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Blinken assures Philippines of 'ironclad defence commitments'

Blinken assures Philippines of 'ironclad defence commitments'

Washington [US], March 20: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday assured the Philippines of continued US "ironclad" support...

Hong Kong passes tough new national security law

Hong Kong passes tough new national security law

Hong Kong, March 20: Hong Kong's legislature unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as...

The EU's big bet

The EU's big bet

Cairo [Egypt], March 20: The amount of money the EU gives Egypt under this agreement is 7.5 billion euros, far...

How is the former President of Brazil after accusations of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records?

How is the former President of Brazil after...

Brasilia [Brazile], March 20: Mr. Bolsonaro has been under investigation since last year on suspicion of falsifying Covid-19 vaccination records...

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as...

Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Six-year-old Fadi al-Zant is acutely malnourished, his ribs protruding under leathery skin, his eyes sunken as...

US reports death of senior Hamas military leader Marwan Issa

US reports death of senior Hamas military leader...

Gaza [Palestine], March 20: Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has...

GCC, EU discuss Schengen visa waiver for GCC citizens

GCC, EU discuss Schengen visa waiver for GCC...

Riyadh [UAE], March 20: Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf...

President of UAE receives written message from President of Slovakia

President of UAE receives written message from President...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 20: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received a written message from...

Death toll rises to 10 from Bangladesh's last week cylinder blast

Death toll rises to 10 from Bangladesh's last...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 19: The death toll from last week's gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh's...

DPRK top leader guides super-large multiple rocket launcher battery firing drill

DPRK top leader guides super-large multiple rocket launcher...

Seoul [South Korea], March 19: The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) guided a firing drill...

West slams fraught Russian election as China's Xi congratulates Putin

West slams fraught Russian election as China's Xi...

Moscow [Russia], March 19: Western governments came out on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin's landslide win in a...

Pyongyang launches ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Pyongyang launches ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as...

Iraqi armed faction claims attack on Israeli base in Golan Heights

Iraqi armed faction claims attack on Israeli base...

Baghdad [Iraq], March 19: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of pro-Iran armed groups, says it launched a drone...

EU foreign ministers agree on plans to sanction Israeli settlers

EU foreign ministers agree on plans to sanction...

Brussels [Belgium], March 19: EU foreign ministers agreed on plans to sanction extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank...

Mr. Trump partially supports the abortion ban

Mr. Trump partially supports the abortion ban

Washington [US], March 19: Mr. Trump revealed this stance after being asked about a February article by The New York...

Mr. Musk explained the use of the sedative ketamine

Mr. Musk explained the use of the sedative...

Washington [US], March 19: The American billionaire made the above statement while interviewing former CNN host Don Lemon. The video...

Mr. Kim Jong-un watched the launch of a 'super missile' and instructed to be ready to hit the opponent's brain

Mr. Kim Jong-un watched the launch of a...

Pyongyang [North Korea], March 19: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on March 19 that leader Kim Jong-un supervised...

UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel's offensive

UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza...

New York [US], March 19: The U.N. children's agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza...

Israel team to visit US over Biden concerns on Rafah, Gaza 'anarchy'

Israel team to visit US over Biden concerns...

Washington [US], March 19: U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that an Israeli military...

Ukraine says Putin's buffer zone comment is a sign of escalation

Ukraine says Putin's buffer zone comment is a...

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 19: A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of creating a...

Gaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death imminent, monitor says

Gaza far exceeds famine-level food shortages, mass death...

Gaza [Palestine], March 19: Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass...

Australian, Asian businesses accounted for 50% of MNCs attracted by Dubai International Chamber in 2023

Australian, Asian businesses accounted for 50% of MNCs...

Dubai [UAE], March 19: Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has...

UAE President directs monthly allowance of 50% of basic salary for imams, muezzins

UAE President directs monthly allowance of 50% of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 19: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed the provision of a...

Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater amid backlash

Japan finishes first-year ocean discharge of nuclear-tainted wastewater...

Tokyo [Japan], March 18: Despite opposition and concern from at home and abroad, Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant...

Jordanian king warns of 'tragic' Gaza scene at Scholz meeting

Jordanian king warns of 'tragic' Gaza scene at...

Amman [Jordan], March 18: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday warned of the "tragic" humanitarian situation in the Gaza...

Netanyahu again rejects calls for Gaza ceasefire

Netanyahu again rejects calls for Gaza ceasefire

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again rejected calls for an end to the war in Gaza,...

Egypt won't allow displacement of Palestinians: Sisi

Egypt won't allow displacement of Palestinians: Sisi

Cairo [Egypt], March 18: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said his country would not allow the forced displacement of...