Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on response visa measures following unfriendly actions of foreign states, according to TASS. The document was posted on the official portal of legal information on Monday ...

The world’s largest electric cruise ship has made its maiden voyage, settling back into port in Yichang in China’s central Hubei province after cruising up and down the Yangtze River. Powered by a massive 7,500 kilowatt-hour marine battery from the world’s No. 1 battery manufacturer for electric cars ...

“Today marks the 73rd anniversary of NATO. Since its foundation on April 4th 1949, NATO has guaranteed the security and safety of Allied citizens in Europe and North America. Today, the Alliance includes 30 countries and one billion people,” according to the Organization. To mark this anniversary, capitals across the Alliance ...

Pope Francis makes his first visit to Malta Saturday where he is expected to ask the heavily Catholic country to do more to help migrants who have risked their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, according to France 24 ...

Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros ($12.4 billion) to develop microchips and semiconductors in a bid to modernize its tourism-dependent economy, according to Bloomberg. “We want our country to be at the vanguard of industrial and technological ...

Ilia Darchiashvili, the former Head of the Government Administration of Georgia, has been appointed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday in a press briefing, according to Agenda.ge ...

Turkiye can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and those wounded in Mariupol, the country’s defense minister said on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. “Coordination with Russian and Ukrainian officials in this regard is continuing,” Hulusi Akar told journalists ...

A tanker carrying badly needed fuel has arrived in Yemen’s blockaded port of Hodeida as a ceasefire meant to stop the fighting in the war-torn country for two months entered its first full day, according to TRT World. The truce agreement, which took effect on Saturday evening, allowed for shipments of fuel to arrive in Hodeida on Sunday ...

The head of the UN refugee agency on Sunday called on European countries to apply their generosity towards Ukrainian refugees to others as well as 90 more people died in a fresh "tragedy" in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Anadolu Agency ...

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declared victory Sunday in the country’s presidential elections, winning a second term in office, according to Anadolu Agency. Vucic was re-elected after winning 59.9% ...

Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has approved the dissolution of the country’s National Assembly, the presidency confirmed on Sunday. State Minister for Information Farrukh Habib said on Twitter that according to the country’s constitution, new elections will be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the assembly ...

Presidential and early parliamentary elections began in Serbia on Sunday, according to TASS. At 07:00 local time, 8,255 polling stations opened nationwide until 20:00. Current president Aleksandar Vucic is a favorite in the presidential race, according to surveys ...

The weather department has said temperatures broke all records, making this March India's hottest in 122 years since 1901, according to India today. "The monthly average for March 2022 stands at 33.1 degrees Celsius, breaking the all-time record ...

Turkiye can provide ship support for the evacuation of civilians and those wounded in Mariupol, the country’s defense minister said on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. “Coordination with Russian and Ukrainian officials in this regard is continuing,” Hulusi Akar told journalists ...

Japan will lower the age of adulthood from 20 to 18 in April by revising the Civil Code and changing the legal definition of an adult for the first time in over 140 years, opening up new freedoms and responsibilities for 18- and 19-year-olds, according to Kyodo News. While the move aims to encourage ...

In a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, the Turkish president on Friday stressed the mutual benefits of energy cooperation between Turkiye and Israel, according to Anadolu Agency. Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Isaac Herzog discussed bilateral relations and regional issues ...

Six people went missing following a mudflow near a highway maintenance station in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday morning, local authorities said, according to Xinhua. The accident took place ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent on Friday his warmest wishes to the world's more than two billion Muslims as they prepare to mark Ramadan. “I send my warmest wishes as millions of Muslims around the world begin the holy month of Ramadan ...

"Positive and constructive" negotiations between Russia and Ukraine this week in Istanbul have raised hopes for peace, Turkiye’s president said in a phone call with his Russian counterpart on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also reiterated his offer to host Vladimir Putin ...