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Iran discusses Hamas chief's assassination with EU, Jordan

Iran discusses Hamas chief's assassination with EU, Jordan

Tehran [Iran], August 3: Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani exchanged views on the alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas...

Hezbollah, Israeli army engage in fierce exchange of fire

Hezbollah, Israeli army engage in fierce exchange of...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 3: A fierce exchange of fire broke out between Hezbollah and the Israeli army on Friday along...

Romania reports new West Nile virus case

Romania reports new West Nile virus case

Bucharest [Romania], August 3: Romania's National Public Health Institute confirmed on Friday a new case of West Nile virus infection...

IMF says Sri Lanka's economy recovery continues

IMF says Sri Lanka's economy recovery continues

Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 3: Sri Lanka's economic recovery continues with real gross domestic product (GDP) posting three consecutive quarters...

4 killed in Russia building collapse

4 killed in Russia building collapse

Moscow [Russia], August 3: Four people were killed following a partial collapse of a residential building in the Russian city...

WHO warns of rising number of heat-related deaths in Europe

WHO warns of rising number of heat-related deaths...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 3: The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of the health risks of extreme heat, as new...

Teen charged with murders of girls in UK named as he appears in court

Teen charged with murders of girls in UK...

London [UK], August 3: A 17-year-old in Britain charged with the murder of three girls in a knife attack at...

Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia

Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from...

Moscow [Russia], August 3: Ilya Yashin, a Russian opposition activist freed from jail in Thursday's prisoner swap.

Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were Russians on the flight

Children of freed sleeper agents learned they were...

Moscow [Russia], August 3: A family of Russian sleeper agents flown to Moscow in the biggest East-West prisoner swap.

Kamala Harris' inner circle girds for battle

Kamala Harris' inner circle girds for battle

Washington DC [US], August 3: Kamala Harris is preparing for the fight of her life, if her inner circle is...

Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected

Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected

Berlin [Germany], August 3: Train services in the German capital, Berlin, will be disrupted for days due to a cable...

Olympics: Macron condemns abuse of opening ceremony artists

Olympics: Macron condemns abuse of opening ceremony artists

Paris [France], August 3: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he was "outraged" by the cyberbullying of the Olympic...

Nigeria: Curfews in place amid reports of deaths at protests

Nigeria: Curfews in place amid reports of deaths...

Abuja [Nigeria], August 3: Police were on high alert on Friday in Nigeria, a day after clashes broke out between...

Germany: Police stop climate protesters at Hamburg Airport

Germany: Police stop climate protesters at Hamburg Airport

Hamburg [Germany], August 3: Police in Germany's northern city of Hamburg on Friday said they stopped climate activists from disrupting...

Philippines: 11 people killed after fire erupts in Manila's Binondo

Philippines: 11 people killed after fire erupts in...

Manila [Philippines], August 3: As many as 11 people were killed after a fire erupted in a residential-commercial area in...

US: Donald Trump escalates race attacks on Kamala Harris' Indian heritage

US: Donald Trump escalates race attacks on Kamala...

Washington DC [US], August 3: Former US President Donald Trump has continued to raise questions regarding Vice President Kamala Harris'...

Namibian minister urges for responsible social media use ahead of elections

Namibian minister urges for responsible social media use...

Windhoek [Namibia], August 2: Namibian Minister of Information and Communications Technology Emma Theofelus on Thursday called for responsible social...

Air Algerie suspends flights to Lebanon amid rising tensions

Air Algerie suspends flights to Lebanon amid rising...

Algiers [Algeria], August 2: Algeria's state-owned carrier Air Algerie announced Thursday the cancellation of its flights to Lebanon amid rising...

Putin meets released Russians at airport

Putin meets released Russians at airport

Moscow [Russia], August 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin personally welcomed the return of several Russian citizens who had been...

Over 1,700 schools temporarily closed due to severe flooding across Myanmar

Over 1,700 schools temporarily closed due to severe...

Yangon [Myanmar], August 2: Over 1,700 schools in nine regions and states across Myanmar have temporarily closed due to severe...

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush...

New York [US], August 2: A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's challenge to a gag...

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for July surge...

Brasilia [Brazil], August 2: The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for July...

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies

Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to...

Caracas [Venezuela], August 2: The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on...

North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat

North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if...

Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2: North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is...

Japan warns of weak yen impact on households in government white paper

Japan warns of weak yen impact on households...

Tokyo [Japan], August 2: A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government...

Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel prices

Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of...

Lagos [Nigeria], August 2: Nigerian troops and police have tightened security in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, as nationwide protests...

Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party

Bangladesh bans largest Islamic party

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2: The Bangladeshi government has issued an order outlawing the country's largest Islamic party and all its...