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Ukraine ready for peace talks "as soon as...
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that his country stands ready to enter peace negotiations...

Greece reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008
Athens [Greece], March 5: Greece's unemployment rate fell to 8.7 percent in January, marking its lowest level since December 2008,...

German parties agree on plan to boost infrastructure,...
Berlin [Germany], March 5: German parties seeking to form the next government agreed on Tuesday to set up a 500-billion-euro...

Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers:...
New York [US], March 5: Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

UN envoy condemns Israel's military escalations in Syria
Washington DC [US], March 5: A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes,...

Yemen's Houthis claim shooting down U.S. drone over...
Aden [Yemen], March 5: Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the...

Feature: War-weary Syrians gather for iftar amid ruins...
Damascus [Syria], March 5: Amid the gray rubble of shattered concrete and collapsed buildings, hundreds of war-weary Syrians huddled together...

Roundup: Arab leaders adopt Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan
Cairo [Egypt]/Gaza [Gaza City], March 5: Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which is estimated...

US health agency says employees can apply for...
Washington DC [US], March 5: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told employees on Monday they could apply...

EU allocates €76 million in aid for Rohingya...
Brussels [Belgium], March 4: The European Commission on Monday allocated €76 million ($79.4 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees...

Russia launched over 2,300 aerial attacks in week:...
Kiev [Ukraine], March 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for greater military support after a week in which Russia launched...

UN human rights chief concerned about growing power...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT...

Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades...
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three...

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for...
New York [US], March 4: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by...

UK downplays French 'one-month truce' proposal for Ukraine
London [UK], March 4: The United Kingdom has downplayed French proposals for a one-month truce in Ukraine as a minister...

Arab nations, rights groups condemn Israel's decision to...
Gaza [Palestine], March 4: Several Arab nations and rights organisations have condemned Israel's decision to halt aid deliveries to the...

Europe's Group of Five political and military powers...
Berlin [Germany], March 4: Representatives of Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland reaffirmed their political and military aid for Ukraine...

Maiden commercial flight of European launch vehicle Ariane...
Paris [France], March 4: Shortly before the maiden commercial flight of the new European launch vehicle, Ariane 6, the launch...

Italy aims to resume nuclear power generation by...
Rome [Italy], March 4:Italy's government has confirmed that the country will resume generating nuclear power no later than 2030.

Overweight, obesity affect nearly 29 pct of Italian...
Rome [Italy], March 4: An estimated 28.8 percent of Italian children between 8 and 9 years of age were overweight...

Two killed after car rams into crowd in...
Berlin [Germany], March 4: A car plowed into a crowd in downtown Mannheim, a city in southwestern Germany, on Monday,...

Provocative Trump statements about Canada loom large as...
Ottawa [Canada], March 4: King Charles has met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under the shadow of inflammatory statements made...

UN rights chief concerned about US policy under...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in...

Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows,...
Gaza [Gaza City], March 4: Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in...

White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as...

US pauses military aid to Ukraine, says White...
Washington DC [US], March 4: The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump...

Scientists crack the code for why locusts swarm
Berlin [Germany], March 3: After months of building, the biggest locust swarm recorded in 70 years swept across 10 countries...