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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Paris [France], August 25: Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of...
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil's Sao Paulo...
Brasilia [Brazil], August 25: Brazil's Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of...
Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 25: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would...
Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox
Kampala [Uganda], August 25: Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east...
Sharjah Charity International disbursed AED84.3M in UAE in...
Sharjah [UAE], August 25: The Sharjah Charity International (SCI) spent AED84.3 million on aid programmes within the country during the...
Madeira's wildfire finally under control
Lisbon [Portugal], August 25: The fire that raged on several fronts in Madeira for 11 days is finally under control...
King Salman International Complex, UNA to hold symposium...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 25: The King Salman International Academy for the Arabic Language and the Union of News Agencies...
NASA decides to keep 2 stranded astronauts in...
Washington [US], August 25: Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's (BA.N), opens...
Kuwait welcomes ALPS joint statement after Sudan talks...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 25: Kuwait welcomed Saturday the joint statement issued by the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace...
Turkish lira hits record low against USD
Istanbul [Turkey], August 24: The Turkish lira plummeted to a historic low against the U.S. dollar on Friday, with the...
Mexican president dismisses criticism of proposed judicial reforms
Mexico City [Mexico], August 24: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday dismissed criticism by some global financial firms...
Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire talks
Cairo [Egypt], August 24: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations on Friday...
Yemeni gov't says intercepts Houthi drones targeting oil...
Aden [Yemen], August 24: The Yemeni army intercepted three Houthi drones carrying explosives targeting the Safer oil facility in Marib...
Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due...
Seoul [South Korea], August 24: A fire at a South Korean lithium battery maker in June that killed 23 people...
Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 24: An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to...
Gabon records first mpox case
Libreville [Gabon], August 24: Gabon has registered its first case of mpox, the health ministry said in a statement that...
UN expresses concern over increasing tensions, armed mobilisation...
Tripoli [Libya], August 24: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed grave concerns about reports of mobilisation of...
WHO warns of new wave of cholera epidemic...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the consequences of a new wave of cholera...
Nepal: 14 dead after Indian pilgrim bus plunges...
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 24: Fourteen people died and 16 were injured after a bus carrying dozens of pilgrims from India...
Israeli attacks kill at least 42 in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], August 24: Medical sources on Thursday said at least 42 people were killed since dawn in Gaza as...
British Prime Minister Wants to Be Straight About...
London [UK], August 24: Reuters on August 23 quoted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as telling Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Prisoners riot in Russian prison, casualties reported
Moscow [Russia], August 24: RT reported on August 23 that prisoners took hostages at a prison in Russia's Volgograd region...
Ukraine continues to attack Russian soil, Putin decides...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 24: Earlier, RT reported that Ukrainian forces attacked a ferry used to transport train cars in the...
Rohingya in Myanmar flee en masse again
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 24: Thousands of Rohingya in Myanmar are fleeing their homes and taking dangerous boats to Bangladesh after...
Plane crash in Thailand, no survivors found
Bangkok [Thailand], August 24: According to the Bangkok Post, the Thai Flying Service charter plane took off from Suvarnabhumi Airport...
Ms. Harris makes her mark and her path
New York [US], August 24: In her speech at the DNC, US Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination...
Independent candidate suspends campaign, turns to support Mr....
New York [US], August 24: NBC News reported that Mr. Kennedy Jr. 's campaign confirmed its support for former US...