International

Xinhua/APP Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 jolted Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here on Sunday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the quake took place at…

AFP/APP Jakarta: Indonesians vote in a presidential election on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto the clear favourite after a campaign mixing nationalist rhetoric and pledges to continue the era of popular outgoing leader…

AFP/APP Morocco: Around this time every year, Moroccan wheat farmer Abderrahim Mohafid is usually preparing for his spring harvest, but this year his fields lay unusually bare. On the road leading up to his hamlet in Berrechid…

AFP/APP London: Britain's King Charles III on Saturday expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to well-wishers in his first statement since his shock announcement that he has cancer. Buckingham Palace said Monday that Charles had begun…

SPA/APP Riyadh: The first edition of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Camel Festival has seen intensive coverage of more than 300 reporters from print, audio and visual media outlets. The first rounds of the festival kicked off …

Xinhua/APP Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 2 km NNW of Maygatasan, Philippines at 05:21:30 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 12.4 km, was initially determined…

WAM/APP Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE)launched a new website dedicated to the World Trade Organisation’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi as part of its role as the host country and chair. The website…

APP United Nations: Israel’s ruthless campaign to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has warned. The Israeli occupation forces are reportedly destroying all…

AFP/APP London:  King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from the hospital following prostate surgery. The announcement prompted a…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday that Israeli "settler violence must stop" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.…