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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], July 7: Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it slammed into the...

Jordan's GDP grew 2% during Q1 2024
Amman [Jordan], July 7: The latest economic indicators monitored by the Jordan News Agency (Petra) showed that Jordan's gross domestic...

New Kiswa installed at Kaaba in Makkah
A new covering (Kiswa) was installed early Sunday at the holy Kaaba in Makkah on the first day of the...

NASA project simulating stay on Mars comes to...
New York [US], July 7: The first mission of the US space agency NASA's multi-mission project, which aims to simulate...

Iran election: Moderate Pezeshkian wins presidential runoff
Tehran [Iran], July 6: Masoud Pezeshkian, a moderate who has promised to open Iran to the world, won the run-off...

"We will rebuild Britain," says Keir Starmer as...
London [UK], July 6: After Keir Starmer was elected as the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister on Friday, he delivered...

"Connectivity is backbone of India-Iran relationship": Iran's envoy...
New Delhi [India], July 6: Iran's Ambassador to India, Iraj Elahi, on Friday emphasized that connectivity is the backbone of...

Nepal: Another ally walks out of Prachanda-led government...
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 6: The Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) in Nepal, another ally of the government led by Pushpa Kamal...

Biden admits debate was "bad episode", blames illness...
Madison (Wisconsin) [US], July 6: In his first television interview since the CNN debate with Donald Trump, President Joe...

EU voices deep concern about Israeli army orders...
Brussels [Belgium], July 6: The European Union is deeply concerned about the Israeli army orders to evacuate civilians from the...

European banks face probe into their stress-testing abilities
Frankfurt [Germany], July 6: European banks are facing investigations into how good they are at carrying out the stress tests...

Slovakia classifies assassination attempt on leader as terrorist...
Bratislava [Slovakia], July 6: The Slovakian authorities are classifying the attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico as a terrorist...

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 6: A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit San Juan province, northwest Argentina, on Friday, according to authorities of...

Israel reports 61 new cases of West Nile...
Jerusalem [Israel], July 6: The Israeli Ministry of Health reported on Friday a new death case from West Nile fever,...

Voting ends in Iran's presidential runoff
Tehran [Iran], July 6: Voting for Iran's presidential runoff came to an end at midnight Friday after 16 straight hours,...

UN warns of escalation of tension on Lebanon-Israel...
New York City [US], July 6: The United Nations expressed grave concerns on Friday about intensified clashes along the Lebanon-Israel...

Breakthrough for peace in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 6: According to AFP, Mr. Netanyahu also convened a security cabinet meeting on the night of July...

President Biden gives first TV interview since debate
Washington DC [US], July 6: President Biden had an interview with ABC News on July 5, at a time when...

Cost of US nuclear missile program skyrockets
Washington DC [US], July 6: The Sentinel nuclear missile project is being developed by contractor Northrop Grumman and is intended...

Labour Party wins, Britain has a new prime...
London [UK], July 6: The Guardian reported on July 5 that the Labour Party won 412 seats while the Conservative...

Ukraine War Day 862: Russia conducts nuclear drills,...
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 6: Russia's Defense Ministry said on July 5 that its forces were conducting exercises involving Yars mobile...

Taiwan boosts asymmetric warfare capabilities
Taipei City [Taiwan], July 6: It is expected that in the first days of July, Taiwan will officially put into...

SpaceX targeting July 31 for launch of first...
New York [US], July 5: SpaceX is set to launch Polaris Dawn, the first commercial spaceflight mission with an...

Putin hails multipolar world as Belarus joins Shanghai...
Beijing [China], July 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the new "multipolar world" at a summit of the...

Ukrainian army forced to surrender parts of Chasiv...
Kiev [Ukraine], July 5: The Ukrainian army was forced on Thursday to abandon the easternmost part of the small town...

Slovakia classifies assassination attempt on leader as terrorist...
Bratislava [Slovakia], July 5: The Slovakian authorities are classifying the attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico as a terrorist...

Philippines hopes to sign key defence pact with...
Manila [Philippines], July 5: The Philippines' military chief said Thursday he hoped a key defence pact with Japan allowing for...