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Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish counterpart discuss latest regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Irish counterpart discuss latest regional...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone...

Spanish PM defends tomatoes against French criticism

Spanish PM defends tomatoes against French criticism

Madrid [Spain], February 2: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday defended the quality of Spanish agricultural products, especially tomatoes,...

Biden taps Podesta as next top climate diplomat

Biden taps Podesta as next top climate diplomat

Washington [US], February 2: U.S. President Joe Biden has appointed John Podesta, longtime Democratic strategist and climate expert, to be...

967 killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in one-month period

967 killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in...

Hanoi [Vietnam], February 2: A total of 967 people were killed in traffic accidents from Dec. 15, 2023 to Jan....

Families say over 100 missing a year after Turkey quake

Families say over 100 missing a year after...

Istanbul [Turkey], February 2: Almost a year after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey that killed tens of thousands, families and...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria

Beirut [Lebanon], February 2: Key officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) stationed in Syria have evacuated their positions...

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal

Brussels [Belgium], February 2: European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree...

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona

Barcelona [Spain], February 2: Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency...

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi mosque

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi...

New Delhi [India], February 2: An Indian court ruled that Hindus can offer prayers in a 17th century mosque in...

French farmers' union call for end of blockades

French farmers' union call for end of blockades

Paris [France], February 2: Two of France's main farming unions urged protesters who have staged hundreds of tractor blockades across...

Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South Carolina

Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South...

South Carolina [US], February 2: The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday...

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who cost him $56 billion

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who...

California [US], February 2: Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the...

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 2: Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border,...

Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London

Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London

London [UK], February 2: Climate activist Greta Thunberg will stand for trial in a London court on Thursday on charges...

Facebook kills people, US Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook kills people, US Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg

Washington [US], February 2: In an unusual gesture during a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised...

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs; discusses strengthening partnership

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates French Minister for Europe...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has congratulated Stephane...

UAE reaps 52 medals in 4th West Asian Para Games

UAE reaps 52 medals in 4th West Asian...

Sharjah [UAE], February 2: The UAE raised its tally to 19 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals,...

Austria: Inflation on downward path in January

Austria: Inflation on downward path in January

Vienna [Austria], February 2: Statistics Austria Thursday published its flash estimate of Austrian inflation. The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs discuss advancing bilateral cooperation

Abdullah bin Zayed, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Diana Elena Mondino,...

Polish president refers gov't budget to top court over legality "doubts"

Polish president refers gov't budget to top court...

Warsaw [Poland], February 1: Polish President Andrzej Duda sent Wednesday the budget for the year 2024 to the Constitutional Tribunal...

Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov't pledged aid

Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov't pledged aid

Athens [Greece], February 1: Greek farmers are planning protests across the country for Feb. 1, demanding sufficient financial aid pledged...

U.S. destroys ready-to-launch Houthi missile in Yemen

U.S. destroys ready-to-launch Houthi missile in Yemen

Washington [US], February 1: The U.S. military on Wednesday struck and destroyed a Houthi missile it assessed was "ready...

Mexico's president accuses U.S. of stirring mudslinging in media

Mexico's president accuses U.S. of stirring mudslinging in...

Mexico City [Mexico], February 1: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of allowing mudslinging...

Myanmar appoints new election chief, ministers

Myanmar appoints new election chief, ministers

Yangon [Myanmar], February 1: Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday appointed a new election chief and ministers following an extension...

Iran warns US: 'We will not leave any threat unanswered'

Iran warns US: 'We will not leave any...

Cairo [Egypt], February 1: Following the deadly attack by a pro-Iranian militia on US soldiers in Jordan, Iran has warned...

Switzerland to practise fighter jet take-off and landing on highway

Switzerland to practise fighter jet take-off and landing...

Geneva [Switzerland], February 1: The Swiss Air Force is preparing for a worst case scenario and will practise taking off...

Injuries in Ukraine after Russian drone and missile attacks

Injuries in Ukraine after Russian drone and missile...

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 1: At least four people in Ukraine have been injured in night-time Russian drone and missile attacks,...