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Iran warns Israel of regional escalation if 'aggressions...
Tehran [Iran], October 16: Iran warned Israel of escalation if it failed to end aggressions against Palestinians, with its foreign...

Russia's position in Ukraine is improving: Putin
Moscow [Russia], October 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin once again declared Kiev's counteroffensive a "complete failure" and spoke of an...

Louvre museum, Versailles Palace reopen post security threats
Paris [France], October 16: France's two top tourist attractions - the Louvre museum and the Palace of Versailles - have...

Historic presidential election in Ecuador begins
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 16: Voting has got under way in Ecuador's presidential elections with voters given a choice between...

President Abbas says Hamas' actions do not represent...
Ramallah [Palestine], October 16: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the actions and policies of Islamist group Hamas do not...

US says Egypt border crossing to Gaza to...
Washington [US], October 16: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Egyptian-controlled border crossing into Gaza would reopen...

Israel-Lebanon border clashes escalate
Beirut [Lebanon], October 16: Lebanese Hezbollah fighters launched attacks on Israeli army posts and a northern border village.

Polish right-wing party to lose majority - exit...
Warsaw [Poland], October 16: The right-wing populist Law and Justice party is on course to win most seats in Poland's...

'Ring of Fire' wows people across Americas
New York [US], October 16: People across the Americas stared skywards on Saturday to witness a rare "ring of fire"...

Emirati Field Hospital in Herat receiving Afghanistan's quake...
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16: The field hospital opened by the Joint Operations Command of the UAE Ministry of Defence yesterday...

UAE President continues communications with world leaders to...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan continued his intensive communications with leaders...

UAE Beach Soccer Team beat Mexico 5-4 to...
Dubai [UAE], October 16: UAE Beach Soccer Team defeated Mexico 5-4 on Sunday in the final round in Spain. The...

Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed visits Tarahum -...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 16: H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has visited the Tarahum - for...

Desert locust swarms detected in parts of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 15: Desert locust swarms have been detected in five regions and one city administration across Ethiopia,...

Tunisia foils 12 illegal immigration attempts to Italy...
Tunis [Tunisia], October 15: Tunisia has foiled 12 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Italy over the past...

Angolan parliament rejects president impeachment process
Luanda [Angola], October 15: The National Assembly of Angola on Saturday rejected a proposal to create an ad hoc committee...

Turkish drone attack kills 3 Kurdish militants in...
Baghdad [Iraq], October 15: A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Saturday killed a senior member and two militants...

Saudi Arabia halts talks for normalization with Israel,...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 15: Saudi Arabia has paused talks for a possible normalization of ties with Israel, DPA learned...

Meta tightens control of content after Hamas attack
San Jose [US], October 15: Facebook's parent company Meta on Friday said it is taking additional measures against the spread...

World failed on two-state solution in Middle East,...
Beijing [China], October 15: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says the world has failed in efforts to establish a...

Republicans nominate Jordan for House speaker after Scalise...
New York [US], October 15: House Republicans on Friday elected Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) as their new speaker-designate, yet he...

Palestinians flee northern Gaza as Israel masses troops...
Ramallah [Palestine], October 15: Thousands of Palestinians fled the north of the Gaza Strip from the path of an expected...

Palestine supporters march in London against Israel action...
London [UK], October 15:Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in central London.

France deploys 7,000 troops for extra security after...
Paris [France], October 15: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday deployed up to 7,000 soldiers for increased security patrols.

Israel warns Hezbollah to stay out of Gaza...
Jerusalem [Israel], October 15: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said hostilities with Lebanese Hezbollah in parallel with the...

Australia's Indigenous voice referendum fails
Sydney [Australia], October 15: Australia on Saturday rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major...

UAE President and US Secretary of State discuss...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 15: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Antony Blinken, US Secretary of...