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U.S. Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged

U.S. Federal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged

Washington [US], December 14: The U.S. Federal Reserve voted during is meeting today to hold its overnight interest rates unchanged...

Ajman Tourism launches impactful roadshow to Egypt

Ajman Tourism launches impactful roadshow to Egypt

Ajman [UAE], December 14: The Ajman Department of Tourism Development (ADTD) announced today the commencement of an impactful roadshow to...

Russia launches more night-time drone attacks on Ukraine

Russia launches more night-time drone attacks on Ukraine

Kiev [Ukraine], December 13: Several parts of Ukraine have again been attacked by Russia with combat drones, Kiev's military reported...

Death toll from suicide attack on Pakistani soldiers rises to 24

Death toll from suicide attack on Pakistani soldiers...

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: The death toll from the attack on security forces in north-western Pakistan has risen to 24,...

Israeli forces launch deadly West Bank raids, bomb areas in Gaza

Israeli forces launch deadly West Bank raids, bomb...

Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Israeli forces have carried out deadly raids in the occupied West Bank while shelling and bombing...

COP28 goes to overtime as division over fossil fuels delays agreement

COP28 goes to overtime as division over fossil...

Dubai [UAE], December 13: The global climate summit was in overtime on Tuesday with no deal on the meeting's final...

Spainish lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill

Spainish lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill

Madrid [Spain], December 13: Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday begin debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists...

French parliament rejects Macron's immigration bill

French parliament rejects Macron's immigration bill

Paris [France], December 13: France's government insisted Tuesday it would implement tough measures against illegal migrants as it battled a...

Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds

Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war...

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make a last-ditch plea.

Georgia election worker says her life 'flipped upside down' by false fraud claims

Georgia election worker says her life 'flipped upside...

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 13: A former Georgia elections worker told a jury that she feared for her life after Rudy...

Japanese ex-soldier wins battle for justice in landmark sexual assault case

Japanese ex-soldier wins battle for justice in landmark...

Tokyo [Japan], December 13: A Japanese court on Tuesday found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague,...

Pakistan court overturns ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's last graft conviction

Pakistan court overturns ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's last graft...

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: A Pakistan court overturned a conviction for graft of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer...

UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Biden warns Israel is losing support

UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Biden...

New York [US], December 13: The United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as U.S. President...

Australia backs UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire in rare split with US

Australia backs UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire in...

Canberra [Australia], December 13: Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the country had supported a UN resolution calling for a...

Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack of war

Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack...

Kiev [Ukraine], December 13: Ukraine's biggest mobile network operator said it hoped to restore operations by Wednesday after coming under...

IMF board clears first review of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion bailout

IMF board clears first review of Bangladesh's $4.7...

Washington [US], December 13: The International Monetary Fund said its executive board cleared the first review of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion...

Germany's teacher shortage puts schools in crisis mode

Germany's teacher shortage puts schools in crisis mode

Hamburg [Germany], December 13: For more than 30 years, Rebecca* has been teaching at a high school near Hamburg. Her...

Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills multiple officers

Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills multiple officers

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: At least 23 security officials were killed and several others were injured in a suicide bomb...

ADAFSA signs agreements with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE Space Agency at COP28

ADAFSA signs agreements with Khalifa University of Science...

Dubai [UAE], December 13: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) signed two agreements with Khalifa University...

UAE committed to its continued support of Palestinian people: Lana Nusseibeh

UAE committed to its continued support of Palestinian...

New York [US], December 13: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN, has...

UAE launches three water desalination plants to supply Gaza with drinking water

UAE launches three water desalination plants to supply...

Gaza [Palestine], December 13: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN, has inaugurated...

EU must send Putin clear signal on Ukraine support, Scholz says

EU must send Putin clear signal on Ukraine...

Brussels [Belgium], December 12: Ukraine's Western supporters must send a clear signal that military aid for the country's battle against...

Donald Tusk elected as Polish PM

Donald Tusk elected as Polish PM

Warsaw [Poland], December 12: The Polish parliament has backed Donald Tusk to become prime minister after current leader Mateusz Morawiecki...

UN praises Qatar's humanitarian role & peace initiatives

UN praises Qatar's humanitarian role & peace initiatives

Doha [Qatar], December 12: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has praised the humanitarian role...

International translation conference starts in Doha

International translation conference starts in Doha

Doha [Qatar], December 12: The 10th International Conference on Translation and Problems of Interculturalisation kicked off in Doha on Monday...

Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy key to overcoming crises: Somali FM

Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy key to overcoming crises: Somali...

Doha [Qatar], December 12: Strengthening humanitarian diplomacy is imperative to addressing the challenges arising from crises, wars and natural disasters...

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime conflict

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime conflict

Manila [Philippines], December 12: The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling...