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Australian police seize 14.7-mln-USD worth of cocaine in Sydney

Australian police seize 14.7-mln-USD worth of cocaine in...

Sydney [Australia], February 3: Australia's New South Wales Police Force said on Saturday that 15 kg of cocaine, with an...

Iraq warns after a new US attack targeting pro-Iranian groups

Iraq warns after a new US attack targeting...

Baghdad [Iraq], February 3: The Iraqi side reacted strongly after a new US retaliatory attack against pro-Iranian armed groups in...

Survived 11 days in the Pacific Ocean thanks to floating coconuts

Survived 11 days in the Pacific Ocean thanks...

Bogota [Colombia], February 3: The Colombian Navy said on February 2 that it rescued three Panamanians who had been floating...

Japan's message for Donald Trump: don't cut a deal with China

Japan's message for Donald Trump: don't cut a...

Tokyo [Japan], February 3: Japan, America's closest ally in Asia, has been trying to send a message to U.S. presidential...

US carries out strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets

US carries out strikes in Iraq and Syria...

Washington [US], February 3: The U.S. military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets...

Malaysia: Over 100 Rohingya flee migrant detention center

Malaysia: Over 100 Rohingya flee migrant detention center

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 3: A group of over 100 migrants, mostly Rohingya, fled an immigration center in Malaysia late...

Germany: Public transport workers launch nationwide strike

Germany: Public transport workers launch nationwide strike

Berlin [Germany], February 3: Local public transport workers in Germany began a fresh 24-hour strike early Friday, posing a nightmare...

FAO Food Price Index down again in January

FAO Food Price Index down again in January

Rome [Italy], February 3: The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases...

Jawaher Al Qasimi launches 7th edition of Arab Women Sports Tournament

Jawaher Al Qasimi launches 7th edition of Arab...

Sharjah [UAE], February 3: H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah,...

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...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Borell review regional developments

Abdullah bin Zayed, Borell review regional developments

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

Algeria, Italy ink new security agreement

Algeria, Italy ink new security agreement

Algiers [Algeria], February 2: Algeria and Italy on Thursday inked a comprehensive security agreement in Algiers to reinforce coordination in...

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...

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to three years in prison

Tunisian opposition leader Ghannouchi sentenced to three years...

Tunis [Tunisia], February 2: A Tunisian judge sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to...

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...