People
August-20-2024
- UN chief heads to China, via Pacific island nations, Singapore
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves on Monday for a September visit to China, but on a circuitous route through part of the Pacific, his chief spokesman said.
August-17-2024
- Biden says ceasefire deal in Middle East 'closer than ever'
- U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said a ceasefire deal in the Middle East is "closer than ever," while noting that "we're not there yet."
August-16-2024
- Russia to send troops to help if Belarus attacked: Lukashenko
- Russia would send its troops to help if Belarus were attacked, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.
August-15-2024
- Thai PM Srettha removed over cabinet appointment
- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his ethical violation for appointing a cabinet member with a prison record.
August-13-2024
- Putin vows 'worthy response' to Ukraine's attack on border regions
- Ukraine's attack on the Russian border will receive a "worthy response" and the Russian military's main task is to knock the Ukrainian forces out of Russian territories, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
August-7-2024
- Yahya Sinwar named as new Hamas leader
- Hamas announced on Tuesday the selection of Yahya Sinwar as its political bureau chief, replacing late chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week.
July-31-2024
- Masoud Pezeshkian sworn in as Iran's 9th president
- Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in as Iran's ninth president on Tuesday in a ceremony held at Tehran's parliament, the official IRNA news agency reported.
July-29-2024
- Iran's supreme leader endorses Pezeshkian as president
- Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran's ninth president on Sunday.
July-25-2024
- Germany's Scholz willing to run for 2nd term
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday expressed his willingness to run for a second term in the 2025 national elections.
July-24-2024
- US secret service director resigns
- U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned on Tuesday after widespread outrage over the agency's failure to prevent the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month.
