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Climate crisis needs critical attention: US President
New York [US], September 20: United States President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday the climate crisis needs critical attention, pointing...

Former student charged over alleged campus stabbing in...
Canberra [Australia], September 19: A 24-year-old man has been charged over an alleged stabbing at the Australian National University (ANU)...

Australia's Sydney faces 1st total fire ban in...
Sydney [Australia], September 19: Australia's Sydney on Tuesday faced its first total fire ban in almost three years since November...

At least 5 injured in Japan's Tokyo construction...
Tokyo [Japan], September 19: Steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, injuring at least five...

Italy adopts tougher migration rules
Rome [Italy], September 19: In the face of a rush of migrants coming onto Lampedusa, doubling the population of the...

24 killed as bus falls into ravine in...
Lima [Peru], September 19: At least 24 people have been killed and 21 injured in a coach crash in Peru.

UN chief calls for reopening of girls' schools...
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 19: Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls' education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General AntonioGuterres...

Taiwan records 103 Chinese jets around its shores,...
Taipei [Taiwan], September 19: Taiwan has registered 103 Chinese military aircraft in its airspace in 24 hours, the country's Defence...

UNESCO lists ruins as Palestinian heritage site, sparking...
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 19: The UN cultural organization UNESCO recognized ruins near the ancient city of Jericho as a...

PM meets UN chief, affirms Kuwait support
New York [US], September 19: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister...

S. Korea opposition leader hospitalised after hunger strike
Seoul [South Korea], September 19:South Korea's main opposition leader was hospitalised on Monday, days into a hunger strike in protest...

Ukraine says it breached Russian lines
Kiev [Ukraine], September 19: A top Ukrainian general hailed the recent recapture of two eastern villages as an important breakthrough,...

Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' since...
Moscow [Russia], September 19: The human rights situation in Russia has significantly deteriorated since it invaded Ukraine in February last...

King Charles, Macron hope to build on personal...
Paris [France], September 19: After flames engulfed France's Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019, Britain's future King Charles III wrote to President...

UAE, Serbia launch negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic...
Dubai [UAE], September 19: The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Serbia have launched negotiations towards establishing a Comprehensive...

UAE commends efforts of Saudi Arabia and Oman...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: The UAE has welcomed the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate...

UAE, Egyptian Presidents discuss bilateral cooperation, regional developments
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of...

Turkish drone attack kills 4 Kurdish militants in...
Baghdad [Iraq], September 18: A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Sunday killed a senior member and three militants...

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...