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Ukrainian, Kazakh presidents hold phone talks on ties
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to discuss...

EU countries unanimously endorse landmark AI legislation
Brussels [Belgium], February 3: The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) on Friday unanimously endorsed the bloc's landmark...

IMF chief says global economy shows positive momentum,...
Washington [US], February 3: Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said Thursday that although the IMF...

DPRK conducts cruise missile and anti-aircraft missile test
Seoul [South Korea], February 3: The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a cruise missile...

Cambodia, Thailand vow to curb air pollution
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 3: Cambodia and Thailand have vowed to prevent smog and other pollutants in the environment, aiming...

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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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
Paris [France], February 2: Two of France's main farming unions urged protesters who have staged hundreds of tractor blockades across...