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Palestinians starve as Gaza war rages amid fears...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 12: Israel denied it intended to push Palestinians seeking refuge from its bombardment of Gaza over the...
US seeks speedy Supreme Court review of Trump...
Washington, [US], December 12: The U.S. special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump on federal charges of trying to overturn his 2020...
Russian opposition leader 'removed from penal colony'
Moscow [Russia],December 12: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from the penal colony where he was serving...
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports...
Moscow [Russia], December 12: Russians who have been banned from travelling abroad will have to hand over their passports to...
Texas top court rules against woman who sought...
Texas [US], December 12: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's ruling that would have allowed a...
UN aid body cuts back on projects amid...
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said lives were...
UK's Rishi Sunak to give evidence before COVID-19...
London [UK], December 12: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due be grilled at a public inquiry on Monday into...
COP28 President congratulates Azerbaijan for hosting COP29
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 12: The COP28 Presidency congratulated Azerbaijan for being chosen to host COP29 next year.
Sheraa brings five UAE startups and their climate-positive...
Dubai [UAE], December 12: The UAE's ambitious goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 is testament to its commitment...
SEWA seeks to enhance cooperation with Siemens Energy
Sharjah [UAE], December 12: Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi, Director General of Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA), received...
17 injured in Italy train crash
Rome [Italy], December 11: At least 17 people were injured after two trains crashed in northeast Italy late Sunday, Milan-based...
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes in S. Korea
Seoul [South Korea], December 11: A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea, with no casualty being reported,...
Dengue cases surpass 80,000 in Sri Lanka so...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 11: Total dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year surpassed 80,000, according to...
Australian scientists successfully test world-first water quality monitoring...
Canberra [Australia], December 11: Australia's national science agency has successfully tested a world-first monitoring and forecasting system for water quality...
Remains of another crew member from Osprey that...
Tokyo [Japan], December 11: The U.S. military has recovered the remains of the seventh of eight crew members who was...
British army trains Ukrainian engineers to defend energy...
London [UK], December 11: The British Army's Royal Engineers have trained Ukrainian civilian engineers how to defend their energy sector...
Putin denounces Ukraine's leaders and praises armaments industry
Moscow [Russia], December 11:Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled the leadership of Ukraine, which he invaded, as "idiots and neo-fascists."...
Libertarian outsider Milei sworn in as president of...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 11:The right-wing libertarian economist Javier Milei was to take office as president of Argentina on Sunday,...
Palestinian premier calls for sanctions against Israel
Doha [Qatar], December 11: Prime Minister of the State of Palestine HE Mohammad Shtayyeh has called for holding Israel accountable,...
Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 11: Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis in a major new push...
Violence escalates between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah
Beirut [Lebanon], December 11: Violence escalated at Lebanon's border with Israel as Hezbollah launched explosive drones and powerful missiles at...
Trump says he will not testify in New...
Washington [US], December 11: Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would not testify in a New York courtroom...
White House to intensify push for Ukraine aid...
Washington [US], December 11: The White House will step up its engagement with U.S. lawmakers trying to strike a bipartisan...
Indonesia: Hundreds more Rohingya land on Aceh beaches
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 11: Around 300-400 Rohingya refugees, including many women and children, landed on beaches Sunday in Indonesia's northeastern...
Venezuela, Guyana agree to talks as border dispute...
Caracas [Venezuela], December 11:Venezuela and Guyana are due to hold a high-level meeting in the coming days to discuss sovereignty...
Israel-Hamas war: UN warns aid in Gaza on...
Gaza [Palestine], December 11:Philippe Lazarini, the chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said...
Egypt presidential election: El-Sissi vies for third term
Cairo [Egypt], December 11:Egyptians headed to the polls on Sunday as voting began in a presidential election in which President...