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Russian, Ukrainian infrastructure damaged in drone, missile attacks

Russian, Ukrainian infrastructure damaged in drone, missile attacks

Moscow [Russia], February 4: Russia and Ukraine damaged each other's infrastructure during night-time drone and missile attacks, officials said on...

US Secretary of State Blinken set for fifth Middle East crisis trip

US Secretary of State Blinken set for fifth...

Washington [US], February 4: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is once again expected to attend crisis talks in the...

Michelle O'Neill becomes first Irish republican leader of N Ireland

Michelle O'Neill becomes first Irish republican leader of...

London [UK], February 4: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill, who made history on Saturday as the first leader of Northern Ireland...

UNICEF says 17,000 children in Gaza Strip without close family

UNICEF says 17,000 children in Gaza Strip without...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Around 17,000 Palestinian children and young people are living in the Gaza Strip without their...

Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held...

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 4: Hamas has demanded that Israel release 3,000 Palestinian prisoners during their indirect talks on a...

Australia sweats through heatwave, bushfire risk rated 'extreme'

Australia sweats through heatwave, bushfire risk rated 'extreme'

Sydney [Australia], February 4: Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweltered through a heatwave as authorities warned of elevated bushfire...

Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, Edison predicts

Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, Edison predicts

Washington [US], February 4: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday won the South Carolina Democratic primary - the first officially...

Australia PM says government 'examining' claims against UN Palestinian agency

Australia PM says government 'examining' claims against UN...

Sydney [Australia], February 5: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his government was probing claims that some staff...

U.S. launches strikes in Iraq, Syria, nearly 40 reported killed

U.S. launches strikes in Iraq, Syria, nearly 40...

Washington [US], February 4: The United States launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to...

Namibia grapples with worsening food security amid drought, economic challenges

Namibia grapples with worsening food security amid drought,...

Windhoek [Namibia], February 3: Namibia is grappling with a deepening household food security crisis, as revealed by the latest Agricultural...

Ethiopia reports 328,881 new malaria cases since Jan. 1: WHO

Ethiopia reports 328,881 new malaria cases since Jan....

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 3: Malaria cases are surging in Ethiopia with 328,881 new cases reported since the beginning of...

61 cholera cases reported in NW Tazania

61 cholera cases reported in NW Tazania

Sengerema [Tanzania], February 3: At least 61 people have been diagnosed with cholera in three days in Sengerema district in...

Maltese farmers take to streets to support fellow European farmers

Maltese farmers take to streets to support fellow...

Valletta (Malta), February 3: Hundreds of Maltese farmers took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with their fellow European...

Ukrainian, Kazakh presidents hold phone talks on ties

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

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, warns of risks

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

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

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

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,...