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2 dead, several officers injured in northeast Spain after hostage siege ends in shooting

Madrid, July 9 -- Members of the Catalan regional police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, shot and killed a man in the early hours of Tuesday morning to end a hostage siege in the town of Calldetenes, ne... Read More


NZ releases first national AI strategy to drive economic growth

Wellington, July 9 -- New Zealand has launched its first national Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, aiming to boost productivity and drive economic growth. Science, Innovation and Technology Min... Read More


Australian PM to visit China

Beijing, July 9 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay an official visit to China from July 12 to 18 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesper... Read More


France's Intelligence Chief says keeps contact with Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

Paris, July 9 -- The head of France's General Directorate for External Security (DGSE) Nicolas Lerner has said that he has not severed contacts with the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and ... Read More


Nationwide General Strike: Kerala grinds to a halt

Thiruvananthapuram, July 9 -- Kerala came to a standstill during the nationwide 24-hour general strike called by 10 opposition trade unions in protest against the Central Government's alleged anti-lab... Read More


Tottenham signs Japanese defender Takai

London, July 9 -- Tottenham Hotspur has signed 20-year-old Japan international defender Kota Takai from J-League side Kawasaki Frontale for a fee of around five million pounds (6.8 million U.S. dollar... Read More


Parliamentary diplomacy serves as sustainable bridge in Vietnam - France ties

Paris, July 9 -- Chairwoman of the France - Vietnam Friendship Group in the French National Assembly (NA) Anne Le Henanff has highlighted the growing parliamentary bonds between the two nations, parti... Read More


NCP activists attacked during protest against alleged extortion in Mohammadpur

Dhaka, July 9 -- Several members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) were reportedly attacked in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on Wednesday when they protested alleged extortion and demanded action against... Read More


Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia discuss cooperation in textile industry

Kyrgyzstan, July 9 -- First Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Janybek Kerimaliev met with a delegation from Mongolia on July 8, the Ministry of Agr... Read More


Hajj agency's license cancelled for failing to send pilgrims to Hajj

Dhaka, July 9 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has cancelled the registration certificate of a Hajj agency for failing to send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and then delaying refund of their m... Read More