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U.S. California goes after major oil companies, big...
Sacramento [US], September 18: The U.S. state of California is going after some of the world's largest oil companies, with...

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Jerusalem [Israel], September 18: Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian worshippers at Bab as-Silsila, one of the main entrances to the...

Moscow, Kiev trade drone attacks over Crimea, southern...
Moscow [Russia], September 18: Russian and Ukrainian officials both say they have foiled mutual drone attacks over the weekend, as...

Iranian security guard killed on anniversary of Amini's...
Tehran [Iran], September 18: A member of Iran's notorious Basij paramilitary force was killed in an attack on Saturday evening...

Kim boards armoured train home after Russia trip
Moscow [Russia], September 18: North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has ended his visit to the Russian Far East by...

EU chief vows new 'European answer' to illegal...
Rome [Italy], September 18: The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals...

Saudi confronts heavy toll of desalination
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 18:Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern...

PM arrives in New York for UNGA session
New York [US], September 18: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh...

Trump says it was his decision to persist...
Washington [US], September 18: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he dismissed the views of his own lawyers in continuing...

Top US House Democrat sees Republican 'civil war'...
Washington [US], September 18: With a possible partial government shutdown looming in two weeks amid what a senior Democrat called...

Abdullah bin Zayed: 'We look forward to fruitful...
New York [US],September 18: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has expressed his sincere wishes...

Emirates Health Services signs MoU to implement AI-based...
Dubai [UAE], September 18: Dr. Mohammad Salim Al Olama, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Health Services, witnessed...

3 shepherds killed in landmine explosion in central...
Baghdad [Iraq], September 17: Three shepherds from one family were killed Saturday in a landmine explosion in Iraq's central province...

Türkiye may part ways with EU if necessary:...
Ankara [Turkey], September 17: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that Türkiye may "part ways with the European Union...

Malta, Chinese energy giant to decarbonize energy sector
Valletta [Malta], September 17: The Government of Malta held discussions with Shanghai Electric Power on different technologies that can help...

Czechs rally in Prague to protest against gov't
Prague [Czech Republic], September 17: Thousands of Czechs gathered at Prague's Wenceslas Square in the Czech capital on Saturday to...

U.S. records 470 mass shootings, 25,000 gun-related deaths...
Dubai [UAE], September 17: In the first eight months of 2023, 470 mass shootings occurred across the United States, and...

Earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 17: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Sunday, the country's meteorology,...

Qatar highlights challenges posed by armed conflicts and...
New York [US], September 17: The State of Qatar highlighted the various, mounting, and unprecedented challenges facing the world, arising...

Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defense chief
Moscow [Russia], September 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defense minister in Vladivostok, where...

UN risks widening rifts as Zelensky takes center-stage
New York [US], September 17: More than 140 world leaders will head to the United Nations next week at...

The plane crashed in the Amazon region of...
Brasilia [Brazil], September 17: A plane crash in the Amazon state in northern Brazil on September 16 killed 14 people...

Hurricane Lee made landfall in Canada, 1 person...
Washington [US], September 17: In the early morning of September 17 (Vietnam time), Storm Lee landed in the Canadian province...

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires drops to 97
Hawaii [US], September 17: The death toll from last month's wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui has dropped to...

UAE continues sending aid to Libya for 5th...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 17: For the fifth day in a row, the UAE continued sending humanitarian and relief aid...

Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023 to accelerate multistakeholder...
New York [US], September 17: More than 1,000 business leaders, policy-makers, leaders from international and civil society organizations, innovators and...

Finland bans entry of Russia-registered passenger cars
Helsinki [Finland], September 16: As of midnight, Finland will close its borders to passenger cars registered in Russia, the country's...