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Turkish lawmakers sworn in new term
Ankara [Turkey], June 3: The Turkish parliament convened on Friday, the first time after the May 14 polls, holding the...

Kuwaiti princess winner in Chinese Recitation Competition
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: Muneera Al Sabah, a princess of the Kuwaiti royal Sabah family and also a winner...

Israel's firefighters put out 220 fires amid extreme...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 3: Fire crews on Friday overcame 220 fire incidents in open areas across Israel due to an...

Egypt, Qatar to launch relief initiative for Sudan
Cairo [Egypt], June 3: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani agreed on...

UN Security Council urges ceasefire, humanitarian access in...
United Nations, June 3: The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday urged parties concerned in Sudan to immediately...

UN Security Council extends mandate of assistance mission...
United Nations, June 3: The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Friday decided to extend the mandate of the...

Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
St Petersburg [Russia], June 3: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said on Thursday that it detected a targeted cyber attack...

CIA director visited China last month
Washington [US], June 3: CIA Director Bill Burns secretly traveled to China last month.

UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 3: The UAE has won the bid to host the World Conservation Congress of the International...

EDB enhances partnership with ADDED's Industrial Development Bureau...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 3: Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine of the UAE's economic development and industrial...
U.S. stocks surge on passage of debt ceiling...
Washington [US], June 3: U.S. stocks posted handsome gains on Friday as investors cheered the passage of a debt ceiling...

China's efforts against drug trafficking resultful: UN official
Beijing [China], June 3: China has strengthened patrols and law enforcement in border areas, effectively cracking down on drug trafficking...

3 men arrested, over 800 kg of cocaine...
Sydney [Australia], June 3: The Australian Federal Police said on Friday that three men were arrested in relation to a...

Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth
New York [US], June 3: Drug traffickers have found new ways of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, out of...

Mexico police find 45 bags of human remains...
Mexico City [Mexico], June 2: Forty-five bags containing parts of dismembered bodies were discovered on the outskirts of the Mexican...

NATO should strengthen Ukraine to deter future attacks:...
Washington [US], June 2: NATO needs to cooperate to further build up Ukraine's military in the coming years to win...

Sweden will join NATO soon: Biden
Washington [US], June 2: US President Joe Biden has said he is confident that Sweden will join NATO "as soon...

Jordan crown prince marries Saudi fiancee in royal...
Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Jordan celebrated its biggest royal wedding in decades on Thursday, as Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah...

Pakistan says two soldiers killed at border post...
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 2: At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed by terrorists at a check post along the border...

EU joins Istanbul Convention to fight violence against...
Brussels [Belgium], June 2: The European Union has joined the Istanbul Convention to combat violence against women.

A woman attacked a mass of Asians in...
New York [US], June 2: A 29-year-old woman was indicted after repeatedly attacking people of Asian descent on the street...

What does Boeing say about China's announcement of...
Beijing [China], June 2: The CEO of Boeing Corporation said that China's technology is still lagging behind the US and...

Europe puts pressure on, Kosovo says it's ready...
Belgrade [Serbia], June 2: Kosovo's leader said he was ready to hold elections in areas with a majority Serb ethnicity,...

UK government refuses to hand over WhatsApp messages...
London [UK], June 2: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government on Thursday said it would not hand over internal WhatsApp...

US Senate will stay in session until debt...
Washington [US], June 2: The U.S. Senate will stay in session until it passes a bill to lift the government's...

Biden trips and falls during graduation ceremony, recovers...
Washington [US], June 2: President Joe Biden tripped and fell after handing out the last diploma at a graduation ceremony...

US Supreme Court hands defeat to organized labor...
Washington [US], June 2: The U.S. Supreme Court dealt another setback to organized labor by making it easier for employers...