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JD Vance hints he would take over as US President if "tragedy" strikes

JD Vance hints he would take over as...

Washington DC [US], August 30: United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday appeared to have indicated that he would...

22 people killed, including four children in Russian strike on a residential building Kyiv: Ukrainian President

22 people killed, including four children in Russian...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday stated that 22 people, including four children, were killed after...

Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments in Bangladesh

Minority representation missing in new judicial appointments in...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, representing the largest minority group in the Muslim-majority South...

'Deranged monster' probed after deadly Minnesota church shooting

'Deranged monster' probed after deadly Minnesota church shooting

Washington [US], August 29: US investigators were searching for a motive on Thursday after a shooting at a Catholic church...

24 killed, 55 wounded in RSF attack on Sudan's El Fasher: Doctors' group

24 killed, 55 wounded in RSF attack on...

Khartoum [Sudan], August 29: At least 24 people have been killed and dozens of others were wounded in a paramilitary...

Industry concerned about brain drain from Austria

Industry concerned about brain drain from Austria

Vienna [Austria], August 29: A recent study commissioned by the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) has highlighted an alarming issue,...

UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

UN chief renews call for immediate ceasefire in...

New York [US], August 29: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire...

WFP chief visits Palestine, Israel; calls for immediate surge of aid into Gaza

WFP chief visits Palestine, Israel; calls for immediate...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 29: Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now,...

Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended for 'final time'

Security Council: UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon extended...

New York [US], August 29: The UN peacekeeping mission which patrols the so-called Blue Line of separation between Israel and...

Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts, spews plume 5,500m above crater

Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan erupts, spews plume...

Tokyo [Japan], August 29: Mt. Shinmoe on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu erupted on Thursday, spewing a plume...

Nepal: Birgunj cholera outbreak kills 3, over 300 hospitalised

Nepal: Birgunj cholera outbreak kills 3, over 300...

Birgunj [Nepal], August 29: The Parsa district of Nepal bordering India has seen an upsurge in cases of cholera in...

EU delegation building "severely" damaged in Russian missile strike on Kyiv

EU delegation building "severely" damaged in Russian missile...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 29: Russia's latest missile attack on Kyiv "severely" damaged the delegation building of the European Union (EU),...

Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City

Israel steps up bombardment of Gaza City

Gaza [Palestine], August 29: Israeli forces killed at least 16 Palestinians across Gaza on Thursday and wounded dozens in the...

UNSC to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon after 2026

UNSC to wind down UNIFIL mission in Lebanon...

New York [US], August 29: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in...

At least 60 killed as Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza

At least 60 killed as Israel intensifies attacks...

Gaza City [Gaza], August 29: At least 60 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Thursday,...

Italian women targeted in online scandal

Italian women targeted in online scandal

Rome [Italy], August 29: Italians have reacted with outrage after an online platform with hundreds of thousands of users was...

Iran slams European sanctions move as 'baseless, unlawful'

Iran slams European sanctions move as 'baseless, unlawful'

New York [US], August 29: Iran has sharply criticised Germany, France and the United Kingdom over the move to reintroduce...

Argentine President Milei attacked with stones at campaign rally

Argentine President Milei attacked with stones at campaign...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 29: Argentine President Javier Milei was left unharmed after stones were thrown at him during a...

Harry to return to UK on Queen Elizabeth's anniversary

Harry to return to UK on Queen Elizabeth's...

London [UK], August 29: Britain's Prince Harry will return to the UK on the third anniversary of the death of...

UK summons Russian envoy over 'senseless' attack

UK summons Russian envoy over 'senseless' attack

London [UK], August 29: The British Foreign Office has summoned the Russian ambassador to the UK over strikes on Kiev...

EU chief calls Zelensky and Trump after attack on Kiev

EU chief calls Zelensky and Trump after attack...

Kiev [Ukraine], August 29: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken with the leaders of Ukraine and the...

Hungary bans Ukrainian drone chief from entry after attack

Hungary bans Ukrainian drone chief from entry after...

Budapest [Hungary], August 29: Hungary has imposed a three-year entry ban on Robert Brovdi, the head of Ukraine's drone forces,...

Russia missiles pound Ukraine

Russia missiles pound Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], August 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more sanctions on Moscow on Thursday after a fresh wave...

Cambodia, Thailand sign 11 agreements at extraordinary meeting

Cambodia, Thailand sign 11 agreements at extraordinary meeting

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 28: The extraordinary meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) ended with an 11-point joint...

E3 states threaten sanctions on Tehran as IAEA team returns to Iran

E3 states threaten sanctions on Tehran as IAEA...

Vienna [Austria], August 28: Germany, France and Britain could reintroduce UN sanctions on Iran as soon as Thursday if Tehran...

More Palestinians flee Israel's fierce bombing of Gaza City

More Palestinians flee Israel's fierce bombing of Gaza...

Gaza [Palestine], August 28: More Palestinian families are fleeing as the Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza City, destroying entire...

German, French and Polish leaders show support for Moldova on visit

German, French and Polish leaders show support for...

Berlin [Germany], August 28: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Moldova...