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Ferry runs aground in Greece, passengers evacuated safely
Athens [Greece], August 6: A ferry with 105 passengers and nine crew members ran aground near an islet in the...

NASA plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon
Washington DC [US], August 6: NASA head Sean Duffy on Tuesday confirmed reports of plans to build a nuclear reactor...

Remote-controlled Russian drone attack kills two in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Two men were killed by a remote-controlled Russian drone in the south-eastern region of Zaporizhzhya, the...

Icelandic volcano eruption ends
Copenhagen [Denmark], August 6: Iceland's weather service said a spectacular volcanic eruption in the country's south-west has come to an...

Iran names top adviser Larijani as new Security...
Tehran [Iran], August 6: Ali Larijani, the conservative adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been appointed secretary...

30,000 deserters rejoin Ukrainian military under amnesty law
Kiev [Ukraine], August 6: Some 29,000 deserters have rejoined Ukraine's armed forces, thanks to a new law that guarantees them...

Bill and Hillary Clinton subpoenaed in Epstein investigation
Washington DC [US], August 6: A US congressional committee has issued subpoenas to a series of high-ranking former officials, including...

Israeli army chief presents Netanyahu options for next...
Gaza [Gaza City], August 6: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held talks with army chief Eyal Zamir about the...

Scandinavian NATO members to provide $500 mn for...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 6: The Scandinavian NATO countries Sweden, Denmark and Norway are providing a total of more than $500...

UN warns besieged Sudan city facing famine as...
Nairobi [Kenya], August 6: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday of famine in El Fasher, the capital of...

Australia pledges more Gaza aid after 90,000-strong Sydney...
Sydney [Australia], August 5: The Australian government on Monday pledged further humanitarian aid for women and children in Gaza, a...

Lebanon's president calls for justice five years after...
Beirut [Lebanon], August 5: On the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun...

South Korea begins removing loudspeakers along border with...
Seoul [South Korea], August 5: The South Korean military on Monday began dismantling loudspeakers used for propaganda broadcasts along the...

Syria's Kurdish-led SDF, govt forces clash in Aleppo...
Damascus [Syria], August 5: The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have said that armed factions associated with the country's security...

Moscow summons German envoy over Japanese claim to...
Moscow [Russia], August 5: The German ambassador to Russia, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites
Washington [US], August 5: SpaceX, the American Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, launched 28 novel Starlink satellites into space.

More than 2,000 homes still lack power as...
Dublin [Ireland], August 5: Around 2,700 homes in Ireland are still without power after Storm Floris brought strong winds to...

Spain records heat-related death as temperatures soar to...
Madrid [Spain], August 5: A 85-year-old man has died in Spain after the country saw the start of the second...

Russia opens trial over deadly terrorist attack on...
Moscow [Russia], August 5: A Russian military court has opened a high-profile trial of 19 defendants accused of carrying out...

Russia plays down nuclear risk after Trump's submarine...
Moscow [Russia], August 5: The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to...

Iberia Airbus makes emergency landing in Madrid after...
Madrid [Spain], August 5: An Iberia Airbus A321 en route to Paris was forced to return to Madrid's airport Sunday...

Illegal marijuana greenhouse uncovered during fire in Bulgaria
Sofia [Bulgaria], August 5: Bulgarian authorities have uncovered an illegal marijuana production greenhouse during a fire at a roadside building...

Iran affirms commitment to nuclear deal; rejects Europe's...
Tehran [Iran], August 5: Iran announced today that a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Tehran...

Belgium stops sheltering asylum seekers protected by other...
Brussels [Belgium], August 5: Belgium announced that from Monday, asylum seekers who have already been granted protection in another EU...

Five Palestinians die from acute malnutrition in Gaza...
Gaza [Gaza City], August 5: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Monday the death of five adults in the...

Australia develops world-first foot and mouth vaccine to...
Canberra [Australia], August 5: A team of scientists in New South Wales has developed the world's first mRNA vaccine designed...

UN Human Rights Chief condemns starvation in Gaza...
New York [US], August 5: he United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday condemned the ongoing...