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Egypt names defence, foreign ministers

Egypt names defence, foreign ministers

Cairo [Egypt], July 4: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday swore in a new government that comprises new defence and...

UN human rights chief sounds alarm on populists after French election

UN human rights chief sounds alarm on populists...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 4: The rise of populist politicians in Europe and other regions of the world is a major...

Bulgaria's political crisis continues as proposed government rejected

Bulgaria's political crisis continues as proposed government rejected

Sofia [Bulgaria], July 4: Bulgaria's long stretch of political instability is set to continue after parliament voted down on Wednesday...

Lithuania to use cluster munitions to improve defence, fearing Russia

Lithuania to use cluster munitions to improve defence,...

Riga [Latvia], July 4: Lithuania plans to withdraw from the international convention banning the use of cluster munitions due to...

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK polls as leaders make final push

Labour predicted to eject Tories in UK polls...

London [UK], July 4: Britain's political leaders made a final push for votes Wednesday on the last day of an...

Taleban discussed prisoner exchange with US: Afghan govt

Taleban discussed prisoner exchange with US: Afghan govt

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 4: Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taleban government spokesman said Wednesday,...

Israel strikes Gaza, warns Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel strikes Gaza, warns Hezbollah in Lebanon

Gaza [Palestine], July 4: Many Palestinians were seeking shelter after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water...

Kamala Harris top choice to replace Joe Biden if he steps aside, sources say

Kamala Harris top choice to replace Joe Biden...

Washington [US], July 4: Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he...

Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end'

Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign,...

Washington [US], July 4: U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during a call with...

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps up, destruction widespread

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as death toll creeps...

Kingston [Jamaica], July 4: Hurricane Beryl churned menacingly over Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, after uprooting trees, ripping off roofs and...

US prosecutors say not opposed to delaying Trump sentencing

US prosecutors say not opposed to delaying Trump...

Manhattan [US], July 4: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicated that he is not opposed to delaying the sentencing...

New WHO guidelines to help over 750 million adults quit tobacco

New WHO guidelines to help over 750 million...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 4: The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to...

China supports Kazakhstan's accession to BRICS

China supports Kazakhstan's accession to BRICS

Astana [Kazakhstan], July 4: China supports Kazakhstan's accession to BRICS, President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping said...

UAE announces plans to redevelop Sheikh Zayed Children's Complex in Istanbul, deepen cooperation in social developmentfor supporting vulnerable communities

UAE announces plans to redevelop Sheikh Zayed Children's...

Ankara [Turkey], July 4: The Ministry of Community Development of the UAE and the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, along...

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates new Egyptian Foreign Minister

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates new Egyptian Foreign Minister

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 4: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, congratulated Dr. Badr...

No safe place in Gaza due to Israeli war: ICRC

No safe place in Gaza due to Israeli...

Gaza [Palestine], July 3: Residents in the Gaza Strip have no safe place due to the Israeli war, the...

Egypt announces new tourist project in North Coast

Egypt announces new tourist project in North Coast

Cairo [Egypt], July 3: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Tuesday the launch of a new tourist project in...

Poland, Germany to cooperate in defense: PM

Poland, Germany to cooperate in defense: PM

Warsaw [Poland], July 3: Poland and Germany will cooperate to enhance the protection of the European Union's external borders and...

Canada's second-largest airline to restore operations following over 1,000 flight cancellations

Canada's second-largest airline to restore operations following over...

Vancouver [Canada], July 3: Canada's second-largest airline, the WestJet Group, said Tuesday the company began to ramp up its operations...

New Alzheimer's treatment approved by U.S. FDA

New Alzheimer's treatment approved by U.S. FDA

Los Angeles [US], July 3: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new Alzheimer's treatment from American...

Laos continues to expand school meals program

Laos continues to expand school meals program

Vientiane [Laos], July 3: The Lao government and development partners agreed to expand the school meals program to improve health...

Dutch PM sworn in with mission to curb asylum

Dutch PM sworn in with mission to curb...

The Hague [Netherlands], July 3: Dutch King Willem-Alexander swore in former spy chief Dick Schoof as new prime minister Tuesday,...

Orban calls for quick ceasefire to speed up Ukraine peace talks

Orban calls for quick ceasefire to speed up...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 3: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Kyiv on Tuesday to work towards a "quick ceasefire" in...

China's Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit, summit

China's Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for state visit,...

Beijing [China], July 3: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan on Tuesday for a state visit, during which he...

Japan issues new 3D banknotes after 20 years

Japan issues new 3D banknotes after 20 years

Tokyo [Japan], July 3: The Bank of Japan will start issuing new banknotes on July 3, redesigned with new historical...

First Democratic congressman calls on Biden to withdraw from US election

First Democratic congressman calls on Biden to withdraw...

Washington [US], July 3: On July 2, Mr. Lloyd Doggett became the first US Democratic congressman to publicly call on...

Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill unrest continues

Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill...

Nairobi [Kenya], July 3: Protesters condemn police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over withdrawn tax bill, call for president to resign.