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Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo province

Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo...

Damascus [Syria], August 5: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said that armed factions associated with the country's security...

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites

Washington [US], August 5: SpaceX, the American Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, launched 28 novel Starlink satellites into space.

More than 2,000 homes still lack power as Storm Floris hits Ireland

More than 2,000 homes still lack power as...

Dublin [Ireland], August 5: Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to...

Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to 42oC

Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to...

Madrid [Spain], August 5: A 85-year-old man has died in Spain after the country saw the start of the second...

Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on concert hall

Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on...

Moscow [Russia], August 5: A Russian military court has opened a high-profile trial of 19 defendants accused of carrying out...

Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine deployment

Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine...

Moscow [Russia], August 5: The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to...

Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after vulture strike

Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after...

Madrid [Spain], August 5: An Iberia Airbus A321 en route to Paris was forced to return to Madrid's airport Sunday...

Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria

Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria

Sofia [Bulgaria], August 5: Bulgarian authorities have uncovered an illegal marijuana production greenhouse during a fire at a roadside building...

Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's 'Trigger Mechanism'

Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's...

Tehran [Iran], August 5: Iran announced today that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran...

Five Palestinians die from acute malnutrition in Gaza within 24 hours

Five Palestinians die from acute malnutrition in Gaza...

Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Monday the death of five adults in the...

Australia develops world-first foot and mouth vaccine to protect livestock

Australia develops world-first foot and mouth vaccine to...

Canberra [Australia], August 5: A team of scientists in New South Wales has developed the world's first mRNA vaccine designed...

UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza as 'affront to our collective humanity'

UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza...

New York [US], August 5: he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday condemned the ongoing...

Turkmenistan hosts UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries

Turkmenistan hosts UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries

New York [US], August 5: The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3), starts on Tuesday in the...

Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia

Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and...

Canberra [Australia], August 5: Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise...

More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger

More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger

Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday,...

OPEC+ to continue to ramp up oil output

OPEC+ to continue to ramp up oil output

Vienna [Austria], August 4: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+,...

Maldives registers 43 pct increase in fish exports in H1 2025

Maldives registers 43 pct increase in fish exports...

Male [Maldives], August 4: The Maldives has registered a 43 percent increase in fish export in the first half of...

4 Palestinians martyred in Israeli attacks on Gaza, including 22 awaiting aid

4 Palestinians martyred in Israeli attacks on Gaza,...

Gaza [Gaza City], August 4: At least 44 Palestinians were martyred on Sunday, including 22 individuals who had gathered to...

GCC's total GDP at constant prices exceeds $456 billion

GCC's total GDP at constant prices exceeds $456...

Muscat [Oman], August 4: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increased...

Foreign buying of S. Korean stocks hits 17-month high in July

Foreign buying of S. Korean stocks hits 17-month...

Seoul [South Korea], August 4: Foreign investors recorded their highest net purchases on South Korea's benchmark index in 17 months...

Significant escalation in air attacks between Russia and Ukraine

Significant escalation in air attacks between Russia and...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: The past hours have witnessed a significant escalation in the air attacks exchanged between Russia and...

68 refugees and migrants die as boat sinks off Yemeni coast

68 refugees and migrants die as boat sinks...

Sanaa [Yemen], August 4: At least 68 African refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a...

Man dies after falling at Oasis concert

Man dies after falling at Oasis concert

London [UK], August 4: A man has died after falling during an Oasis concert at Wembley Stadium. Witnesses described the...

Poland extends border controls with Germany until Oct 4

Poland extends border controls with Germany until Oct...

Warsaw [Poland], August 4: Poland will extend temporary border controls with Germany until October 4, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiski announced...

1,200 POWs to be exchanged with Russia, says Zelensky

1,200 POWs to be exchanged with Russia, says...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday confirmed a previously discussed prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange with Russia, which...

Ukraine drone strike sparks fire at Sochi oil depot

Ukraine drone strike sparks fire at Sochi oil...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: An oil depot near the airport in the Russian resort city of Sochi caught fire following...

Russian volcano erupts for first time in over 500 years

Russian volcano erupts for first time in over...

Moscow [Russia], August 4: A volcano in far eastern Russia has erupted for the first time in more than 500...