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UAE places humanity at forefront of its priorities: Hazza bin Zayed

UAE places humanity at forefront of its priorities:...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 20: H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, affirmed that under...

Bangladesh protestors eye new party to cement revolution

Bangladesh protestors eye new party to cement revolution

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 19: Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political...

South Korea and the United States begin Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise

South Korea and the United States begin Ulchi...

Seoul [South Korea], August 19: Yonhap quoted the announcement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea saying...

Harris implies Trump a 'coward' during Pennsylvania campaign appearance

Harris implies Trump a 'coward' during Pennsylvania campaign...

New York [US], August 19: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris indirectly criticized former President Donald Trump on Sunday, suggesting her...

Ukraine says it has destroyed second Russian bridge

Ukraine says it has destroyed second Russian bridge

Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukraine says it has destroyed a second strategic bridge in a week as it continues its...

Harris leads democrats with new hope amid old concerns

Harris leads democrats with new hope amid old...

New York [US], August 19: In the five weeks since U.S President Joe Biden abandoned his flailing reelection bid, the...

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

Russia denies report about indirect talks with Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 19: Russia on Sunday denied a report that Ukraine's attack on the Kursk region had derailed indirect...

Ukraine strengthens positions in Kursk; Russia advances in Donetsk

Ukraine strengthens positions in Kursk; Russia advances in...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 19: Ukrainian troops are consolidating their positions in the southern Russian region of Kursk, President Volodomyr Zelensky...

There is no more space in Gaza to shelter in: UNRWA

There is no more space in Gaza to...

Gaza [Palestine], August 19: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has repeated its call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Former Afghan leader Karzai calls for girls and women to be educated

Former Afghan leader Karzai calls for girls and...

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19: Afghanistan's former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday called on the Taliban regime to allow girls and...

Lukashenko says Ukraine will be eliminated unless negotiations start

Lukashenko says Ukraine will be eliminated unless negotiations...

Minsk [Belarus], August 19: Kiev and Moscow need to sit down and talk, otherwise there will be an escalation that...

Blinken visiting Israel as truce efforts set to resume

Blinken visiting Israel as truce efforts set to...

Tel Aviv [Israel], August 19: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv on Sunday for a visit...

Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip kill 25, including children

Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip kill 25, including...

Gaza [Palestine], August 19: A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest...

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, warn UN experts

Famine looming in parts of Yemen, warn UN...

Sanaa [Yemen], August 19: Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts...

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Protests across Venezuela as election dispute goes on

Caracas [Venezuela], August 19: Opposition supporters gathered across Venezuela to protest against Nicolas Maduro's disputed victory in last month's presidential...

Pakistani authorities searching for three missing Russian climbers

Pakistani authorities searching for three missing Russian climbers

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19: Pakistani authorities were continuing their search operation on Sunday to rescue three Russian climbers who went...

UK home secretary pledges crackdown on 'hateful beliefs'

UK home secretary pledges crackdown on 'hateful beliefs'

London [UK], August 19: UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to crack down on people "pushing harmful and hateful...

Turkish firefighters struggle with wildfires fanned by wind

Turkish firefighters struggle with wildfires fanned by wind

Izmir [Turkey], August 19: Turkish firefighters were battling numerous wildfires on Sunday, with strong winds hampering their efforts to control...

Probe into Ferris wheel accident after 23 injured

Probe into Ferris wheel accident after 23 injured

Leipzig [Germany], August 19: Police in the east German city of Leipzig are investigating the causes of a fire on...

Suspect in Swift terrorist plot wanted to buy fuse

Suspect in Swift terrorist plot wanted to buy...

Vienna [Austria], August 19: The suspect in the plot to detonate a bomb at one of Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts...

Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime minister

Thai king formally endorses new Shinawatra clan prime...

Bangkok [Thailand], August 19: King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally endorsed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand's new prime minister on Sunday after parliament...

UN chief welcomes Sudan's decision to reopen border crossing with Chad for aid delivery

UN chief welcomes Sudan's decision to reopen border...

United Nations, August 18: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended Sudan's decision to reopen the Adre border crossing with Chad for...

Fire with explosions destroys factory in Australia's Melbourne, no casualty reported

Fire with explosions destroys factory in Australia's Melbourne,...

Sydney [Australia], August 18: A cabinetry factory has caught fire and been destroyed in flames and explosions on Sunday morning...

Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and foreign affairs

Putin appoints new deputy ministers for defense and...

Moscow [Russia], August 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin made significant appointments in the nation's defense and diplomatic leadership on...

Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new capital

Indonesia marks first Independence Day in unfinished new...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 18: Indonesia's unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst...

US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much closer'

US President Biden says Gaza ceasefire 'much, much...

Washington [US], August 18: United States President Joe Biden has said that a Gaza ceasefire deal is now in sight...

At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack in Somalia's Mogadishu

At least 11 people killed in terrorist attack...

Mogadishu [Somalia], August 18: At least 11 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a restaurant in the Somali...