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Armenia's parliament votes in favour of EU accession...
Berlin [Germany], February 13: The parliament in Armenia has adopted a bill to start the process leading to EU accession...

Greece elects conservative Tassoulas as president despite protests
Athens [Greece], February 13: Greece's parliament has elected the conservative government's nominee, Constantine Tassoulas, as the country's president, despite protester...

Gaza tensions rise again
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 13: The Arab bloc has rejected a proposal to relocate Palestinians to allow the US to...

Russia, US have new moves on Ukraine
Washington [US], February 13: The White House announced yesterday (December 12) that Russia had released American citizen Marc Fogel in...

NASA speeds up the return of stranded astronauts...
Washington [US], February 13: The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX said on February 11 that they...

The race to 'militarize' artificial intelligence
Washington [US], February 13: The US's desire to "unleash" the field of artificial intelligence (AI) development in the race with...

Nomination for US Director of National Intelligence approved,...
Washington [US], February 13: The US Senate on February 12 approved Ms. Tulsi Gabbard for the position of leader of...

Driver who brought 10 Vietnamese people into the...
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], February 13: The driver who took 10 Vietnamese people from Canada to the US in...

Another fishing boat with Vietnamese crew capsizes in...
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], February 13: A fishing boat carrying 10 people capsized off Jeju Island in South Korea,...

IS suicide bomber targets Taliban in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13: The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization on February 12 claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at...

Rumors that Israel plans to attack Iran's nuclear...
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 13: US intelligence analysis suggests Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities this year.

What did Mr. Trump say to Mr. Zelensky...
Washington [US], February 13: The phone call between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place right...

Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 13: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her government tried to cling on to power using...

Hegseth sets out hard line on European defence...
Washington [US], February 13: Pete Hegseth, the new US defence secretary, says it is "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return...

Hegseth says Ukraine cannot expect return to old...
Washington [US], February 13: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a return to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders was unrealistic and the...

MBRSG, UNDP sign MoU to advance digital transformation,...
Dubai [UAE], February 13: The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU)...

Artemis Agreement signatories commit to continued openness and...
New York [US], February 13: The signatories of the Artemis Agreements have reiterated their commitment to maintaining openness and transparency...

Japan, East Asian countries discuss Gaza reconstruction
Tokyo [Japan], February 13: Japan, in collaboration with Palestine, hosted an online briefing session with participants from the East Asia...

Al-Azhar calls for support of Egyptian, Arab position...
Cairo [Egypt], February 13: Al-Azhar has called for support of the Egyptian and Arab stance on the reconstruction of the...

N Korea warns of retaliation after US nuclear...
Pyongyang [North Korea], February 12: North Korea has said its military forces are ready to take any action necessary after...

At least $53bn needed to rebuild Gaza, estimates...
New York [US], February 12: More than $53bn will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the "humanitarian catastrophe" that...

Southeast Asia tackles Chinese scams
Beijing [China], February 12: Online fraud gangs, often led by Chinese nationals, continue to operate in Southeast Asia, forcing many...

Risk of Gaza fire flare up again
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Hamas' announcement to delay hostage release raises the possibility that the Gaza ceasefire agreement will...

Cambodia discusses measures to address impacts from the...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 12: Senior Cambodian officials attended a forum to discuss the implementation of measures to address impacts...

FBI finds thousands of new files on President...
Washington [US], February 12: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just discovered thousands of previously unidentified files related...

Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 12: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza...

US aid freeze sets back fight against human...
Washington [US], February 12: President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow to organizations fighting human trafficking...