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3 tourists killed in boat accident off Bali

3 tourists killed in boat accident off Bali

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 7: Three people were killed when a tourist boat carrying 80 people capsized off Bali, Indonesian authorities...

Hiroshima marks 80 yrs since nuke bombing

Hiroshima marks 80 yrs since nuke bombing

Tokyo [Japan], August 7: The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Wednesday commemorated the victims of the atomic bombing 80 years...

Egypt sets November 1 for long-awaited museum's inauguration

Egypt sets November 1 for long-awaited museum's inauguration

Cairo [Egypt], August 7: Egypt will officially inaugurate its long-awaited museum near the Pyramids on November 1, Prime Minister Mostafa...

31 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as hunger crisis grows

31 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as...

Gaza [Gaza City], August 7: At least 31 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical...

UAE strongly condemns, denounces storming of Al-Aqsa Courtyard; warns against escalation

UAE strongly condemns, denounces storming of Al-Aqsa Courtyard;...

Abu Dhabi [United Arab Emirates], August 6: The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Courtyard by Itamar...

Arab Parliament President commends UAE's leading role in supporting Palestinian people

Arab Parliament President commends UAE's leading role in...

Cairo [Egypt], August 6: Mohammed Ahmed Al Yammahi, President of the Arab Parliament, commended the UAE for its pioneering humanitarian...

IOM saddened by loss of dozens of lives in migrant boat tragedy off Yemen

IOM saddened by loss of dozens of lives...

New York [US], August 6: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of life...

UN warns against worsening famine risk in Gaza

UN warns against worsening famine risk in Gaza

New York [US], August 6: The UN Security Council today discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, with a...

Netanyahu meets security officials as Israel considers full Gaza takeover

Netanyahu meets security officials as Israel considers full...

Gaza [Palestine], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior security officials to finalise a new strategy for the...

Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's release

Pakistan police arrest 240 protesters demanding ex-PM Khan's...

Karachi [Pakistan], August 6: Police in Pakistan arrested more than 240 opposition party activists on Tuesday at protests calling for...

China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

China reports 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus

Guangdong [China], August 6: More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province since...

Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under new NATO scheme

Netherlands to buy US arms for Ukraine under...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 6: The Dutch Defence Ministry announced that it would make the first purchase of US weapons for...

Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to feed predators

Denmark zoo asks people to donate pets to...

Aalborg [Denmark], August 6: A zoo in the northern Danish city of Aalborg is accepting donations in the form of...

Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high security

Bangladesh begins celebrations of uprising anniversary amid high...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 6: Thousands of people on Tuesday started to gather at Manik Mia Avenue, a major street in...

Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely

Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely

Athens [Greece], August 6: A ferry with 105 passengers and nine crew members ran aground near an islet in the...

NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon

NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon

Washington DC [US], August 6: NASA head Sean Duffy on Tuesday confirmed reports of plans to build a nuclear reactor...

Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya

Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya

Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Two men were killed by a remote-controlled Russian drone in the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya, the...

Icelandic volcano eruption ends

Icelandic volcano eruption ends

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 6: Iceland's weather service said a spectacular volcanic eruption in the country's south-west has come to an...

Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security Council head

Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security...

Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary...

30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law

30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law

Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them...

Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation

Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation

Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including...

Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next steps in Gaza

Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next...

Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the...

Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for Ukraine

Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 6: The Scandinavian NATO countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway are providing a total of more than $500...

UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as supplies cut off by war

UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as...

Nairobi [Kenya], August 6: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday of famine in El Fasher, the capital of...

Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney march

Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney...

Sydney [Australia], August 5: The Australian government on Monday pledged further humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza, a...

Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after Beirut port blast

Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after...

Beirut [Lebanon], August 5: On the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun...

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with North

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with...

Seoul [South Korea], August 5: The South Korean military on Monday began dismantling loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts along the...