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Return of SpaceX spacecraft to Earth further delayed...
Washington [US], October 18: The return to Earth of crew members on board the International Space Station (ISS) since March...
Zelensky pushes for NATO membership, weapons
Brussels [Belgium], October 18: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday he wants to create a "peace through threats" approach...
Number of people diagnosed with cancer in UK...
London [UK], October 18: The number of people diagnosed with cancer in the UK has jumped 5% in a year,...
Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of...
Washington [US], October 18: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death marks a...
Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says...
Jerusalem [Israel], October 18: Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, the military said on Thursday. Troops...
US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN...
Washington [US], October 18: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday called on Israel to protect UN peacekeeping troops...
Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border...
Tehran [Iran] /Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18: The Taliban government in Kabul is demanding clarification after an unconfirmed report said that...
US attacks five Houthi weapons depots
Washington [US], October 18: The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by...
Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills...
Gaza [Palestine], October 18: At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on yet another...
No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to...
Doha [Qatar], October 17: Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any...
Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes...
Mexico, October 17: Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, is...
US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy...
New York [US], October 17: The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that...
NATO to make fresh push for common arms...
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO will make a fresh push for common munitions standards, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, aiming to...
Brazil will not return to daylight saving time...
BrasÃlia [Brazil], October 17: The Brazilian government has decided against returning to daylight saving time this summer, a senior official...
NATO chief reacts cautiously to Ukraine 'victory plan'
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO chief Mark Rutte says a "victory plan" presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksiy is a...
Assisted dying bill would have 'clear criteria,' says...
London [UK], October 17: A potential assisted dying law for England and Wales would have "clear criteria, safeguards and protections,"...
Zelensky reveals 'victory plan' urging NATO invitation
Kiev [Ukraine], October 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday demanded an immediate invitation for his country to join NATO,...
Nigeria: 94 die after fuel tanker explosion
Lagos [Nigeria], October 17: At least 94 people have been killed following the explosion of a petrol tanker in Nigeria,...
Four killed as boat carrying migrants capsizes off...
Athens [Greece], October 17: Four migrants including two children were killed in a boat accident north-east of the Greek island...
WHO urges Israel to allow aid access to...
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged Israel to grant access to northern Gaza, where...
Nigerian president confirms over 100 killed in gasoline...
Abuja [Nigeria], October 17: The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this...
Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked...
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine,...
North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile...
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its...
Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms...
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located...
Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats
Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square...
Record number of women run for Japan election
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still...
'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford...
Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine...