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Ukraine army short of new recruits for front
Bakhmut [Ukraine], December 20: After 22 months of war with a horrific human cost, the Ukrainian army is struggling to...
Putin says Russia is ready to talk on...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be prepared to talk to Ukraine, the...
Iceland volcano unlikely to impact flights; lava flows...
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 20: Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby...
US judge halts removal of Confederate Memorial at...
Washington [US], December 20: A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the removal of a Confederate monument at...
Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from holding office
Washington [US], December 20: The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the...
Kim Jong Un warns US after North Korea...
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 20: North Korea's leader threatened "more offensive actions" against military threats after supervising the third test...
Dubai Municipality Launches Future Foresight Plan
Dubai [UAE], December 20: Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of its Future Foresight Plan which provides a roadmap for...
UAQ Ruler congratulates emirate's police delegation on achieving...
Umm Al Quwain [UAE], December 20: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm...
UAE Ambassador meets with Speaker of Jordanian Senate;...
Amman [Jordan], December 20: Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the...
King Hamad bin Isa confers First Class Medal...
Manama [Bahrain], December 20: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, awarded the...
Iranian FM urges Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday called on Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as a...
EU takes legal steps against Musk's X over...
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: The European Commission announced on Monday legal steps against Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly...
Sunak presses for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza
London [UK], December 19: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said too many innocent lives had been lost in the Israel-Hamas...
Mexican gunmen kill 12 people at Christmas celebration
Mexico City [Mexico], December 19: Police in Mexico say 12 people were killed and another 11 injured when gunmen stormed...
Houthis attack two more vessels
Sanaa [Yemen], December 19: Yemen's Houthi fighters say they have launched a drone attack targeting two cargo vessels in the...
Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in Australia
Cairns [Australia], December 19: Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with...
Cyberattack cuts Iran fuel supplies
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran said it suffered a cyberattack by the Zionist entity and the United States that disrupted...
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex...
Vatican City [Italy], December 19: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people...
Death toll rises to 111 after earthquake in...
Beijing [China], December 19: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan...
Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war, after...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza.
US-led force to patrol Red Sea in response...
Washington [US], December 19: Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf...
Seven European countries pledge CO2-free power systems by...
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants...
Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of...
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 19: A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide...
Egypt's el-Sissi wins third term in presidential election
Cairo [Egypt], December 19: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has secured a third term in office, the National Election Authority...
Abdullah bin Zayed commends sustainable partnership between UAE...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has commended the...
Hamdan bin Zayed briefed over phone on progress...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 19: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, Chairman of...
SAF announces winners of 6th Sharjah Film Platform...
Sharjah [UAE], December 19: The Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) revealed on Sunday the winning works in the 6th edition of...