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Israel's Katz raises prospect of northern Gaza settlements
Jerusalem [Israel], December 24: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has spoken of establishing settlements in northern Gaza, contradicting a peace...
Malay court denies former PM Najib Razak house...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: A court in Malaysia has dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to serve the...
France to build new aircraft carrier: Macron
Paris [France], December 23: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France planned to build a new aircraft carrier.
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports
Washington DC [US], December 23: The United States is pursuing an oil tanker in waters near Venezuela, according to multiple...
Japan to restart world's largest nuclear power plant
Niigata [Japan], December 23: Japan is a step closer to restarting the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first...
Thailand, Cambodia to discuss truce amid fierce fighting
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: Defence officials from Thailand and Cambodia agreed to meet on Wednesday to revive a collapsed...
Ukraine calls Miami meetings "productive, constructive", discusses development...
Florida [US], December 23: Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, termed the Ukrainian delegation's...
UAE Deputy PM meets Elon Musk, discusses technological...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister...
Russian, Venezuelan FMs voice concern over U.S. actions...
Moscow [Russia], December 23: Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers on Monday voiced grave concern over "increasing escalatory actions" by Washington...
Greece backs two-state solution as Palestinian president seeks...
Ramallah [Palestine], December 23: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday urged the international community to pressure Israel to halt actions...
Explosion at French laboratory near Lyon injures at...
Paris [France], December 23: An explosion at a laboratory in eastern France on Monday injured at least four people, three...
US to announce start of phase 2 of...
Gaza City [Gaza], December 23: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday he expects US President Donald Trump to...
Boats stranded after 'sinkhole' opens up in English...
London [UK], December 23: Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal near the...
Israeli military storms West Bank towns, carries out...
Jerusalem [Israel], December 23: Israeli forces have stormed towns in the occupied West Bank and demolished a residential building.
Sixteen people die in bus crash on Indonesia's...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 23: A long-distance bus overturned at a toll road exit in Indonesia's Central Java province early Monday,...
Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb attack
Moscow [Russia], December 23: A Russian general has been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow, state investigators said on...
Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World...
Cairo [Egypt], December 22: A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital...
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship...
Washington DC [US], December 22: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near...
Egyptian pro-democracy activist Abdel-Fattah's travel ban lifted following...
Washington DC [US], December 22: A travel ban has been lifted on pro-democracy Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah following his pardon...
Tens of thousands join funeral of slain Bangladesh...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 21: Tens of thousands of people joined the funeral prayers on Saturday for a key figure in...
NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN
Washington [US], December 21: US space agency NASA has lost contact with the Mars orbiter MAVEN. Efforts are under way...
Brazilian President Lula warns against US military intervention...
Brasilia [Brazil], December 21: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned against US military intervention in Venezuela.
Ukraine talks move into next stage in Miami
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 21: Negotiations on a peaceful solution to Russia's war against Ukraine after almost four years since Moscow's...
UNSC condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for offensive in...
Washington [US], December 21: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Rwanda for backing a rebel offensive in eastern...
Trump government suspends visa lottery linked to Brown...
Washington [US], December 21: The administration of President Donald Trump has announced it will halt the visa lottery programme that...
MSF urges Israel to let aid into Gaza...
Gaza [Palestine], December 21: Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has warned that babies and children in...
Protesters torch Bangladesh newspaper offices after student leader...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 21: The Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka was on edge on Friday (December 19), with the offices of...






