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New Zealand navy ship sinks with 75 people on board

New Zealand navy ship sinks with 75 people...

Wellington [New Zealand], October 7: The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) announced on October 6 that the naval ship HMNZS...

Floods in Bangladesh leave five dead, thousands stranded

Floods in Bangladesh leave five dead, thousands stranded

Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 7: At least five people have died and more than 100,000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered...

Florida braces for Hurricane Milton on the heels of Helene

Florida braces for Hurricane Milton on the heels...

Florida [US], October 7: Florida prepared for its largest evacuation since 2017 as Hurricane Milton intensified in the Gulf of...

Israel attack mourned a year on, grief 'no competition'

Israel attack mourned a year on, grief 'no...

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 7: Australians are marking in different ways the first anniversary of the deadliest terror attack against...

Saudi King Salman to undergo medical tests for lung inflammation

Saudi King Salman to undergo medical tests for...

Dubai [UAE], October 7: Saudi King Salman will undergo medical tests for lung inflammation, the state news agency said, citing...

Dutch defence minister pledges 400 million for Ukraine drone plan

Dutch defence minister pledges 400 million for Ukraine...

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 7: Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on a surprise visit to Kyiv that his country will...

Two ceremonies show Israel's conflicting narratives over Oct. 7

Two ceremonies show Israel's conflicting narratives over Oct....

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 7: One commemoration of the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel will be a live, public...

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since...

Tehran [Iran], October 7: Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of...

Harris backs Gaza ceasefire call

Harris backs Gaza ceasefire call

Washington [US], October 7: Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Washington will continue to pressure Israel and...

Egypt denounces 'Deir al-Balah' massacre in Gaza

Egypt denounces 'Deir al-Balah' massacre in Gaza

Cairo [Egypt], October 10: Egypt has denounced the massacre carried out by the Israeli army in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza...

Sharjah Media City to launch 'Influencers' Room' programme tomorrow

Sharjah Media City to launch 'Influencers' Room' programme...

Sharjah [UAE], October 7: The Sharjah Media City "Shams" announced the launch of the "Influencers' Room" programme on Monday, 7th...

Austria nears record tourism figures with 115.6 million overnight stays in 2023

Austria nears record tourism figures with 115.6 million...

Vienna [Austria], October 7: Austria is on the verge of setting a new record in its tourism sector, surpassing its...

Egypt welcomes French President's call to halt arms exports to Israel

Egypt welcomes French President's call to halt arms...

Cairo [Egypt], October 7: Egypt welcomed on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron's call to halt exporting arms to Israel intended...

2nd Dutch evacuation flight from Lebanon lands in Eindhoven

2nd Dutch evacuation flight from Lebanon lands in...

The Hague [Netherlands], October 6:The second Dutch evacuation flight from Lebanon landed at an airport in the southeastern city of...

Singapore police investigate 482 suspects for scam

Singapore police investigate 482 suspects for scam

Singapore, October 6: Singaporean police are investigating 482 suspects for scam offenses following an enforcement operation from Sept. 13 to...

U.S. military says it conducts airstrikes on 15 Houthi targets in Yemen

U.S. military says it conducts airstrikes on 15...

Washington [US], October 6: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted airstrikes on 15 targets...

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Beirut, Tel Aviv

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Beirut, Tel Aviv

Addis Ababa [Ethopia], October 6: Ethiopian Airlines has announced the suspension of all flights to Beirut, the capital of Lebanon,...

Biden stresses need for Israel to minimize civilian casualties

Biden stresses need for Israel to minimize civilian...

Washington [US], October 6: U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated Friday that while Israel has the right to fight and defend...

Croatia offers assistance to neighboring BiH after devastating flood

Croatia offers assistance to neighboring BiH after devastating...

Zagreb [Croatia], October 6: The Croatian government has pledged comprehensive support to neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as the death...

Biden concerned about possible unrest after US election

Biden concerned about possible unrest after US election

Washington [US], October 6: US President Joe Biden on Friday evening expressed confidence that the upcoming presidential election will be...

Israel issues new evacuation order in Gaza as attacks on Nuseirat kill 12

Israel issues new evacuation order in Gaza as...

Gaza [Palestine], October 6: Israel has issued a new warning to thousands of displaced Palestinians sheltering in central Gaza, saying...

Kazakhstan holds historic referendum on establishing first nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan holds historic referendum on establishing first nuclear...

Astana [Kazakhstan], October 6: Voters across Kazakhstan head to the polling stations today for a historic vote on the country's...

At least 8 killed in Egypt bus crash: Report

At least 8 killed in Egypt bus crash:...

Cairo [Egypt], October 6: A passenger minibus on Saturday flipped over in the southern part of Egypt, killing eight people,...

UN: More than half a million people displaced in Lebanon

UN: More than half a million people displaced...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 6: More than half a million people are now displaced in Lebanon, with 285,000 having left the...

US Navy says must change to counter 'Iran's best' weapons in Red Sea

US Navy says must change to counter 'Iran's...

New York [US], October 6: US Navy Chief of Staff Lisa Franchetti said on October 2 that the US Navy...

Paying big to evacuate Lebanon on a yacht

Paying big to evacuate Lebanon on a yacht

Beirut [Lebanon], October 6: The 24-meter-long, $1.3 million Princess 2010 cruise ship used to cater to guests who wanted to...

Myanmar rebels refuse to reopen highway to Thailand

Myanmar rebels refuse to reopen highway to Thailand

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], October 6: According to The Irrawaddy (Myanmar) news site on October 4, leaders of the Karen National Union...