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Russia strikes Ukraine's Danube port, sending global grain prices higher

Russia strikes Ukraine's Danube port, sending global grain...

Moscow [Russia], August 3: Russia attacked Ukraine's grain ports in the early hours of Wednesday, including an inland port across...

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman gets death penalty

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman gets death penalty

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], August 3: A US federal jury has sentenced the attacker who killed 11 people at a synagogue...

Trump faces federal charges for efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump faces federal charges for efforts to overturn...

Washington [US], August 3: Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the...

UAE win four medals as fourth IMMAF Youth World Championship kicks off in style in Abu Dhabi

UAE win four medals as fourth IMMAF Youth...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 3: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown...

UAE President receives President Raisi's invitation to visit Iran

UAE President receives President Raisi's invitation to visit...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 3: KhalifaShaheenAlmarar, Minister of State, received a letter of invitation for His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin...

Ceasefire at Palestinian camp in Lebanon breached

Ceasefire at Palestinian camp in Lebanon breached

Beirut [Lebanon], August 2: A ceasefire that had been agreed among rival factions in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern...

Italy's Meloni cuts welfare benefits

Italy's Meloni cuts welfare benefits

Rome [Italy], August 2: Hundreds of thousands of Italians would have their social benefits cut off on Tuesday, as the...

Ukraine peace talks to begin in Saudi

Ukraine peace talks to begin in Saudi

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 2: Saudi Arabia will host top security officials from around 30 countries for talks this weekend...

Suu Kyi to get reduced prison sentence

Suu Kyi to get reduced prison sentence

Bangkok [Thailand], August 2: The military junta in Myanmar has announced it will reduce the prison sentence of jailed former...

UAE promises climate activists freedom to protest at summit

UAE promises climate activists freedom to protest at...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 2: The United Arab Emirates has said it will allow environmental activists to "make their voices...

Trump and Biden running neck and neck in 2024

Trump and Biden running neck and neck in...

New York [US], August 2: Former US president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden are locked in a neck-and-neck...

Gunman shoots Swedish consulate worker in western Turkey

Gunman shoots Swedish consulate worker in western Turkey

Istanbul [Turkey], August 2: A gunman shot and heavily wounded a Turkish employee at a Swedish consulate in Turkey's western...

Russia attacks Ukraine with shelling and drones

Russia attacks Ukraine with shelling and drones

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: The Russian army shelled a hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing...

Quran burnings: Sweden to tighten borders over security concerns

Quran burnings: Sweden to tighten borders over security...

Stockholm [Sweden], August 2: Given the tense security situation in Sweden due to Quran burnings, the government wants to increase...

Greece to impose steeper penalties on wildfire arsonists

Greece to impose steeper penalties on wildfire arsonists

Athens [Greece], August 2: Arsonists will face steeply increased fines, Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias has...

The US invites Mr. Wang Yi to Washington

The US invites Mr. Wang Yi to Washington

Washington [US], August 2: Reuters news agency on August 2 quoted a notice from the US State Department saying that...

France, Italy prepare to evacuate citizens from Niger

France, Italy prepare to evacuate citizens from Niger

Paris [France], August 2: France and Italy said on Wednesday that the two countries would start organizing flights to bring...

'It's like playing with death' - Ukraine's female front line soldiers

'It's like playing with death' - Ukraine's female...

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: Ukrainian women have been signing up in growing numbers to serve as combat troops against Russia.

Ukraine war causes birth rate to slump

Ukraine war causes birth rate to slump

Kyiv [Ukraine], August 2: The war in Ukraine has caused the country's birth rate to fall by 28%, official statistics...

France evacuating citizens after Embassy attack

France evacuating citizens after Embassy attack

Paris [France], August 2: France has begun evacuating its citizens from Niger amid anti-French sentiment following last week's coup.

Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election

Trump charged in US special counsel probe in...

Washington [US], August 2: Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the...

Drone hits tower housing Russian ministries for the second time in three days

Drone hits tower housing Russian ministries for the...

Moscow [Russia], August 2: A high-rise building in Moscow's business district that houses three Russian government ministries was struck by...

Myanmar junta extends emergency for six months

Myanmar junta extends emergency for six months

Bangkok [Thailand], August 1: Two and a half years after its coup, the military junta in Myanmar has extended the...

Lithuanian president expresses concern about Wagner troops in Belarus

Lithuanian president expresses concern about Wagner troops in...

Riga [Latvia], August 1: Lithuanian President GitanasNauseda has again expressed concern about the presence of Russian Wagner mercenaries in neighbouring...

Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks, top official says

Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks, top...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 1: Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a summit to discuss Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky's plan for...

Drunk driver causes wildfire on Greek island of Chios

Drunk driver causes wildfire on Greek island of...

Athens [Greece], August 1: A drunk driver who wrecked his car early on Monday morning caused a major fire on...

UNESCO experts recommend putting Venice on its heritage danger list

UNESCO experts recommend putting Venice on its heritage...

Paris [France], August 1: UNESCO experts have recommended that the Italian city of Venice and its lagoon be put on...