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Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's release

Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's...

Karachi [Pakistan], August 6: Police in Pakistan arrested more than 240 opposition party activists on Tuesday at protests calling for...

China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

Guangdong [China], August 6: More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since...

Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under new NATO scheme

Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 6: The Dutch Defence Ministry announced that it would make the first purchase of US weapons for...

Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to feed predators

Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to...

Aalborg [Denmark], August 6: A zoo in the northern Danish city of Aalborg is accepting donations in the form of...

Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high security

Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6: Thousands of people on Tuesday started to gather at Manik Mia Avenue, a major street in...

Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely

Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely

Athens [Greece], August 6: A ferry with 105 passengers and nine crew members ran aground near an islet in the...

NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon

NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon

Washington DC [US], August 6: NASA head Sean Duffy on Tuesday confirmed reports of plans to build a nuclear reactor...

Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya

Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya

Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Two men were killed by a remote-controlled Russian drone in the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya, the...

Icelandic volcano eruption ends

Icelandic volcano eruption ends

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 6: Iceland's weather service said a spectacular volcanic eruption in the country's south-west has come to an...

Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security Council head

Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security...

Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary...

30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law

30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law

Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them...

Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation

Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation

Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including...

Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next steps in Gaza

Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next...

Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the...

Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for Ukraine

Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 6: The Scandinavian NATO countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway are providing a total of more than $500...

UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as supplies cut off by war

UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as...

Nairobi [Kenya], August 6: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday of famine in El Fasher, the capital of...

Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney march

Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney...

Sydney [Australia], August 5: The Australian government on Monday pledged further humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza, a...

Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after Beirut port blast

Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 5: On the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun...

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with North

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with...

Seoul [South Korea], August 5: The South Korean military on Monday began dismantling loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts along the...

Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo province

Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo...

Damascus [Syria], August 5: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said that armed factions associated with the country's security...

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites

Washington [US], August 5: SpaceX, the American Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, launched 28 novel Starlink satellites into space.

More than 2,000 homes still lack power as Storm Floris hits Ireland

More than 2,000 homes still lack power as...

Dublin [Ireland], August 5: Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to...

Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to 42oC

Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to...

Madrid [Spain], August 5: A 85-year-old man has died in Spain after the country saw the start of the second...

Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on concert hall

Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on...

Moscow [Russia], August 5: A Russian military court has opened a high-profile trial of 19 defendants accused of carrying out...

Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine deployment

Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine...

Moscow [Russia], August 5: The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to...

Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after vulture strike

Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after...

Madrid [Spain], August 5: An Iberia Airbus A321 en route to Paris was forced to return to Madrid's airport Sunday...

Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria

Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria

Sofia [Bulgaria], August 5: Bulgarian authorities have uncovered an illegal marijuana production greenhouse during a fire at a roadside building...

Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's 'Trigger Mechanism'

Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's...

Tehran [Iran], August 5: Iran announced today that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran...