Saudi Arabia says it plans tougher IAEA checks on its nuclear activities
September 25, 2023 7:31 PM Saudi Arabia said on Monday it has decided to end light-touch oversight of its nuclear activities by the U.N. atomic watchdog and switch to full-blown…
Ukraine advances on entrenched Russian defences in south
September 25, 2023 7:30 PM Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to keep the pressure on Russian forces. Read More
Russia tortured some Ukrainian victims to death, UN inquiry says
September 25, 2023 7:16 PM Russia’s torture methods in parts of Ukraine it occupied have been so brutal that it tortured some of its victims to death, the head of…
Oscar-winning Italian actress Sophia Loren in hospital after fall – spokesman
September 25, 2023 6:36 PM Oscar-winning Italian film star Sophia Loren, one of the most famous movie divas of the 20th century, has undergone surgery after a fall in her…
Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat -traders
September 25, 2023 6:36 PM Egypt is in talks with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADBC) for a loan facility that would finance wheat purchases from Kazakhstan, according to Egypt’s Supply…
Libya says Derna mayor, other officials detained after flood
September 25, 2023 6:21 PM The mayor of Libya’s eastern city of Derna was detained along with other officials on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence over the collapse of dams…
US House to press forward with spending cuts despite shutdown risk
September 25, 2023 6:06 PM The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is due to try to advance steep spending cuts this week that stand no chance of becoming law and could…
Russia ‘closely monitoring’ tense situation in Kosovo – Kremlin
September 25, 2023 6:01 PM The Kremlin said on Monday it was closely monitoring what it called a “potentially dangerous” situation in Kosovo, where ethnic Serb gunmen stormed a village…
Italian Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies of cancer months after capture
September 25, 2023 5:11 PM Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was convicted of multiple murders and was arrested in January after spending 30 years on the run, has…
Striking Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios
September 25, 2023 5:06 PM Hollywood’s writers union reached a preliminary labor agreement with major studios on Sunday, a deal expected to end one of two strikes that have halted…