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Ms. Svyrydenko officially became the new Prime Minister of Ukraine

Ms. Svyrydenko officially became the new Prime Minister...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: The Ukrainian Parliament on July 17 voted to approve a new government, which will be led...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and...

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 18: An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza...

South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead...

Seoul [South Korea], July 18: Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the...

Georgia stops sale of $3 million of uranium that could have been used in bomb

Georgia stops sale of $3 million of uranium...

Atlanta (Georgia) [US], July 18: Georgia has detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of...

Ukraine offers its front line as test bed for foreign weapons

Ukraine offers its front line as test bed...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: Ukraine will let foreign arms companies test out their latest weapons on the front line of...

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8 billion trial over Facebook privacy violations

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8...

Washington [US], July 18: Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab...

Sharjah Ruler approves new residential area in Al Dahiyat

Sharjah Ruler approves new residential area in Al...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of...

Joint Statement on recent developments in Syria

Joint Statement on recent developments in Syria

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: Over the past two days, the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite...

UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, offers condolences over flood victims

UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, offers...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: The United Arab Emirates expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Korea...

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister hold talks in Budapest to discuss bilateral relations

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister hold talks in...

Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Excellency Viktor...

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister witness exchange of agreements, MoUs to strengthen bilateral cooperation

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister witness exchange of...

Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Viktor Orban, Prime...

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Lebanon needs major, sustained international support

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Lebanon needs major,...

New York [US], July 18: During today's briefing on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), the UN Special Coordinator for...

Fighting resumes in Syria, Israel issues ultimatum

Fighting resumes in Syria, Israel issues ultimatum

Damascus [Syria], July 17: Fierce fighting continues in the southern Syrian city of Sweida despite a ceasefire agreement declared by...

Iran's Supreme Leader Sends Tough Message to US, Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Sends Tough Message to US,...

Tehran [Iran], July 17: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused Israel of seeking to "overthrow the system" in its attack...

The West seeks to put pressure on Russia

The West seeks to put pressure on Russia

Moscow [Russia], July 17: The Kyiv Independent on July 16 quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that Patriot air...

Cambodia arrests more than 1,000 people, cracks down on online scams

Cambodia arrests more than 1,000 people, cracks down...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 17: Cambodia has launched a nationwide crackdown on online scams, after Prime Minister Hun Manet threatened...

Ukraine War Day 1,239: Russia launches heavy bombing after Trump's ultimatum

Ukraine War Day 1,239: Russia launches heavy bombing...

Kiev [Ukraine], July 17: US President Donald Trump has given Russia 50 days to reach a deal to end the...

Syrian army withdraws from deadly clash site after US request

Syrian army withdraws from deadly clash site after...

Damascus [Syria], July 17: Syria said its army had begun withdrawing from Sweida on July 16 after Israeli air strikes...

President Trump suggests Coca-Cola use cane sugar

President Trump suggests Coca-Cola use cane sugar

Washington [US], July 17: Soft drink company Coca-Cola has agreed to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup in its...

US Navy to build two Philippine ship repair facilities near South China Sea

US Navy to build two Philippine ship repair...

Washington [US], July 17: The US Navy will build two facilities to repair and maintain Philippine military ships in a...

Inflation 'makes it difficult' for President Trump's tax policy

Inflation 'makes it difficult' for President Trump's tax...

Washington [US], July 17: After a period of "restraint", US inflation has begun to rise, so the tax policy in...

Brazil tackles COP30 hotel costs, under pressure

Brazil tackles COP30 hotel costs, under pressure

Brasilia [Brazil], July 17: Brazil assured worried governments it has organized enough rooms to accommodate the tens of thousands of...

ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant

ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu...

Jerusalem [Israel], June 17: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel's request to withdraw arrest warrants against its...

EU automotive industry generates €91.6 billion in value added from exports in 2023

EU automotive industry generates €91.6 billion in value...

Brussels [Belgium], July 17: In 2023, the EU automotive industry generated €91.6 billion in domestic value added from non-EU consumers,...

Arab League condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syria

Arab League condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syria

Cairo [Egypt], July 17: The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on Syria,...

Over quarter of Austria's population has migrant roots: Statistics Austria

Over quarter of Austria's population has migrant roots:...

Vienna [Austria], July 17: Statistics Austria has revealed that migration is the sole driver of population growth in the country,...

Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

Mobile-phone technology powers saving surge in developing economies

Washington [US], July 17: More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts,...