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Croatia re-nominates Dubravka Suica for European Commission
Zagreb [Croatia], August 21: The Croatian government has re-nominated Dubravka Suica, the current vice president of the European Commission, as...
EU approves Germany's 5-bln-euro subsidy for semiconductor plant
Brussels [Belgium], August 21: The European Union (EU) has approved a 5-billion-euro (5.56 billion U.S. dollars) state subsidy from Germany...
Musk says 'willing to serve' in US govt
New York [US], August 21: US entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he was ready to have a role...
Tunisian election will be a 'mere formality': Human...
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: Tunisian authorities have intensified their crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, just over six weeks...
German court upholds conviction of 99-year-old ex-Nazi camp...
Leipzig [Germany], August 21: Germany's Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a 99-year-old former secretary at...
Convention spotlight shines on Biden - with speech...
Chicago [US], August 21: It was not the speech Joe Biden wanted to give. At least, not this year, under...
Russia urges Kursk residents and soldiers to boost...
Moscow [Russia], August 21: The Russian Interior Ministry urged residents on Tuesday in three border regions near Ukraine to deactivate...
For black Britons, UK riots leave lasting scars
London [UK], August 21: "Please do not go out until this blows over," Sarah Akinterinwa, messaged a friend on August...
Putin visits Chechnya for first time since 2011
Moscow [Russia], August 21: RT reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Chechnya on the evening of August 20...
Russia shoots down Ukrainian UAV heading towards Moscow
Moscow [Russia], August 21: Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow and the provinces of Bryansk, Tula and Rostov,...
Blinken in Egypt seeking progress towards Gaza ceasefire...
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release...
Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 21: A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or...
US criticises Israeli PM's 'maximalist' ceasefire stance
Washington [US], August 21: A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the...
Barack Obama headlines DNC, Republicans endorse Harris
Washington [US], August 21: Former U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the national stage on Tuesday night to boost his...
Gaza ceasefire must initiate broader international recognition for...
Cairo [Egypt], August 21: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed on Tuesday that a ceasefire in Gaza must mark the...
Numerous wildfires currently engulfing forests across Canada
Ottawa [Canada], August 21: Numerous wildfires are presently blazing across Canada, as declared by the responsible organisation, Canadian Interagency Forest...
UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire...
New York [US], August 21: The UN chief's Spokesperson told journalists at the regular press briefing in New York on...
Zelensky says Ukraine controls 92 settlements in Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 20: The Ukrainian army has taken control of 92 settlements in western Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian President...
Philippines agrees to host U.S. visa processing center...
Manila [Philippines], August 20: The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that the country has agreed to a...
Poland battles toxic golden algae
Warsaw [Poland], August 20: Polish authorities have introduced hydrogen peroxide into the waters of the Oder River where it joins...
New parliamentary elections in Bulgaria postponed after interim...
Sofia [Bulgaria], August 20: New elections for the parliament in Bulgaria, originally scheduled for October 20, have been postponed, President...
Steinmeier thanks Hungary for its contribution to German...
Sopron [Hungary], August 20: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday thanked Hungary for its crucial contribution to overcoming the division...
Musk denies gifting Chechen strongman Kadyrov a Tesla...
Berlin [Germany], August 20: Tesla boss Elon Musk has adamantly denied gifting Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov a Cybertruck, after the...
US vice president reiterates calls for Gaza war...
Washington [US], August 20: US Vice President Kamala Harris has reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
Talks maybe last chance for Gaza ceasefire, captive...
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 20: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, pushing for a Gaza ceasefire on his visit to...
Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be...
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of...
Back to class after student-led revolution in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 20: After weeks of deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh toppled the autocratic premier, among the first things...