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Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, tens...
Washington [US], December 10:Severe storms and tornadoes in Tennessee left at least six people dead on Saturday and caused what...

IS attack kills 7 in Syria
Damascus [Syria], December 9: Seven soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed on Friday during an Islamic State (IS) attack...

South African airports ready for festive visitors
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 9: South Africa has revamped its airports and introduced technology to provide seamless services, and is...

Deal on landmark AI law reached within EU
Brussels [Belgium], December 9: EU lawmakers and member states on Friday struck a deal on rules regulating artificial intelligence (AI).

3.5 mln Canadian adults experience long COVID
Ottawa [Canada], December 9: A total of 3.5 million Canadians, or 11.7 percent of the total adult population, reported experiencing...

11 killed in armed conflict in central Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], December 9: At least 11 people died Friday in the municipality of Texcaltitlan in the State of...

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted on Friday, spewing thick ash as high as 3,500 meters into the...

Japan PM Kishida to replace top spokesman Matsuno...
Tokyo [Japan], December 9: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in response to allegations of slush funds within the ruling...

Bangladesh gets female firefighters for first time
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 9: For the first time in the history of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), 15...

Baghdad vows response to rocket attack on US...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], December 9: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad S. Al-Sudani on Friday instructed security agencies to capture and prosecute...

Putin says he will run for re-election in...
Moscow [Russia], December 9: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the...

Israeli tank fire kills Reuters journalist in Lebanon
Beirut [Lebanon], December 9: Human rights groups call for war crimes investigation after Israeli tank fired at journalists in Lebanon.
US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian...
Washington [US], December 9: The United States on Friday vetoed a proposed United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate...

Gaza fighting intensifies
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9: The United States kept up pressure on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians...

Sultan Al Qasimi inaugurates 7th Sharjah Desert Theatre...
Sharjah [UAE], December 9: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...

President of UAE receives President of Belarus
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Aleksandr Lukashenko President of...

Indonesia proposes free entry visas for travellers from...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9: The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has proposed issuing free entry visas to travellers...

Dubai Global Framework a strong push to reduce...
Dubai [UAE], December 9: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) confirmed that the "Dubai Global Framework" for sustainable aviation fuel,...

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to exchange prisoners of war
Baku [Azerbaijan], December 9: Armenia and Azerbaijan pledged to exchange prisoners of war and expressed their "intention to normalise ties...

Russia sets March 17 election date with Putin...
Moscow [Russia], December 8: Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has officially scheduled the country's next presidential election...

Turkish, Greek leaders ink friendship declaration in rare...
Istanbul [Turkey], December 8: Greek and Turkish leaders on Thursday struck an upbeat tone at a rare meeting in Athens,...

280 staff members killed in Gaza since war...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 8: A total of 280 staff members have been killed in Gaza since the war there began...

Jordan carries out airdrop of medical supplies to...
Cairo [Egypt], December 8: Jordan's air force said on Thursday it had dropped urgent medical supplies to a Jordanian field...

UN's Guterres invokes Article 99 over 'urgent' Gaza...
New York [US], December 8: In a rare move, United Nations Secretary-General AntonioGuterres has urged the UN Security Council to...

NASA celebrates 25 years of International Space Station
New York [US], December 8: The US space agency NASA celebrated the 25th anniversary of the start of work on...

Displacement, death and hunger as Israel's war on...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 8: Fighting has escalated in Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis as Israeli air strikes rain...

The situation in Gaza worsened and Mr. Guterres'...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 8: The Israeli army is besieging the Hamas leader's hideout in the Gaza Strip, while UN...