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The US and Philippines are about to hold their first foreign and defense ministerial dialogue

The US and Philippines are about to hold...

Washington [US], January 29: The 2+2 dialogue between the two sides will take place for the first time in Manila...

The White House medical unit under Mr. Trump made mistakes in dispensing medicine?

The White House medical unit under Mr. Trump...

Washington [US], January 29: The medical unit at the White House is accused of giving drugs to ineligible people and...

UN to punish staffers involved in 'terror,' urges UNRWA funding

UN to punish staffers involved in 'terror,' urges...

New York [US], January 29: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed to hold to account "any U.N. employee involved in...

Wildfire ravages Argentina's national park

Wildfire ravages Argentina's national park

Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 28: A forest fire that remained out of control Saturday has so far destroyed 577 hectares...

1.8 mln Zambians get cholera vaccine

1.8 mln Zambians get cholera vaccine

Lusaka [Zambia], January 28: About 1.8 million Zambians in cholera hotspot areas have gotten the oral cholera vaccine as the...

Iran's president stresses coordination with Pakistan to safeguard common border

Iran's president stresses coordination with Pakistan to safeguard...

Tehran [Iran], January 28: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday highlighted the necessity of coordination with Pakistan to safeguard the...

Israeli PM says Qatar should put more pressure on Hamas to free hostages

Israeli PM says Qatar should put more pressure...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 28: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that Qatar should leverage its influence on Hamas...

Man threatening police shot dead in Australia's Queensland

Man threatening police shot dead in Australia's Queensland

Sydney [Australia], January 28: A man threatened police officers with a knife was shot dead by police earlier Sunday morning...

Russian forces shoot down 7 Ukrainian rockets, 28 drones in a day: Ministry

Russian forces shoot down 7 Ukrainian rockets, 28...

Moscow [Russia], January 28: Russian air defences have shot down seven missiles fired from HIMARS and Vampire systems, as well...

China sends 33 warplanes towards Taiwan after US delegation visit

China sends 33 warplanes towards Taiwan after US...

Taipei [Taiwan], January 28: Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Saturday announced that it had detected 33 fighter planes from the Chinese...

Last functioning hospital in Gaza on brink of collapse: WHO head

Last functioning hospital in Gaza on brink of...

Gaza [Palestine], January 28: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a collapse of a hospital...

Palestinians criticise suspension of UNRWA funding by some Western nations

Palestinians criticise suspension of UNRWA funding by some...

Gaza [Palestine], January 28: Top Palestinian officials and Hamas have criticised the decision by some Western countries to suspend funding...

China, N Korea key officials meet in Pyongyang

China, N Korea key officials meet in Pyongyang

Seoul [South Korea], January 28: China's vice foreign minister met with North Korea's top diplomats in Pyongyang on Friday, state...

US strikes Houthi target in Yemen

US strikes Houthi target in Yemen

Sanaa [Yemen], January 28: US forces struck an anti-ship missile in Houthi-held Yemen that they said was ready to fire...

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes

Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after...

Tehran [Iran], January 28: Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in a restive southeastern border area of Iran.

Putin derides 'Russophobia' in Europe at World War Two memorial

Putin derides 'Russophobia' in Europe at World War...

Moscow [Russia], January 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin castigated Europe on Saturday for "Russophobia" and criticized the Baltic States over...

US approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey

US approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey

Washington [US], January 28: The United States on Friday finalized the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey...

World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami

World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami

Miami [US], January 28: The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, began its maiden journey on...

SAASST, NASA, US Mission discuss space exploration future

SAASST, NASA, US Mission discuss space exploration future

Sharjah [UAE], January 28: The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST), an affiliate of the University of...

Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes Tokyo and Kanagawa in Japan

Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes Tokyo and Kanagawa in...

Tokyo [Japan], January 28: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 struck Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and other surrounding areas...

Presidents of UAE, Democratic Republic of the Congo discuss bilateral relations

Presidents of UAE, Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 28: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke by telephone today with His...

Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat sufficient for 4.2 months: Minister

Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat sufficient for 4.2...

Cairo [Egypt], January 28: Egypt's strategic reserves of wheat are sufficient for 4.2 months, oil for 5.3 months, and sugar...

Angola in AFCON's quarter-finals for first time since 2010

Angola in AFCON's quarter-finals for first time since...

Abidjan [West Africa], January 28: Angola defeated Namibia 3-0, reaching the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first...

Ghanaian president commissions Chinese-built oil refinery

Ghanaian president commissions Chinese-built oil refinery

Tema [Ghana], January 27: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday commissioned the completion of the first phase of...

Zimbabwe receives donations to combat cholera

Zimbabwe receives donations to combat cholera

Harare [Zimbabwe], January 27: Zimbabwe received cholera treatment commodities and supplies worth 265,000 U.S. dollars from international organizations to combat...

Massive protest staged in Yemen to show support for Palestine

Massive protest staged in Yemen to show support...

Sanaa [Yemen], January 27: Tens of thousands of Yemenis who support the Houthi group protested Friday in solidarity with Palestinians,...

Russian authorities say missile downing of Il-76 fired from Kharkov

Russian authorities say missile downing of Il-76 fired...

Moscow [Russia], January 27: Russia's Investigative Committee has determined that the Il-76 military aircraft was hit with a missile that...