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Croatia re-nominates Dubravka Suica for European Commission

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

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

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 rights activists

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 secretary

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 he never wanted to give

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 online security

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

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

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

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 deal

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 official

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

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

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 Palestinian state: Sisi to Blinken

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

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 talks continue on Gaza

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

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 for Afghans

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

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 Cabinet fails

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 unity

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 truck

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 ceasefire

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 release: Blinken

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 Oxford chancellor

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

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...