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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

Jakarta [Indonesia], May 6: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Maluku province on Monday morning without triggering giant waves,...

1 killed in apartment fire in Singapore

1 killed in apartment fire in Singapore

Singapore, May 6: Singapore's Civil Defense Force said on Monday that one was killed in a building fire at Block...

Southern Gaza's Khan Younis faces intense night of Israeli air strikes

Southern Gaza's Khan Younis faces intense night of...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Residents of Khan Younis in southern Gaza said they have faced one of the most...

15 killed in attack on Congo refugee camps

15 killed in attack on Congo refugee camps

Goma [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 6: The death toll after four camps for displaced people were shelled...

French President Macron criticises blockades at university Gaza protests

French President Macron criticises blockades at university Gaza...

Paris [France], May 6: French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized blockades at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at French universities, saying that the...

Man dies after crashing car into White House gate, says Secret Service

Man dies after crashing car into White House...

Washington [US], May 6: A man died in Washington, DC on Saturday night after crashing a car into the exterior...

Dozens arrested in US campuses in another weekend of protests

Dozens arrested in US campuses in another weekend...

Washington [US], May 6: Police have arrested at least 25 pro-Palestinian protesters and cleared an encampment at the University of...

Gaza death toll reaches 34,683 as Israeli offensive continues

Gaza death toll reaches 34,683 as Israeli offensive...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: The death toll in months of Israeli offensive has gone up to 34,683, according to...

Hamas team to consult with leadership on Gaza deal after Cairo talks

Hamas team to consult with leadership on Gaza...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Another round of indirect negotiations on the Gaza war came to an end on Sunday...

Australian police kill radicalized 16-year-old boy

Australian police kill radicalized 16-year-old boy

Sydney [Australia], May 6: Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalized" 16-year-old boy with a knife who had stabbed...

Kenya floods death toll at 228 as crisis persists

Kenya floods death toll at 228 as crisis...

Nairobi [Kenya], May 6: Kenya said Sunday that the death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen...

Mr. Xi's first trip to Europe in 5 years

Mr. Xi's first trip to Europe in 5...

Beijing [China], May 6: Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in France today, May 6, starting his first European tour...

France reclaims the title of world's longest baguette from Italy

France reclaims the title of world's longest baguette...

Paris [France], May 6: On May 5, a team of French bakers overtook Italy to reclaim the Guinness World Record...

France - Japan opened the gateway, adding a stepping stone

France - Japan opened the gateway, adding a...

Paris [France], May 6: France and Japan simultaneously said they had agreed to begin negotiations on a new military cooperation...

Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas claims responsibility for the rocket attack

Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas claims responsibility for...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: At least 19 people, including children and infants, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on...

The US is about to receive 'a lot' of ATACMS long-range missiles

The US is about to receive 'a lot'...

Washington [US], May 6: The United States will soon receive many ATACMS long-range missiles to add to its stockpile and...

Brazil rainfall death toll rises to 78

Brazil rainfall death toll rises to 78

Brasilia [Brazil], May 6: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio...

Gaza truce hopes Slim; Hamas returns Tuesday

Gaza truce hopes Slim; Hamas returns Tuesday

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for...

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after...

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Istanbul [Turkey], May 5: Türkiye celebrated the inauguration of a new high-speed train line on Saturday, linking Istanbul to the...

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Tehran [Iran], May 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday exchanged views on...

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in 1st 4 months of 2024

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Over 1,000 road accidents have happened in the Maldives in the first four months of...

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in time for IMF package third tranche

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry told journalists in Colombo on Saturday that the...

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack in western Myanmar

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack...

Yangon [Myanmar], May 5: Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar's...

Western Australia police shot dead 16-year-old boy after one man stabbed

Western Australia police shot dead 16-year-old boy after...

Sydney [Australia], May 5: Western Australian (WA) Police Force announced on Sunday that a 16-year-old boy who stabbed another man...

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Washington [US], May 5: Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in...

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party,...