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Urgent reform needed to shield women, children from violence during custody battles, UN human rights expert affirms

Urgent reform needed to shield women, children from...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 24: Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by "deeply embedded gender bias" which is leaving women...

Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, return to ISS

Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk, return to ISS

Vladivostok [Russia], June 23: Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin have successfully returned to the International Space Station (ISS)...

UK marks 75th Windrush anniversary

UK marks 75th Windrush anniversary

London [UK], June 23: Commemorations and celebrations are taking place across the United Kingdom to mark what has been described...

UK minister rules himself out of contention to be NATO chief

UK minister rules himself out of contention to...

London [UK], June 23: British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has ruled himself out of contention to succeed the secretary general...

'Climate, poverty must be tackled hand-in-hand'

'Climate, poverty must be tackled hand-in-hand'

Paris [France], June 23: France's President Emmanuel Macron has called for the fight against the climate crisis and poverty to...

Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge

Ukrainian strike hits Crimea bridge

Moscow [Russia], June 23: A Ukrainian strike damaged a bridge that connects south Ukraine to the annexed Crimean peninsula, a...

Musk, Zuck call out each other for cage fight

Musk, Zuck call out each other for cage...

Paris [France], June 23: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt...

Iran FM rounds out Gulf tour with UAE visit

Iran FM rounds out Gulf tour with UAE...

Dubai [UAE], June 23: Iran's foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit...

Paris climate summit opens with call for 'finance shock'

Paris climate summit opens with call for 'finance...

Paris [France], June 23: The leaders of France and Barbados joined forces on Thursday to push for an overhaul of...

Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new visa rules

Sudanese families fleeing to Egypt separated by new...

Cairo [Egypt], June 23: Elsafi Mahdi was separated from his wife and three younger children on June 1 near Sudan's...

Titanic sub suffered a 'catastrophic implosion,' all five aboard dead

Titanic sub suffered a 'catastrophic implosion,' all five...

Washington [US], June 23: The five people aboard a missing submersible died in a "catastrophic implosion," a U.S. Coast Guard...

Biden, Modi hail new era for India, US relations amid flurry of deals

Biden, Modi hail new era for India, US...

Washington [US], June 23: President Joe Biden hailed a new era in the U.S.-India relationship, after rolling out the White...

UAE President receives Turkish Vice President

UAE President receives Turkish Vice President

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with Cevdet Yilmaz, Vice...

Mohammed Bin Rashid University celebrates graduation of Class of 2023

Mohammed Bin Rashid University celebrates graduation of Class...

Dubai [UAE], June 23: The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) celebrated the graduation of the...

Dubai upskills over 170 government employees in generative AI

Dubai upskills over 170 government employees in generative...

Dubai [UAE], June 23: More than 170 government employees in Dubai have been trained to use generative artificial intelligence (AI)...

Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment holds 3rd National Dialogue for Food Security

Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment holds...

Dubai [UAE], June 23: The Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment held the third session of the "National Dialogue...

Lebanon to continue austerity policy at diplomatic missions amid financial crisis

Lebanon to continue austerity policy at diplomatic missions...

Beirut [Lebanon], June 21: Lebanon will continue an austerity policy at its overseas diplomatic missions for at least two more...

Finland's new government takes office

Finland's new government takes office

Helsinki [Finland], June 21: The new government of Finland, led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, took office on Tuesday.

Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left 42, including children, dead

Police arrest 20 in Uganda massacre that left...

Kampala [Uganda], June 21: Police on Tuesday arrested 20 people, including the headmaster of the school in which 42 people,...

British MPs back report that found Johnson lied about 'partygate'

British MPs back report that found Johnson lied...

London [UK], June 21: British lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to back a damning report that found Boris Johnson lied to...

Taliban execute murderer in second public execution since retaking power

Taliban execute murderer in second public execution since...

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21: For the second time since retaking power, the Taliban held a public execution, this time for...

$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death and destruction': UN

$1.5bn pledged to curb Sudan's slide into 'death...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 21: Donors at a UN conference on Monday pledged close to $1.5 billion to combat the humanitarian...

4 Zionists shot dead near West Bank settlement

4 Zionists shot dead near West Bank settlement

Ramallah [Palestine], June 21: Four people were shot dead Tuesday near a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Zionist officials...

Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race the clock

Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race...

Ottawa [Canada], June 21: Rescuers were scouring thousands of square miles in the remote North Atlantic for a third day,...

Ghosn to fight 'to the end as sues Nissan in Lebanon

Ghosn to fight 'to the end as sues...

Tokyo [Japan], June 21: Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he will fight "to the end" in a $1 billion lawsuit...

Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber

Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber

Ottawa [Canada], June 21: The search mission continues to expand, with Canada's Department of National Defence saying a number of...

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100, report says

Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to...

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 21: Glaciers in Asia's Hindu Kush Himalaya could lose up to 75% of their volume by century's...