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Tens of thousands expected to attend Budapest Pride in defiance of ban

Tens of thousands expected to attend Budapest Pride...

New York [US], June 28: Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ rights supporters are expected to attend the Budapest Pride march,...

Putin says Russia plans to cut military spending from next year

Putin says Russia plans to cut military spending...

Moscow [Russia], June 28: President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was looking to cut its military expenditure from next year,...

German lawmakers vote to suspend family reunions for many migrants

German lawmakers vote to suspend family reunions for...

Berlin [Germany], June 28: German lawmakers voted Friday to suspend family reunions for many migrants, part of a drive by...

UAE President, President of European Council discuss UAE-EU ties, regional developments

UAE President, President of European Council discuss UAE-EU...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 28: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today...

G42 concludes Supercharged 2025 in Abu Dhabi

G42 concludes Supercharged 2025 in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 28: G42's flagship event, Supercharged, drew more than 2,400 employees, partners and global leaders to Abu...

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi concludes visit to Belarus

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi concludes visit to...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 28: H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has...

DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal in Washington

DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal in Washington

Washington [US], June 28: The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed a peace agreement today under the auspices...

Putin calls EAEU one of key centers of global development

Putin calls EAEU one of key centers of...

Minsk [Belarus], June 27: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as one of the key...

Dutch investors pull back from U.S. stocks amid U.S. policy concerns: Rabobank

Dutch investors pull back from U.S. stocks amid...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 27: More than a quarter of Dutch investors have reduced their holdings in U.S. shares over...

Belarus president proposes to launch EAEU 2.0

Belarus president proposes to launch EAEU 2.0

Minsk [Belarus], June 27: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko proposed to launch the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 2.0, which would present...

Serbia issues red alert as heatwave pushes temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius

Serbia issues red alert as heatwave pushes temperatures...

Belgrade [Serbia], June 27: Serbia is under a red-level weather alert as an extreme heatwave grips the country, with temperatures...

Polish PM urges unity amid talks on potential gov't reshuffle

Polish PM urges unity amid talks on potential...

Warsaw [Poland], June 27: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday called for unity among the ruling coalition.

Hegseth defends results of US strikes in push to win public opinion battle

Hegseth defends results of US strikes in push...

Olympia [Washington], June 27: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth took the lectern at the Pentagon briefing room on Thursday morning...

Russian advance in Sumy halted: Ukrainian commander

Russian advance in Sumy halted: Ukrainian commander

Kiev [Ukraine], June 27: Ukrainian forces have halted the Russian offensive in the Sumy border region in north-eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian...

Ukraine and Russia swap more prisoners under Istanbul deal

Ukraine and Russia swap more prisoners under Istanbul...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 27: Ukraine and Russia swapped further prisoners-of-war on Thursday as part of an agreement reached in Istanbul...

Activists see little progress at preparatory Bonn climate talks

Activists see little progress at preparatory Bonn climate...

Bonn [Germany], June 27: Environmental organizations voiced frustration at the lack of progress during climate talks in Bonn, which wrapped...

Slovakia blocks agreement on new EU sanctions on Russia

Slovakia blocks agreement on new EU sanctions on...

Brussels [Belgium], June 27: Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday at a European Union summit in Brussels that he...

College bus crash into river in England sends five to hospital

College bus crash into river in England sends...

London [UK], June 27: A college bus which crashed off a road into a river "like a scene out of...

First Indian, Hungarian and Polish astronauts arrive at the ISS

First Indian, Hungarian and Polish astronauts arrive at...

New York [US], June 27: For the first time an Indian, a Hungarian and a Pole have arrived at the...

North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism

North Korea to open beach resort as Kim...

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 27: North Korea is opening a beach resort that its leader Kim Jong-un hopes will boost...

EU urges Israel to respect law in Gaza, avoids action on ties

EU urges Israel to respect law in Gaza,...

Brussels [Belgium], June 27: European Union leaders on Thursday urged Israel to respect humanitarian law but did not draw any...

Israeli attacks kill 62 in Gaza, including three near aid site

Israeli attacks kill 62 in Gaza, including three...

Gaza City [Gaza], June 27: At least 62 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical...

Iran one step closer to cutting cooperation with UN atomic watchdog

Iran one step closer to cutting cooperation with...

Tehran [Iran], June 27: Iran has taken one further step towards cutting off its cooperation with the United Nations' atomic...

Israel halts aid into northern Gaza

Israel halts aid into northern Gaza

Jerusalem [Israel], June 27: Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from...

Supreme Leader says Iran would strike back if attacked

Supreme Leader says Iran would strike back if...

Tehran [Iran], June 27: Iran would respond to any future U.S. attack by striking American military bases in the Middle...

Trump says he's had a 'very nice' meeting with Zelensky

Trump says he's had a 'very nice' meeting...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 26: US President Donald Trump has said his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the...

Switzerland and US dispute cost of controversial fighter jet deal

Switzerland and US dispute cost of controversial fighter...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 26: Switzerland and the United States are at odds over the price of 36 US-made F-35 fighter...