World North Korea growth topped 3% for third straight year in 2025: Seoul Seoul – North Korea’s economy grew more than three percent for a third straight year in 2025, South Korea’s... Read more 31 Jul
World Iran receives bodies of Guards killed in US-Saudi strikes in Iraq Tehran – Iranian state media said on Friday that the bodies of five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard... Read more 31 Jul
World Ukraine sends team of 70 to help battle France forest fires Kyiv – Ukraine said Friday it had dispatched a team of 70 rescuers to help battle blazes in France... Read more 31 Jul
Countries Cyanide poisoning likely killed 15 elephants in Kenya: investigators Nairobi – Fifteen elephants found dead over the past month in one of Kenya’s best-known wildlife parks were likely... Read more 31 Jul
Countries Ghana backs extending presidential term, lowering age limit Accra – Ghana’s government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years and lower... Read more 31 Jul
Countries Water shortages hit daily life in Eritrea’s capital Addis Ababa – Saba has become used to coping with the chronic water shortages that have hit the Eritrean... Read more 31 Jul
World May, June heatwaves caused 2,877 extra deaths in England: govt London – Record-breaking heatwaves in May and June led to an estimated 2,877 excess deaths in England, the UK... Read more 30 Jul
World Jordan’s army says shot down 5 Iranian missiles Amman – Jordan’s military said Thursday that its air defences shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory, adding... Read more 30 Jul
World France firefighters hopeful, as Spain ends national emergency Lanton – France firefighters on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain lifted... Read more 30 Jul
Countries Evidence of war crimes in Mali insurgent attack: Amnesty Dakar – The killing of at least 19 Malian soldiers in an attack by insurgents in the country’s north... Read more 30 Jul