Ireland's Prime Minister Simon Harris has called Israel's decision to close its embassy in Dublin "deeply regrettable" but said his government would not change its position on how the war in Gaza is being fought.
Israel announced on Sunday it would (...)
Israel announced on Sunday its decision to close its embassy in Dublin, accusing Ireland of pursuing "extreme anti-Israel policies" and engaging in actions it described as "antisemitic."
The move comes amidst heightened diplomatic tensions and (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Spanish company Navantia in Riyadh on Thursday to acquire and supply three Avante 2200 corvettes model multipurpose combat vessels for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
The contract was (...)
RIYADH — At the culmination of realizing years of dreaming, jubilant Saudi citizens gathered in public squares, parks, and in front of television screens to witness a monumental moment in the nation's sports history: the official announcement of (...)
The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted dying in 2016, which for the first (...)
RIYADH — The Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2024, which met virtually on Wednesday, announced officially Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. The Federation Internationale De Football Association (FIFA)President Giovanni Infantino made the (...)
FIFA revealed the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 on Friday, highlighting football's brightest stars across men's and women's categories. The awards will feature fan voting, which is open on FIFA.com until December 10.
Best Men's (...)
Egyptian rescuers found four bodies and five survivors on Tuesday during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday.
A total of 33 people have been rescued so far but seven were still missing as of Tuesday (...)
Global sales breakthrough: In October, the sales volume of OMODA&JAECOO reached 22,499 units.
The monthly sales volume has exceeded 20,000 units for six consecutive months. This monthly sales figure accounts for 20% of the group's export sales. (...)
The United States has formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the country's president-elect following the disputed July 28 presidential election, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday on X.
"The Venezuelan (...)
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia returned on Tuesday to a region devastated by recent catastrophic floods — just two weeks after angry survivors pelted them with mud and shouted profanities at them during their first visit to the disaster (...)
With tears in his eyes, Rafael Nadal said goodbye to professional tennis on Tuesday.
In a message to his adoring fans, one of the all-time greatest athletes said he just wanted to be celebrated for something so simple.
"I just want to be remembered (...)
At least 10 people have been killed and others hurt in a fire that broke out at a retirement home near Zaragoza in north-eastern Spain, emergency services say.
The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro early on Friday morning and local (...)
Flooding in garages, commercial premises and ground floor dwellings, overflowing streams and rivers, roads cut off and large pools of water in the streets are the most notable consequences of the rainfall.
Storms in Spain caused school closures and (...)
Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has proposed to formally suspend political dialogue with Israel over the country's alleged violations of human rights and international law in the Gaza Strip.
Borrell's proposal was first (...)
Spain has arrested the police chief in charge of its economic crimes unit after €20 million was found stashed in the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the nation's biggest-ever cocaine bust, according to local media.
Authorities (...)
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Costa del Sol region of southern Spain after a red weather alert was issued for extreme rain and flooding.
Spain's Civil Protection Agency sent a mass alert to phones in Málaga province (...)
The world is already becoming dangerously overheated, and climate change is accelerating, says the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), as the COP29 UN Climate Summit kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city Baku on Monday.
The latest WMO Global (...)
Authorities in Valencia have ruled out any imminent resignations from the regional government as anger continues to grow over the response to catastrophic flooding which left at least 222 people dead.
Tens of thousands of people staged a protest in (...)
Spanish rescuers are focusing their search for missing people on underground garages and a multi-story car park following last week's devastating floods in Valencia.
The death toll after a year's worth of rain fell in parts of the region last week (...)
The King and Queen of Spain have been pelted with mud and other objects by angry protesters during a visit to flood-hit Valencia.
Shouts of "murderer" and "shame" were directed at the royal couple, Spain's prime minister and other leaders as they (...)
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Friday that recent deadly flooding in Spain, which has reportedly claimed more than 158 lives, is among a growing wave of extreme weather events affecting communities globally.
WMO (...)
At least 158 people have died in Spain's worst flooding disaster in generations as rescuers battle odds to find survivors.
On Thursday more than 1,200 workers, aided by drones, were deployed to the rescue mission as rains continued to threaten parts (...)
Final death toll is not yet known after flash flooding in eastern and southern Spain left several people missing, and prompted a red alert for heavy rainfall with adverse weather expected to persist.
At least 95 people were reported dead by Spanish (...)
At least 51 people are known to have died after torrential rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Spain, authorities have said.
Rescue efforts are underway as dozens of people are unaccounted for.
The country has been badly hit by heavy rain and (...)
