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Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo as US peace deal falters

Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo...

Washington [US], December 12: More than 400 civilians have been killed following the recent surge in fighting as the Rwanda-backed...

Thailand reports first civilian deaths in clashes with Cambodia

Thailand reports first civilian deaths in clashes with...

Bangkok [Thailand], December 12: Thailand has for the first time acknowledged civilian deaths in its newly reignited border conflict with...

Rights experts accuse Venezuela's National Guard

Rights experts accuse Venezuela's National Guard

Caracas [Venezuela], December 12: Human rights activists commissioned by the United Nations have accused the Venezuelan National Guard of serious...

Venezuela denounces US military seizure of oil tanker as 'piracy'

Venezuela denounces US military seizure of oil tanker...

Caracas [Venezuela], December 12: Venezuela's Foreign Ministry has condemned the US military's seizure of an oil tanker off its coast,...

Trump, Europe want same thing for Ukraine: Starmer

Trump, Europe want same thing for Ukraine: Starmer

London [UK], December 12: US President Donald Trump and European leaders want the "same thing" for Ukraine with a "just...

WHO pushes back on US government doubts over vaccine safety

WHO pushes back on US government doubts over...

Geneva [Switzerland], December 12: The World Health Organization (WHO) has firmly rejected assertions from the US government suggesting a possible...

Nobel laureate Maria Machado welcomed in Oslo after ceremony

Nobel laureate Maria Machado welcomed in Oslo after...

Copenhagen [Denmark], December 12: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the early hours of Thursday, after...

Bangladesh president, feeling 'humiliated', wants to step down halfway through term

Bangladesh president, feeling 'humiliated', wants to step down...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 12: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said he plans to step down midway through his term.

Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown on vape sales

Mexico threatens eight years of jail in crackdown...

Mexico City [Mexico], December 12: Mexico's Senate has passed legal reforms that could impose up to eight years in jail...

Heavy rains trigger widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest

Heavy rains trigger widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific...

Washington [US], December 12: Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday across much of the Pacific Northwest...

Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in...

Lisbon [Portugal], December 12: Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Thursday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and...

Torrential rain flooded Gaza tents and a baby died of exposure, medics say

Torrential rain flooded Gaza tents and a baby...

Tel Aviv [Israel], December 12: Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families...

US plans more seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers after first interception

US plans more seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers...

Washington [US], December 12: The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a...

Gold surges as markets react to Fed rate cut

Gold surges as markets react to Fed rate...

New York [US], December 12: Gold (XAU/USD) rallied sharply on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's anticipated interest rate cut...

Abdullah bin Zayed receives Jordanian Deputy PM, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Abdullah bin Zayed receives Jordanian Deputy PM, Minister...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 12: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

EU Commission calls launch of strategic partnership talks with UAE important milestone

EU Commission calls launch of strategic partnership talks...

Brussels [Belgium], December 12: A spokesperson for the European Commission said today that the launch of negotiations to establish a...

Tropical cyclones: Why are some countries more at risk?

Tropical cyclones: Why are some countries more at...

New York [US], December 11: Recent tropical cyclones in southeast and south Asia, Earlier in November, the Philippines were hit...

EU won't have Donald Trump meddling in European affairs

EU won't have Donald Trump meddling in European...

Brussels [Belgium], December 11: "What we cannot accept is the threat to interfere in European politics," EU Council President Antonio...

Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn

Police spot toddler steering car on German autobahn

Frankfurt [Germany], December 11: A police patrol in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate made a shocking discovery after they came across...

US revoked 85,000 visas since January as Trump administration tightens immigration rules

US revoked 85,000 visas since January as Trump...

Washington DC [US], December 11: The US State Department announced that 85,000 visas have been revoked since January, highlighting the...

Thai F16s bomb Cambodian villages, Cambodia fires rockets on Thai hospital as clashes intensify

Thai F16s bomb Cambodian villages, Cambodia fires rockets...

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], December 11: Clashes intensify between southeast Asian neighbours as Thai F16s bomb Cambodian villages while Cambodia fired...

UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff to special criminal court

UN chief condemns Houthis' referral of UN staff...

New York [US], December 11: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his grave concern over the continued arbitrary detention...

UN urges stronger support for emergency response fund, warns of falling contributions

UN urges stronger support for emergency response fund,...

New York [US], December 11: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to step up support for...

Iran unveils new homegrown electronic warfare system "Sayyad-4"

Iran unveils new homegrown electronic warfare system "Sayyad-4"

Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran on Wednesday unveiled a homegrown electronic warfare system, dubbed Sayyad-4, state-run IRIB news agency reported.

3 IRGC members killed by "terrorists" in SE Iran

3 IRGC members killed by "terrorists" in SE...

Tehran [Iran], December 11: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that three members of its Ground Force were...

Europe leaders and Trump discuss Ukraine peace efforts

Europe leaders and Trump discuss Ukraine peace efforts

Washington DC [US], December 11: The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with U.S. President...

UN launches $33 billion appeal for 2026

UN launches $33 billion appeal for 2026

New York [US], December 10: The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to...