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Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick old man'

Zelenskiy touts new 'drone missile', calls Putin 'sick...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 25: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian "drone missile" on Saturday that he said would...

Sharjah Charity International disbursed AED84.3M in UAE in H1-24

Sharjah Charity International disbursed AED84.3M in UAE in...

Sharjah [UAE], August 25: The Sharjah Charity International (SCI) spent AED84.3 million on aid programmes within the country during the...

Madeira's wildfire finally under control

Madeira's wildfire finally under control

Lisbon [Portugal], August 25: The fire that raged on several fronts in Madeira for 11 days is finally under control...

King Salman International Complex, UNA to hold symposium on promoting Arabic content

King Salman International Complex, UNA to hold symposium...

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], August 25: The King Salman International Academy for the Arabic Language and the Union of News Agencies...

NASA decides to keep 2 stranded astronauts in space until February

NASA decides to keep 2 stranded astronauts in...

Washington [US], August 25: Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing's (BA.N), opens...

Kuwait welcomes ALPS joint statement after Sudan talks in Geneva

Kuwait welcomes ALPS joint statement after Sudan talks...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], August 25: Kuwait welcomed Saturday the joint statement issued by the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace...

Turkish lira hits record low against USD

Turkish lira hits record low against USD

Istanbul [Turkey], August 24: The Turkish lira plummeted to a historic low against the U.S. dollar on Friday, with the...

Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

Cairo [Egypt], August 24: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations on Friday...

Yemeni gov't says intercepts Houthi drones targeting oil facility

Yemeni gov't says intercepts Houthi drones targeting oil...

Aden [Yemen], August 24: The Yemeni army intercepted three Houthi drones carrying explosives targeting the Safer oil facility in Marib...

Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due to quality failure

Deadly fire at South Korea battery maker due...

Seoul [South Korea], August 24: A fire at a South Korean lithium battery maker in June that killed 23 people...

Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic cough syrup, awards parents

Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 24: An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to...

Nepal: 14 dead after Indian pilgrim bus plunges into river

Nepal: 14 dead after Indian pilgrim bus plunges...

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 24: Fourteen people died and 16 were injured after a bus carrying dozens of pilgrims from India...

Israeli attacks kill at least 42 in Gaza

Israeli attacks kill at least 42 in Gaza

Gaza [Palestine], August 24: Medical sources on Thursday said at least 42 people were killed since dawn in Gaza as...

British Prime Minister Wants to Be Straight About Disagreements with China

British Prime Minister Wants to Be Straight About...

London [UK], August 24: Reuters on August 23 quoted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as telling Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Prisoners riot in Russian prison, casualties reported

Prisoners riot in Russian prison, casualties reported

Moscow [Russia], August 24: RT reported on August 23 that prisoners took hostages at a prison in Russia's Volgograd region...

Ukraine continues to attack Russian soil, Putin decides to respond

Ukraine continues to attack Russian soil, Putin decides...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 24: Earlier, RT reported that Ukrainian forces attacked a ferry used to transport train cars in the...

Rohingya in Myanmar flee en masse again

Rohingya in Myanmar flee en masse again

Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 24: Thousands of Rohingya in Myanmar are fleeing their homes and taking dangerous boats to Bangladesh after...

Plane crash in Thailand, no survivors found

Plane crash in Thailand, no survivors found

Bangkok [Thailand], August 24: According to the Bangkok Post, the Thai Flying Service charter plane took off from Suvarnabhumi Airport...

Ms. Harris makes her mark and her path

Ms. Harris makes her mark and her path

New York [US], August 24: In her speech at the DNC, US Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination...

Independent candidate suspends campaign, turns to support Mr. Trump

Independent candidate suspends campaign, turns to support Mr....

New York [US], August 24: NBC News reported that Mr. Kennedy Jr. 's campaign confirmed its support for former US...

Mass stabbing at German festival, 3 dead, 4 injured

Mass stabbing at German festival, 3 dead, 4...

Berlin [Germany], August 24: The stabbing took place at a diversity festival in Solingen, a three-day event marking the 650th...

US Secret Service suspends 5 employees after Trump assassination attempt

US Secret Service suspends 5 employees after Trump...

New York [US], August 24: Fox News reported on August 23 that at least five Secret Service agents were temporarily...

Venezuelan top court validates presidential election results

Venezuelan top court validates presidential election results

Caracas [Venezuela], August 23: Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Thursday validated the results of the presidential elections held...

Tusk tells Modi he supports India playing peacemaker in Ukraine war

Tusk tells Modi he supports India playing peacemaker...

Warsaw [Poland], August 23: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he supports Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi playing the role...

Iran's new foreign minister aims to warm ties with the West

Iran's new foreign minister aims to warm ties...

Tehran [Iran], August 23: Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is planning a rapprochement with the West in the face...

133,000 refugees in Kursk, as Russians advance in Donetsk

133,000 refugees in Kursk, as Russians advance in...

Kursk [Russia], August 23: Approximately 133,000 people have left their homes so far due to the Ukrainian offensive in the...

Police clash with Indonesia protesters over law change

Police clash with Indonesia protesters over law change

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 23: Police have clashed with protesters in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta as tens of thousands of...