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Deadly floods ongoing as threatening rain moves south

Deadly floods ongoing as threatening rain moves south

Canberra [Australia], May 23: Heavy rain which fueled deadly and devastating flooding along Australia's east coast is moving south, leaving...

EU pushes to review trade pact with Israel in wake of humanitarian concerns

EU pushes to review trade pact with Israel...

Brussels [Belgium], May 22: The EU on Wednesday decided to review Article 2 of its trade agreement with Israel, which...

Israeli occupation troops fire shots as diplomats visit Jenin in West Bank

Israeli occupation troops fire shots as diplomats visit...

Ramallah [Palestine], May 22: The Israeli occupation military fired shots near a diplomatic delegation touring the city of Jenin in...

"You need to get out of here": Trump slams reporter for asking about Qatari jet

"You need to get out of here": Trump...

Washington DC [US], May 22: Dismissing questions about the Pentagon's recent announcement to modify a Qatari Boeing 747 as a...

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli fire on diplomatic delegation in Jenin

Arab Parliament condemns Israeli fire on diplomatic delegation...

Cairo [Egypt], May 22: Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, has strongly condemned the Israeli forces' shooting...

Italian police target Mafia and drugs trade in two large-scale raids

Italian police target Mafia and drugs trade in...

Rome [Italy], May 22: Italian police have carried out two large-scale raids against organized crime, investigators said on Wednesday.

More than 62 people killed in Gaza as Palestinians desperately wait for aid

More than 62 people killed in Gaza as...

Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], May 22: More than 62 people have been killed and dozens injured since early...

At least six killed in school bus blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan

At least six killed in school bus blast...

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 22: At least six people have been killed in a blast targeting a school bus in the...

Bolivian electoral tribunal bars Evo Morales from standing for election

Bolivian electoral tribunal bars Evo Morales from standing...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 22: Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal has barred former president Evo Morales from taking part in the...

Prosecutors demand long sentences for Kardashian robbers

Prosecutors demand long sentences for Kardashian robbers

Paris [France], May 22: French prosecutors on Wednesday called for lengthy sentences to be imposed on the 10 accused charged...

President Trump leaves participation in G20 summit in South Africa open

President Trump leaves participation in G20 summit in...

Washington [US], May 22: US President Donald Trump has kept his participation in this year's G20 summit in South Africa...

EU, Arab diplomats come under Israeli fire in Jenin

EU, Arab diplomats come under Israeli fire in...

Jerusalem [Israel], May 22: A diplomatic delegation from the European Union, Arab and Asian nations has come under Israeli fire...

Oman says US and Iran to continue nuclear negotiations on Friday

Oman says US and Iran to continue nuclear...

Muscat [Oman], May 22: The fifth round of negotiations between Washington and Tehran over the Iranian nuclear programme will take...

Putin visits Kursk region for first time since Ukraine's incursion

Putin visits Kursk region for first time since...

Moscow [Russia], May 22: Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk region, which was recently...

British soldiers make Everest history using new method

British soldiers make Everest history using new method

London [UK], May 22: Four British former special forces soldiers have set a record by climbing Mount Everest in under...

Trump embarrasses S African president with 'genocide' accusation

Trump embarrasses S African president with 'genocide' accusation

Washington DC [US], May 22: During the visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House, US President...

UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but offers hope with sanctions lifting

UN warns of renewed conflict in Syria but...

Damascus [Syria], May 22: The top U.N. official for Syria warned Wednesday of the "real dangers of renewed conflict and...

Israel says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen

Israel says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen

Jerusalem [Israel], May 22: The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen targeting Israel early, in the...

Three people, including two children, critically injured in suspicious Chadstone house fire

Three people, including two children, critically injured in...

Melbourne [Australia], May 22: Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Melbourne's east that has left three people critically...

Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays, as pressure mounts on Israel

Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays, as pressure...

Gaza [Gaza City], May 22: Israel allowed 100 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into the Gaza...

Thousands without power, man's body found as NSW floods continue

Thousands without power, man's body found as NSW...

Taree [Sydney], May 22: The body of a man has been found in a flooded home north-east of Taree on...

South Africa's largest metalworkers union voice concern over potential Nissan plant closure

South Africa's largest metalworkers union voice concern over...

Johannesburg [South Africa], May 21: The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) on Tuesday voiced concern over reports...

African countries urged to boost agricultural funding for food security

African countries urged to boost agricultural funding for...

Nairobi [Kenya], May 21: African governments must increase public investment in agriculture to strengthen food security and unlock sustainable economic...

Russia's FSB seizes over 1.8 tonnes of cocaine in drug busts

Russia's FSB seizes over 1.8 tonnes of cocaine...

Moscow [Russia], May 21: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has intercepted two separate shipments of cocaine totaling over 1.8...

Three dead as storm-triggered floods hit SE France

Three dead as storm-triggered floods hit SE France

Paris [France], May 21: Three elderly individuals have died following floods caused by severe thunderstorms in the southeastern French department...

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria: top diplomat

EU to lift economic sanctions on Syria: top...

Brussels [Belgium], May 21: The European Union (EU) agreed on Tuesday to lift its economic sanctions on Syria, following a...

Microsoft email block of ICC prosecutor fuels Dutch alarm over U.S. tech dependence

Microsoft email block of ICC prosecutor fuels Dutch...

The Hague [Netherlands], May 21: The Dutch government is alarmed by Microsoft's controversial move of blocking the email account of...