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Sri Lankan navy seizes 200 kilos of heroin, crystal methamphetamine

Sri Lankan navy seizes 200 kilos of heroin,...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 13: Sri Lankan navy on Friday seized two local multi-day fishing trawlers carrying some 200 kilos...

Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for first time: data

Australia sees fall in annual food consumption for...

Canberra [Australia], April 13: The total consumption of food by Australians has fallen for the first time on record.

Germany: 3 teens held over suspected attack plans

Germany: 3 teens held over suspected attack plans

Berlin [Germany], April 13: Three teenagers who are suspected of having planned a terrorist attack are currently in custody, German...

Biden expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner than later'

Biden expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner than...

Washington [US], April 13: US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he expects an imminent Iranian attack on Israel,...

US: Joe Biden rescinds $7.4 billion of student debt

US: Joe Biden rescinds $7.4 billion of student...

Washington [US], April 13: The Biden administration will cancel $7.4 billion (€6.9 billion) in student debt for 277,000 borrowers, the...

Vietnam in the competition in the semiconductor industry

Vietnam in the competition in the semiconductor industry

Hanoi [Vietnam], April 13: On a business trip to Vietnam, Dr. George Chiu, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University...

US congressman is angry because Huawei computers have Intel's new AI chip

US congressman is angry because Huawei computers have...

Washington [US], April 13: Republican US lawmakers have just criticized President Joe Biden 's administration after the embargoed Chinese company...

Europe 'turns a blind eye' on air defense support for Ukraine?

Europe 'turns a blind eye' on air defense...

Kyiv [Ukraine], April 13: The Irish Times on April 13 quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blaming Western allies for "turning...

UN Chief appoints Muhannad Hadi as new Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace

UN Chief appoints Muhannad Hadi as new Deputy...

New York [US], April 13: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Muhannad Hadi of Jordan as...

TRENDS debuts its pavilion at Paris International Book Fair 2024

TRENDS debuts its pavilion at Paris International Book...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 13: TRENDS Research and Advisory Center has debuted its pavilion at the Paris International Book Fair...

US, Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic

US, Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic

Washington [DC], April 13: A cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in...

US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in jail for COVID test fraud

US biotech executive sentenced to 7 years in...

Washington [US], April 13: The chief executive of a U.S. biotechnology company that falsely promised investors it could produce a...

Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike

Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy...

Jerusalem [Israel], April 13: Israel braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for...

ADAFSA advises farmers, livestock breeders on precautions to take during unstable weather

ADAFSA advises farmers, livestock breeders on precautions to...

Dubai [UAE], April 13: In response to the recent fluctuations in weather conditions, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety...

Kristalina Georgieva to serve a second term as IMF Managing Director

Kristalina Georgieva to serve a second term as...

Washington [US], April 13: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as...

IMF chief urges policymakers to "deal decisively with inflation and debt"

IMF chief urges policymakers to "deal decisively with...

Washington [US], April 12: With global growth outlook well below the historical average, and a growing divergence in economic fortunes,...

New Zealand FM says to pursue "active, energetic foreign policy"

New Zealand FM says to pursue "active, energetic...

Wellington [New Zealand], April 12: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters on Friday described his official tour covering six cities...

Iran aims to contain fallout in Israel response, will not be hasty

Iran aims to contain fallout in Israel response,...

Tehran [Iran], April 12: Iran has signalled to Washington that it will respond to Israel's attack on its Syrian embassy...

Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge

Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat...

Tel Aviv [Israel], April 12: Russia, Germany and Britain this morning urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint...

US urges world to care more about Sudan

US urges world to care more about Sudan

Khartoum [Sudan], April 12: The United States on Thursday urged countries to give more attention to the conflict in Sudan.

Avalanche kills 3 skiers in Austrian Alps

Avalanche kills 3 skiers in Austrian Alps

Soelden [Austria], April 12: At least three people from the Netherlands were killed in an avalanche in the Ötztal Alps...

Brazil registers over 3 million dengue cases in 2024

Brazil registers over 3 million dengue cases in...

Brasília [Brazil], April 12: Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has recorded 3,062,181 probable cases of dengue fever, nearly...

UAE President, Bill Gates discuss ways to enhance humanitarian cooperation

UAE President, Bill Gates discuss ways to enhance...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 12: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call today...

Six Nigerien soldiers killed in landmine blast

Six Nigerien soldiers killed in landmine blast

Niamey [Nigeria], April 12: A bomb blast has killed six Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali, Niger's army...

iPhone users in 92 countries receive spyware attack warning from Apple

iPhone users in 92 countries receive spyware attack...

Washington [US], April 12: Apple sent notifications to individuals in 92 countries warning them that they may have been the...

People in northern Gaza already facing famine, says US official

People in northern Gaza already facing famine, says...

Washington [US], April 12: Samantha Power, the director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), says that people in...

Myanmar junta's forces lose control of important town on Thai border

Myanmar junta's forces lose control of important town...

Bangkok [Thailand], April 12: Rebel groups in crisis-hit Myanmar have reportedly taken control of the important trading town of Myawaddy...