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Iran's Khamenei appoints two former officers to new Defence Council

Iran's Khamenei appoints two former officers to new...

Tehran [Iran], August 8: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed two personal representatives to a newly established Defence...

Gaza aid distribution declared 'orchestrated killing' by MSF

Gaza aid distribution declared 'orchestrated killing' by MSF

Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Doctors Without Borders, better known by its French-language acronym MSF, has called for the immediate end...

Netanyahu appears to confirm plan for full capture of Gaza

Netanyahu appears to confirm plan for full capture...

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appeared to confirm that Israel...

Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah, under US pressure

Lebanese cabinet holds more talks on disarming Hezbollah,...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 8: Lebanon's cabinet has again met to discuss the disarmament of Hezbollah despite the latter's earlier rejection...

Myanmar President Swe dies at 74

Myanmar President Swe dies at 74

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 8: Myint Swe, who has served as Myanmar's military-backed president, has died aged 74 after a long...

'Palestinian Pele' Suleiman killed while seeking aid in Gaza

'Palestinian Pele' Suleiman killed while seeking aid in...

Gaza [Palestine], August 8: Palestinian national football team player Suleiman Al-Obeid has been killed in an Israeli attack on aid...

Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: State TV

Sudan military destroyed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries:...

Khartoum [Sudan], August 8: Sudan's air force has destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it was landing at...

Potential victims of modern slavery in United Kingdom at record high

Potential victims of modern slavery in United Kingdom...

London [UK], August 8: The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred to Britain's Home Office is at a...

Brazil opposition lawmakers end Bolsonaro protest

Brazil opposition lawmakers end Bolsonaro protest

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], August 8: Opposition lawmakers in Brazil have ended their occupation of the country's parliament in Brasilia...

Putin publicly confirms summit with Trump

Putin publicly confirms summit with Trump

Berlin [Germany] / Kiev [Ukraine], August 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly confirmed for the first time on Thursday his...

Trump demands resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan

Trump demands resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu...

Washington [US], August 8: US President Donald Trump is calling for the immediate resignation of Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan...

Saudi, US defence ministers discuss efforts to achieve security, stability in region, world

Saudi, US defence ministers discuss efforts to achieve...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 7: Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,...

Google launches $1 billion AI education initiative

Google launches $1 billion AI education initiative

San Francisco [US], August 7: US technology company Google has announced a US$1 billion investment over three years to support...

EU halts $108bn tariffs on US goods despite members' dissent

EU halts $108bn tariffs on US goods despite...

Brussels [Belgium], August 7: The European Commission on Tuesday formally suspended planned retaliatory tariffs on US imports worth about $108...

Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsens, WFP warns of dire situation

Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsens, WFP warns of dire...

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 7: The hunger crisis in Afghanistan is spiralling out of control, with the World Food Programme (WFP)...

US: Five US soldiers injured in shooting by fellow soldier, suspect in custody

US: Five US soldiers injured in shooting by...

Washington [US], August 7: A tragic incident unfolded at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, United States on Wednesday,...

Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

Gaza: Alarm over Israeli move to deregister NGOs

New York [US], August 7: Aid agencies warned on Wednesday that most partner organisations providing vital relief across Gaza will...

US Army soldier accused of attempting to share tank infomation with Russia

US Army soldier accused of attempting to share...

New York [US], August 7: A U.S. Army soldier was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly seeking to pass sensitive information...

US brings hate crime charges against suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staffers

US brings hate crime charges against suspect in...

New York [US], August 7: The U.S. on Wednesday brought federal hate crime charges against the suspect accused of gunning...

South Korea to offer visa-free entry to Chinese tourists from late September

South Korea to offer visa-free entry to Chinese...

Seoul [South Korea], August 7: South Korea will offer visa-free entry to tourist groups from China, for a temporary period...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline following mass bleaching

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers record coral decline...

Sydney [Australia], August 7: Australia's Great Barrier Reef has suffered the largest decline in coral cover in two of its...

Sudanese air force destroys Emirati plane carrying Colombian mercenaries: Sudan TV

Sudanese air force destroys Emirati plane carrying Colombian...

Khartoum [Sudan], August 7: The Sudanese air force had destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries while it was landing...

US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El Makabelico

US sanctions Mexico cartel members, including rapper El...

Washington DC [US], August 7: The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions on assets of four individuals that...

New study links screen time to higher risk of heart problems In youth

New study links screen time to higher risk...

Washington DC [US], August 7: Screen time doesn't just affect kids' and teens' mental health, it may also harm their...

Fast-moving French fire kills one as over 2,150 battle the blaze

Fast-moving French fire kills one as over 2,150...

Paris [France], August 7: A large and rapidly spreading vegetation fire in southern France has killed a woman who refused...

Moscow calls US talks 'useful' as Trump's ceasefire deadlines looms

Moscow calls US talks 'useful' as Trump's ceasefire...

Moscow [Russia], August 7: With just days remaining before US President Donald Trump's deadline for a Ukraine ceasefire, his special...

Ghana's environment, defence ministers killed in copter crash

Ghana's environment, defence ministers killed in copter crash

Accra [Ghana], August 7: A helicopter crash has killed all eight people on board, including the nation's defence and environment...