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Ecuador begins construction of a prison to house...
Quito [Ecuador], June 22: Ecuador , once peaceful, is now plunged into crisis due to transnational drug gangs turning the...
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea to...
Seoul [South Korea], June 22: Yonhap quoted an announcement from the US Navy saying that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS...
3 killed, 10 wounded in mass shooting in...
San Francisco (California) [US], June 22: Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a mass shooting...
U.S. stocks trade flat to end the week
New York [USA], June 22: U.S. stocks ended flat and mixed on Friday, upon better-than-expected U.S. purchasing managers' index (PMI)...
Bird flu outbreak at U.S. dairy farms cause...
Los Angeles [USA], June 22: The ongoing bird flu outbreak at U.S. dairy farms has heightened concerns among public health...
China warns of possible 'trade war' with EU
Beijing [China], June 22: Beijing warned on Friday that escalating frictions with the European Union over electric vehicle imports could...
Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
Jerusalem [Israel], June 22: Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the...
Romania's Jan-Apr wholesale trade turnover grows 1.2%
Bucharest [Romania], June 22: The turnover of wholesale trade in Romania advanced 1.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), unadjusted, in the first...
Vietnam's booming festival tourism records large visitor numbers
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 22: The tourism industry of Vietnam is gradually painting an image of a colourful Vietnam with four...
Korea-Japan air traveller numbers soar to record 10.16...
Seoul [South Korea], June 22: The number of air travellers between the Republic of Korea and Japan surpassed the 10...
OIC welcomes Armenia's recognition of Palestine's statehood
Jeddah [UAE], June 22: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed Armenia's recognition of the statehood of Palestine, stressing...
UAE contributes to Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
New York [USA], June 22: The United Arab Emirates has signed a key agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
Nine more bodies found off southern Italy after...
Rome [Italy], June 21: Nine more bodies have been found off the coast of Italy after a migrant boat carrying...
Ukraine's energy infrastructure targeted in latest Russian attack
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 21: Several Ukrainian energy facilities have been hit in a severe Russian aerial attack, Ukraine's national energy...
Rescue work continues as China grapples with flooding...
Beijing [China], June 21: Rescue work is continuing in China's flooded areas on Thursday after days of heavy rainfall. Rescue...
Climate activists arrested at London airport for spray...
London [UK], June 21: Two people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after appearing to spray orange paint...
Colombian general handed jail term over 1985 Palace...
Bogota [Colombia], June 21: A former Colombian general has been sentenced to 31 years in prison almost four decades after...
Canada classifies Iran's IRGC as terrorist group
New York [US], June 21: Canada on Wednesday classified Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 21: While the Israeli army continues to penetrate the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, Hezbollah...
New Zealand re-establishes its Indo-Pacific policy
Wellington [New Zealand], June 21: Nikkei Asia reported on June 20 that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon revealed...
The White House is disappointed with Prime Minister...
Washington [US], June 21: White House officials on June 20 said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments about Washington's...
Mr. Trump supports granting green cards to American...
Washington [US], June 21: Former US President Donald Trump said that international students graduating from US universities should be automatically...
The secretive billionaire donated $50 million to a...
New York [US], June 21: Private billionaire Timothy Mellon has donated $50 million to a political action group supporting former...
Biden administration to give Haiti $110 million in...
Washington [US], June 21: The Biden administration will award nearly $110 million in security and police assistance to Haiti.
Israel pounds central Gaza camps, deepens invasion of...
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 21: Several Israeli air strikes in the central and northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Thursday...
New North Korea-Russia pact calls for immediate military...
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 21: North Korea and Russia have agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faces armed...
Visiting Vietnam, Putin seeks new 'security architecture' for...
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a "reliable security architecture" in the Asia-Pacific...