Friday, June 19, 2026

WORLD

Some 500 missing after migrant vessel sinks off Greece: UN

Some 500 people still remain missing after a fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Greece on June 14,...

Morocco, Israel ink MoU to strengthen cooperation in health sector

Morocco and Israel have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the health sector. The MoU was signed between Moroccan Health...

Russia maintains economic stability despite challenges: Putin

Russia has "successfully maintained economic stability" in the face of "unprecedented challenges", President Vladimir Putin said during a plenary session of the 26th...

UN chief calls for equal land rights for women

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for equal land rights for women on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and...

5.8-magnitude quake hits France

An 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit western France on Friday evening, the French Central Seismological Bureau (FCSB) announced. The epicenter was determined to be 28 km...

US: 6 found dead after shooting, fire in Tennessee

Six people, including three children, were found dead after shooting and fire at a home in Tennessee state of the US, media reported,...

Zelensky meets African leaders on peace mission

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a visiting delegation of African countries' leaders to discuss ways to bring peace to Ukraine, the presidential...

First batch of tactical nuclear weapons moved to Belarus: Putin

Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted by a media outlet...

Japan’s Parliament enacts law to create defence funds pool

Japan's Diet, the country's parliament, has enacted into law a bill to create a pool of funds to cover part of a substantial...

Canada’s population reaches 40 million

Canada's population reached a milestone of 40 million as of June 16, 2023, Statistics Canada has announced. Canada's population is currently growing at a record-setting...