An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, the German Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake occurred at a depth of…
The tax exemption granted to private schools in the United Kingdom will be abolished starting from next Wednesday. Tuition fees will be subject to a 20% value-added tax (VAT). The…
The new head of administration in Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, met today, Monday, with a high-level Ukrainian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha. The Ukrainian delegation included the Minister of…
Security officials reported that at least eight people were killed and 13 others were injured in clashes along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border that lasted until late Saturday. This followed Pakistani airstrikes…
The South Korean government said on Monday it plans to conduct a safety inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by domestic airlines in the wake of the Jeju Air…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the severe deterioration of the healthcare system in Gaza. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, stated on Monday that the healthcare system…
Croatia’s election commission announced on Sunday that outgoing president Zoran Milanovic had failed to win the first round of voting and would face the ruling conservative party’s candidate Dragan Primorac…
Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. The Carter Centre said in a statement that Carter ‘died at his home in Plains, Georgia’ after…
Mikheil Kavalashvili (53) has been sworn in as the new President of Georgia, succeeding outgoing President Salome Zurabishvili. Kavalashvili became President of Georgia for a 5-year term after winning 224…
The world’s longest motorway tunnel, the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, was completed on Monday morning in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur, paving the way for the opening of a new motorway linking…