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Russians ease attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv still may hold Maryinka

Russians ease attacks in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv still...

Moscow [Russia], December 3: Russian forces eased attacks on the beleaguered eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and unofficial reports from...

Strong quake in Philippines triggers tsunami warnings and evacuations

Strong quake in Philippines triggers tsunami warnings and...

Manila [Philippines], December 3: Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck...

Munich flights, trains cancelled as heavy snow blankets Bavaria

Munich flights, trains cancelled as heavy snow blankets...

Munich [Germany], December 3: Heavy snowfall in Bavaria prompted an all-day cancellation of flights and long-distance trains out of Munich,...

US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas

US lays out plan at COP 28 to...

Washington [US], December 3: The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on U.S. oil and...

North Korea began operating spy satellites after warning the US

North Korea began operating spy satellites after warning...

Seoul [South Korea], December 3: KCNA news agency reported today, December 3, that the North Korean reconnaissance satellite operating office...

'Samurai weapon' causes fever in Japan after video of chasing robbers

'Samurai weapon' causes fever in Japan after video...

Tokyo [Japan], December 3: In the video, employees of a jewelry store in Tokyo used a device called a "sasumata"...

Bombing at a university in the Philippines, 3 people died

Bombing at a university in the Philippines, 3...

Manila [Philippines], December 3: Police said three people were killed and nine injured when an explosion occurred at a university...

Philippines lifts tsunami warning after strong earthquake

Philippines lifts tsunami warning after strong earthquake

Manila [Philippines], December 3: The Philippines lifted its tsunami warning early on December 3, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck...

Mr. Trump launched a new attack

Mr. Trump launched a new attack

Washington [US], December 3: Former US President Donald Trump on December 2 called on his supporters to "enter" Philadelphia and...

Israel bombards southern Gaza as residents fear new ground offensive

Israel bombards southern Gaza as residents fear new...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 3: Israeli war planes and artillery bombarded the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hitting...

France: 1 dead, 2 injured in central Paris attack

France: 1 dead, 2 injured in central Paris...

Paris [France], December 3: French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late on Saturday that a German tourist had been killed...

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu pulls negotiators from Qatar

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu pulls negotiators from Qatar

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 3: Israel said on Saturday that it has reached a "dead end" in negotiations in Qatar...

Slovak city Kosice declares state of crisis due to deficit

Slovak city Kosice declares state of crisis due...

Bratislava [Slovakia], December 2: Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia, declared a state of crisis on Friday due to...

Ukraine plans to produce 100-km-range air defense systems

Ukraine plans to produce 100-km-range air defense systems

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 2: Ukraine has set out plans to produce air defense systems capable of intercepting aerial threats at...

NASA's Webb space telescope reveals rocky planets can form in extreme environments

NASA's Webb space telescope reveals rocky planets can...

Los Angeles [US], December 2: An international team of astronomers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to provide the...

Mexican president unveils 20 pct minimum wage hike by 2024

Mexican president unveils 20 pct minimum wage hike...

Mexico City [Mexico], December 2: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday announced a 20 percent increase in the...

Terror attack claims 6 lives in west Afghanistan

Terror attack claims 6 lives in west Afghanistan

Herat[Afghanistan], December 2: A terrorist attack claimed six lives in west Afghanistan's Herat province on Friday, the Ministry of Interior...

Illicit opium imports into Australia on rise, authorities warn

Illicit opium imports into Australia on rise, authorities...

Canberra [Australia], December 2: Imports of illicit opium into Australia are on the rise, authorities have warned.

Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters Israel-Hamas truce

Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 2: Israel's warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas...

Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case

Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020...

New York [US], December 2: Donald Trump does not have immunity from criminal charges for actions he took as president,...

Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House

Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US...

Washington [US], December 2: Indicted Republican George Santos' brief career in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an end...

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza death toll climbs after truce ends

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza death toll climbs after truce...

Gaza Strip [Palestine], December 2: Health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 178 people had been killed by late...

Heavy snows hit southern Germany, flights in Munich cancelled

Heavy snows hit southern Germany, flights in Munich...

Bavaria [Germany], December 2: Heavy snowfalls hit southern Germany and particularly Bavaria on Friday night, causing major disruptions at Munich...

UAE President and Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay witness signing of joint declaration for cooperation on Bi-Oceanic Corridor

UAE President and Presidents of Brazil and Paraguay...

Dubai [UAE], December 2: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President...

UAE President discusses bilateral relations and climate challenges with delegation heads at COP28

UAE President discusses bilateral relations and climate challenges...

Dubai [UAE], December 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with various heads of delegations...

UAE President honours 11 winners of Zayed Sustainability Prize at COP28

UAE President honours 11 winners of Zayed Sustainability...

Dubai [UAE], December 2: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today honoured the winners of the Zayed...

OFID €50 million loan supports SMEs and green energy in West Africa

OFID €50 million loan supports SMEs and green...

Vienna [Austria], December 2: The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a €50 million loan with the West...