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Zelensky calls for air defences amid Kharkiv bombardment
Kiev [Ukraine], April 9: In light of the constant barrage of Russian airstrikes hitting the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian...

Palestine's UN membership application referred for deliberation: UNSC
Washington [US], April 9: Palestine's application to join the United Nations as a full member was referred to the Committee...

NATO would defend eastern flank with 'enormous' air,...
Washington [US], April 9: A senior NATO defence official said on Monday that the military alliance would defend its eastern...

Suspected Islamic State member arrested at Rome Airport
Rome [Italy], April 9: Italian police have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State terrorist group at Rome's Fiumicino...

Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for...
Moscow [Russia], April 9: The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen...

Second S Korea spy satellite placed in orbit
Seoul [South Korea], April 9: South Korea put its second domestically made spy satellite into orbit, Seoul's defense ministry said...

French, UK troops mark Entente Cordiale
Paris [France], April 9: French and British troops on Monday swapped roles to take part in the changing of the...

Hong Kong customs makes largest-ever gold smuggling bust
Hong Kong, April 9: Hong Kong customs said Monday it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history,...

Darkness over Eagle Pass, Texas
Texas [US], April 9: A total solar eclipse has plunged parts of Mexico into darkness.

Lasting memories made in Canada
Ottawa [Canada], April 9: The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the last place on land to see the...

UAE announces Wednesday as first day of Eid...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 9: Wednesday, the 10th of April 2024, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr,...

UAE organises Ramadan iftar meals in the Philippines
Manila [Philippines], April 9: The United Arab Emirates organised Iftar meals during the sacred Month of Ramadan in the Republic...

UAE aid plane arrives at Al Arish Airport...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 9: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the arrival of a...

UAE President exchanges Eid Al Fitr greetings with...
Abu dhabi [UAE], April 9: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged greetings on the...

South Korea launched a spy satellite into orbit
Seoul [South Korea], April 8: South Korea has launched its second domestically produced spy satellite from the Kennedy Space Center...

The US is investigating the case of a...
Washington [US], April 8: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened an investigation into the incident of Southwest Airlines flight...

Billionaire Elon Musk was investigated by Brazil after...
Brasilia [Brazil], April 8: The same Brazilian Supreme Court judge that Mr. Elon Musk criticized ordered an investigation into this...

Heat raging across Southeast Asia
Phuket [Thailand], April 8: The Thai government is preparing to issue a warning about severe heat in the next few...

Israel reduces troops in South Gaza, Egypt to...
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 8: Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one...

Yellen urges 'Tough' talks between US and China
Washington [US], April 8: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday raised her concerns about China's excess industrial capacity with...

Trump willing to face jail for gag order...
Washington [US], April 8: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be "my great honor" to go to jail...

Poland holds local elections in test for Tusk
Warsaw [Poland], April 8: Poles voted in local elections, selecting councillors and mayors who will play a key role in...

Rwanda's president leads genocide commemoration 30 years on
Kigali [Rwanda], April 8: Rwanda's president led commemorations to mark 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more than...

Record flood waters rise in Russia's Urals
Moscow [Russia], April 8: Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia's Ural mountains after Europe's third longest river...

Authorities issue alert as early forest fires rage...
Athens [Greece], April 8: Fires raging across central Greece and the island of Crete have been brought under control as...

Yulia Navalnaya to receive German democracy prize
Munich [Germany], April 8: The late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia will receive the "Freedom Prize of...

British Navy ship deployed in Gaza aid effort...
London [UK], April 8: A Royal Navy ship will be deployed to help get more aid into Gaza, the UK...