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Zelensky pushes for NATO membership, weapons
Brussels [Belgium], October 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he wants to create a "peace through threats" approach...
Number of people diagnosed with cancer in UK...
London [UK], October 18: The number of people diagnosed with cancer in the UK has jumped 5% in a year,...
Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of...
Washington [US], October 18: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death marks a...
Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says...
Jerusalem [Israel], October 18: Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, the military said on Thursday. Troops...
US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN...
Washington [US], October 18: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday called on Israel to protect UN peacekeeping troops...
Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border...
Tehran [Iran] /Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18: The Taliban government in Kabul is demanding clarification after an unconfirmed report said that...
US attacks five Houthi weapons depots
Washington [US], October 18: The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by...
Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills...
Gaza [Palestine], October 18: At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on yet another...
No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to...
Doha [Qatar], October 17: Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any...
Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes...
Mexico, October 17: Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, is...
US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy...
New York [US], October 17: The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that...
NATO to make fresh push for common arms...
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO will make a fresh push for common munitions standards, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, aiming to...
NATO chief reacts cautiously to Ukraine 'victory plan'
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO chief Mark Rutte says a "victory plan" presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksiy is a...
Assisted dying bill would have 'clear criteria,' says...
London [UK], October 17: A potential assisted dying law for England and Wales would have "clear criteria, safeguards and protections,"...
Zelensky reveals 'victory plan' urging NATO invitation
Kiev [Ukraine], October 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday demanded an immediate invitation for his country to join NATO,...
Four killed as boat carrying migrants capsizes off...
Athens [Greece], October 17: Four migrants including two children were killed in a boat accident north-east of the Greek island...
WHO urges Israel to allow aid access to...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged Israel to grant access to northern Gaza, where...
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked...
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine,...
North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile...
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its...
Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms...
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located...
Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats
Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square...
Record number of women run for Japan election
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still...
'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford...
Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine...
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al...
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of...
17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...
Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as...
US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel
New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly...
Record number of people vote early for US...
New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that...