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Bolivian president rebukes restrictions imposed by U.S. financial system

Bolivian president rebukes restrictions imposed by U.S. financial...

Puerto Iguazú[Argentina], July 5: Bolivian President Luis Arce on Tuesday rejected constraints imposed by the U.S. financial system, urging the...

EU condemns ban on Venezuela opposition candidate in poll

EU condemns ban on Venezuela opposition candidate in...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 5: The European Union has condemned the exclusion of Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado from...

Jens Stoltenberg to remain NATO chief

Jens Stoltenberg to remain NATO chief

Brussels [Belgium], July 5: NATO member states have extended the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg until October 1, 2024,...

'Fukushima water discharge plans as per standards'

'Fukushima water discharge plans as per standards'

Tokyo [Japan], July 5: Plans by the Japanese authorities to discharge treated cooling water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...

Afghan Taleban order women's beauty parlours to shut

Afghan Taleban order women's beauty parlours to shut

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5: Afghanistan's Taleban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the...

Thai House picks compromise speaker as progressives seek to form govt

Thai House picks compromise speaker as progressives seek...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 5: The Thai parliament appointed a compromise candidate to the powerful role of House speaker on Tuesday,...

France protest violence drops sharply

France protest violence drops sharply

Paris [France], July 5: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the...

Xi urges SCO solidarity, Putin praises support

Xi urges SCO solidarity, Putin praises support

New Delhi [India], July 5: China's Xi Jinping urged the leaders of Russia, Iran and other Shanghai alliance states on...

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July...

Washington [US], July 5: Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S....

UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 bln climate pledge

UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 bln...

London [UK], July 5: The British government said that claims it was dropping its International Climate Finance pledge are false,...

Biden says gun violence 'tearing communities apart'

Biden says gun violence 'tearing communities apart'

Washington [US], July 5: President Joe Biden said gun violence was tearing apart U.S. communities after mass shootings in Philadelphia,...

White powder found at White House identified as cocaine

White powder found at White House identified as...

Washington [US], July 5: A white powder found inside the White House late on Sunday was identified by Washington's fire...

Divided Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex unions

Divided Church of England to debate blessings for...

London [UK], July 5: The Church of England's governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for...

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 5: Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia...

Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

Cairo [Egypt], July 5: Türkiye and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals to restore normal diplomatic relations.

COP28 to focus on delivering real results for Global South

COP28 to focus on delivering real results for...

Havana [Cuba], July 5: COP28 President-Delegate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, today delivered a virtual address at the meeting of G77...

UAE to establish field hospital in Amdjarass, Chad to support Sudanese refugees

UAE to establish field hospital in Amdjarass, Chad...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 5: Under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE...

Egypt to invest US$1.8 bn in ambitious offshore gas exploration plans: Minister

Egypt to invest US$1.8 bn in ambitious offshore...

Vienna [Austria], July 5: Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt, said his country has ambitious...

UAE ambassador to Moldova pays official visit to Chisinau

UAE ambassador to Moldova pays official visit to...

Chisinau [Moldova], July 5: Salem Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, paid...

Sweden to face soaring electricity prices for another winter: expert

Sweden to face soaring electricity prices for another...

Stockholm [Sweden], July 4: Electricity in Sweden could become exceptionally expensive for another winter, the Swedish Energy Agency said on...

Australian police intercept $3 mn drug smuggling

Australian police intercept $3 mn drug smuggling

Sydney [Australia], July 4: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) charged two men over their alleged involvement in a transnational crime...

Manila tourism office cuts ties to ad agency that used foreign photos

Manila tourism office cuts ties to ad agency...

Manila [Philippines], July 4: The Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Monday that it was terminating a contract with...

EU's von der Leyen vows to bring Putin to justice

EU's von der Leyen vows to bring Putin...

Brussels [Belgium], July 4: The EU's top official vowed on Monday to leave "no stone unturned" when it comes to...

US Treasury secretary to visit Beijing amid heightened tensions

US Treasury secretary to visit Beijing amid heightened...

Washington [US], July 4: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing on Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced...

Israeli aggression against Jenin widely condemned

Israeli aggression against Jenin widely condemned

Doha [Qatar], July 4: Several Arab, Islamic countries and international organisations have denounced continuous Israeli aggression against the city of...

HK police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas activists

HK police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas...

Hong Kong, July 4: Hong Kong police offered on Monday HK$1 million bounties for information leading to the capture of...

Ukraine war probe office opens in Hague

Ukraine war probe office opens in Hague

The Hague [Netherlands], July 4: An international office to probe Russia for the war crime of aggression opened in...