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Trump to accept Qatar 747 for Air Force...
Washington [US], May 12: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration intends to accept a Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 747-8 plane...

39% of people living in Japan feel lonely:...
Tokyo [Japan], May 12: Some 39 percent of people in Japan feel lonely at times, according to a recent government...

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

Over 700 aircraft cross Iraqi airspace daily
Baghdad [Iraq], May 12: Iraq announced today that the number of aircraft using its airspace has recently increased significantly.

8 killed, 20 injured in bus collision in...
Istanbul [Turkey], May 11: Eight people were killed and 20 others injured on Saturday when a passenger bus collided with...

1 killed, 22 injured in metrobus collision in...
Istanbul [Turkey], May 11: One person was killed and 22 others were injured when two metrobuses collided in Türkiye's largest...

Gaza "dying of thirst" as water systems collapse:...
Ramallah [Palestine], May 11: The Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) warned on Saturday that the Gaza Strip is facing a water...

Bahrain, Syria discuss expanding cooperation during Syrian leader's...
Manama [Bahrain], May 11: Bahrain and Syria have discussed expanding cooperation in various sectors, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid...

EU parliamentary group leaders demand end to Gaza...
Brussels [Belgium], May 11: The leaders of several political groups in the European Parliament on Saturday called on Israel to...

Soviet-era probe plunges into Indian Ocean after 53...
Moscow [Russia], May 11: A Soviet-era space probe launched in 1972 has re-entered Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the Indian...

Pope Leo warns of the dangers of Artificial...
Roam [Italy], May 11: The new Pope Leo XIV on Saturday warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) during...

Diver dies during work to recover sunken superyacht...
London [UK], May 11: A diver who was working on the recovery of tech tycoon Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht has...

Mexico files lawsuit over Google's 'Gulf of America'...
Mexico City [Mexico] May 11: Mexico has sued internet giant Google over the labelling of the "Gulf of America" on...

33 killed in suspected RSF attacks in Sudan
Khartoum [Sudan], May 11: At least 33 people have been killed in Sudan in attacks suspected to have been carried...

Children among 21 killed in Israel's attacks on...
Gaza [Palestine], May 11: At least 21 people, including several children, have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza...

European leaders warn Putin to back truce or...
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 11: Ukraine and its Western allies have proposed a 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday, in what...

Trump calls for 20,000 new officers to aid...
New York [US], May 11: US President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to add at least...

Bangladesh outlaws ousted leader's party
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 11: Bangladesh's interim administration has announced a sweeping ban on all activities of the country's oldest political...

Albania holds parliamentary elections today
Tirana [Albania], May 11: Albania helds parliamentary elections today in which prime minister Edi Rama is seeking an unprecedented fourth...

Australia: Five charged after $623 mn worth of...
Sydney [Australia], May 11: Five people have been charged after police seized more than a tonne of cocaine allegedly found...

Crown Prince of Fujairah attends opening of World...
Fujairah [UAE], May 11: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, the...

Egypt welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement
Cairo [Egypt], May 11: Egypt has welcomed the de-escalation and ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan following mediation efforts led...

Kuwait praises UAE's pioneering approach to advanced media,...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 11: Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi,...

European leaders tell Putin to agree to Ukraine...
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 11: Major European powers threw their weight behind an unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire on Saturday, with the...

1 missing after ship capsizes near U.S. Pacific...
San Francisco [California], May 10: One person was missing after a ship capsized near Grays Harbor County's Westport, U.S. Washington...

Canada's unemployment rate rises to 6.9 pct
Ottawa [Canada], May 10: Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 percent in April, following an increase of...

15 U.S. states sue over Trump's executive order...
San Francisco [California], May 10: A coalition of 15 U.S. states is filing a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's...