Egypt on Sunday signed an agreement with Norwegian firm Scatec to build a massive renewable energy complex, which the company said will be the largest combined solar and battery storage installation in Africa.The "Energy Valley" project, located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), includes a

The death toll from a dumpsite collapse in the central Philippine city of Cebu has climbed to eight as search and rescue operations continued Monday for 28 people still missing, a city official said.Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said in a radio interview that while 12 people were rescued after

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday once again claimed that the United States will acquire Denmark's Greenland "one way or the other."Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said he was not considering leasing or short-term arrangements, but "acquiring" the territory.Asked if that will damage NATO,

The State Bank of Vietnam has set a credit growth target of 15 percent for 2026, local daily VnBusiness reported Monday.According to the report, the central bank has asked credit institutions to strictly control credit growth from the beginning of the year.To achieve the target, the bank will

Two workers were killed and three others injured in an ammonia gas leak in northeastern Iraq, Qatar News Agency reported.Civil defense teams rescued 19 people at the scene following the gas leak, Iraqi security sources were quoted as saying on Sunday.An investigation was underway to determine the

South Korea's jobless claims fell for the third straight month due mainly to lower demand in the construction industry, government data showed Monday.The number of new applicants for job-seeking benefits dipped 3.3 percent over the year to 98,000 in December 2025 after reducing 6.4 percent in

Venezuelan Communication and Information Minister Freddy Nanez on Sunday condemned as a "war crime" the U.S. attack on the South American nation earlier this month.At an international cultural event, Nanez underlined the historical responsibility of the international cultural community in the face

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Sunday criticized recent U.S. actions in Venezuela and what he described as "threatening rhetoric" toward Denmark and Greenland, warning that such moves undermine international law and increase risks for smaller countries.Kristersson made the remarks at the

Venezuela on Sunday reiterated its "historic stance" toward Cuba, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to the principles of "fraternity, solidarity, cooperation and complementarity," despite mounting pressure from Washington for Caracas to isolate the Caribbean nation.The Venezuelan government

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Northwest of Kuril Islands at 0152 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 404.9 km, was initially determined to be at 47.51 degrees north latitude and 147.45 degrees east longitude.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that his administration is weighing "some very strong options," including potential military action against Iran, following mounting reports of unrest within the country."We're looking at it very seriously. The military is looking at it, and we're looking at

U.S. Federal Reserve on late Sunday confirmed that the federal prosecutors are investigating Fed Chairman Jerome Powell over the central bank's multi-billion-dollar project to renovate its headquarters.In a public statement posted on the website of the Federal Reserve late Sunday, Powell said the

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Sunday demanded that the United States stop illegally detaining Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife."It has been eight days since the brutal kidnapping of the legitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro Moros, and his wife Cilia Flores,"

NASA launched a new satellite mission into low Earth orbit on Sunday to study the atmospheres of exoplanets and their host stars.The mission, codenamed Pandora, lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:44 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in the U.S. state of California on