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Russia battles Ukrainian troops for third day after shock incursion

Russia battles Ukrainian troops for third day after...

Moscow [Russia], August 9: Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday after they smashed through...

UK riots halted by police, communities but country remains on alert

UK riots halted by police, communities but country...

London [UK], August 9: British police remained on alert on Thursday after a heavy security presence, rapid arrests and displays...

Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll

Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos...

Washington [US], August 9: Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov....

Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war

Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid...

Gaza [Palestine], August 9: Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people,...

Interim govt to be sworn in Dhaka as Nobel laureate returns

Interim govt to be sworn in Dhaka as...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 8: The interim Bangladeshi government, to be headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, is likely to be...

Turkey submits bid to join South Africa genocide case

Turkey submits bid to join South Africa genocide...

Istanbul [Turkey], August 8: Turkey on Wednesday formally submitted its bid to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel over...

Two dead, several injured after hotel collapse in western Germany

Two dead, several injured after hotel collapse in...

Mainz [Germany], August 8: Two people have been killed in Krov, Germany, after a hotel building partially collapsed late on...

Ukraine War Day 896: Russia holds urgent meeting on border situation

Ukraine War Day 896: Russia holds urgent meeting...

Moscow [Russia], August 8: TASS news agency reported that on August 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with...

Venezuelan military pledges loyalty to Maduro

Venezuelan military pledges loyalty to Maduro

Caracas [Venezuela], August 8: "We strongly reject desperate and provocative approaches aimed at destroying the unity and institutions of the...

Israeli Foreign Minister calls for elimination of new Hamas leader

Israeli Foreign Minister calls for elimination of new...

Gaza [Palestine], August 8: The statement by Hamas and Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz came at a time of heightened...

Kamala Harris's Gamble

Kamala Harris's Gamble

Washington [US], August 8: On the evening of August 6 (US time), US Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor...

EU approves first payment to Ukraine

EU approves first payment to Ukraine

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 8: In making the decision, the EU Council concluded that Ukraine had met nine conditions in a...

Billionaire Elon Musk sues many advertising companies

Billionaire Elon Musk sues many advertising companies

Texas [US], August 8: According to Fox Business, the above lawsuit was filed by X in federal court in Texas...

Hezbollah may attack Israel first, not wait for Iran

Hezbollah may attack Israel first, not wait for...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 8: CNN on August 8 quoted a source saying that Hezbollah would likely act independently and attack...

Biden fears there will be no peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses

Biden fears there will be no peaceful transfer...

Washington [US], August 8: US President Joe Biden said he does not believe in a peaceful transfer of power in...

Taylor Swift concerts canceled due to terrorist plot

Taylor Swift concerts canceled due to terrorist plot

Washington [US], August 8: "With confirmation from government officials of a planned terrorist attack at the Ernst Happel Stadium, we...

Harris' deputy says 'no' to stocks

Harris' deputy says 'no' to stocks

Washington [US], August 8: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is also the Democratic vice presidential candidate, does not own any...

UAE Cabinet approves 2,618 new housing units worth over AED 2 billion in H1 2024

UAE Cabinet approves 2,618 new housing units worth...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 8: The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...

Zayed Higher Organisation announces theatrical performance adaptation of Emirati Series 'Eshhafan'

Zayed Higher Organisation announces theatrical performance adaptation of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 8: The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) announced the adaptation of the famous...

Thousands of counter-protesters rally after riots

Thousands of counter-protesters rally after riots

London [UK], August 8: Thousands of counter-protesters have rallied in towns and cities across England after a week of rioting...

Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin

Democrats Harris, Walz test Midwest credentials at rallies...

Wisconsin [US], August 8: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, put his...

Egypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran airspace for three hours

Egypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran airspace...

Cairo [Egypt], August 8: Egypt instructed all of its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours in the early...

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Tense Israel in waiting as attack threat looms

Jerusalem [Israel], August 8: Israel's ambulance service has stocked blood supplies in a fortified underground centre, factories have moved out...

US judge tosses much of Mexico's lawsuit against US gun makers

US judge tosses much of Mexico's lawsuit against...

Washington [US], August 8: A U.S. judge dismissed on Wednesday much of Mexico's $10-billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. gun...

Saudi Aramco registers 56.3-bln-USD net income in H1

Saudi Aramco registers 56.3-bln-USD net income in H1

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, commonly known as Saudi Aramco, announced Tuesday that it delivered a...

Qatari emir, Biden discuss Gaza conflict

Qatari emir, Biden discuss Gaza conflict

Doha [Qatar], August 7: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday discussed joint mediation efforts aimed at...

Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss rising tensions in Middle East

Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss rising tensions in Middle...

Cairo [Egypt], August 7: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden held a phone talk on Tuesday...