lasting peace.
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20 Mar 2025 | 10:17 AMMoscow, Mar 20 (UNI) Russian air defence systems destroyed 132 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory over the past night, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
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20 Mar 2025 | 9:39 AMSingapore, Mar 20 (UNI) More than 570,000 eligible Singaporeans will receive payouts ranging from 400 to 1,000 Singapore dollars (about 300 to 750 U.S. dollars) this March, as part of the government's efforts to enhance the retirement savings of working seniors, the Ministry of Manpower said Thursday in a release.
see more..20 Mar 2025 | 9:38 AMAmman, Mar 20 (UNI) Germany on Wednesday delivered 32 trucks to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) to join its convoy for aid delivery to Gaza.
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20 Mar 2025 | 9:33 AMUnited Nations, Mar 20 (UNI) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the US-Russia understandings on Ukraine, according to a statement released to journalists.
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20 Mar 2025 | 9:15 AMJerusalem, Mar 20 (UNI) Israel on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" over the death of a Bulgarian United Nations staff member in strikes on UN guesthouses in Gaza's Deir al-Balah but said an initial investigation found no Israeli involvement in the incident.
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20 Mar 2025 | 9:08 AMMoscow, Mar 20 (UNI) Ukraine will not participate in the talks between US and Russian delegations, scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.
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20 Mar 2025 | 9:04 AMGaza/Jerusalem, Mar 20 (UNI) At least 16 Palestinians were killed and over 30 wounded in an Israeli airstrike that struck a crowd of mourners in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, according to Gaza health authorities.
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20 Mar 2025 | 8:36 AMWashington, Mar 20 (UNI) The White House said U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call on Wednesday agreed to "a partial ceasefire against energy" between Russia and Ukraine.
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20 Mar 2025 | 8:20 AMSanaa, Mar 20 (UNI) A new round of U.S. airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday evening, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.
see more..19 Mar 2025 | 11:56 PMWashington, Mar 19 (UNI) NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to earth safely after their Crew 9 Dragon Spacecraft splashdown safely off the coast of Florida.
see more.. 19 Mar 2025 | 7:54 PMWashington D.C., Mar 19 (UNI) In a development drawing global attention, heavily redacted immigration documents pertaining to Prince Harry's U.S. residency status were released following a protracted legal challenge.
see more.. 19 Mar 2025 | 7:43 PMBeijing, Mar 19 (UNI) A freight train bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan, departed from Beijing at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, marking the official launch of the first Beijing-Central Asia freight train service.
see more.. 19 Mar 2025 | 7:41 PMKabul, Mar 19 (UNI) Torkham border, a major crossing point linking Afghanistan to Pakistan, was partially reopened on Wednesday for commercial goods and freight trucks after being closed for nearly a month, the local media outlet Tolonews reported.
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