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Sunak carries out Whitehall shake-up
London [UK], February 8: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has carried out a sweeping shake-up of Whitehall with the creation...

Erdogan declares state of emergency in quake-hit regions
Istanbul (Turkey), February 8: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has declared a state of emergency for three months in 10 provinces...

UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey,...
Paris (France), February 8: The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two...

Japanese criminal ringleaders deported from Philippines
Tokyo [Japan], February 8: Two of the four suspects believed to be behind a spate of robberies and telephone fraud...

Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Musharraf
Karachi [Pakistan], February 8: Pakistan's divisive former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was buried on Tuesday in a muted funeral that...

Iran unveils underground base for jets
Tehran [Iran], February 8: Iran's army on Tuesday unveiled its first underground base for fighter jets designed to withstand possible...

Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of...
Washington (US), February 8: President Joe Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation's condition rather than...

Relics of zero-COVID dot China as life moves...
Beijing [China], February 8:China has ditched zero-COVID but remnants of the policy are still everywhere - from sprawling temporary hospitals...

Newborn baby pulled from collapsed building
Damascus (Syria), February 8: A newborn baby girl has been saved by rescuers from beneath the rubble of a building...

The survivors choice - danger inside or freezing...
Ankara [Turkey], February 8: At dawn in the biting cold we made our way to a 10-storey building in Adana...

Mexico sends its famed search and rescue dogs
Mexico City (Mexico) February 8: Mexico is sending some of its famous search and rescue dogs to Turkey to help...

500 Doctors Without Borders staffers are working in...
Damascus (Syria), February 8: The clock is ticking and cold temperatures have set in as rescue teams search for survivors...

China spy balloon: US Navy releases photos of...
Washington (US), February 8: The US Navy has released photos of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that was shot out...

Uzbekistan to send 60 rescue workers to assist...
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], February8: Uzbekistan has announced plans to send 60 rescue workers to Türkiye to assist in efforts to save...

Integrate Middle East 2023 launches in Dubai on...
Dubai [UAE], February 8: The inaugural edition of Integrate Middle East is set to attract the world's audiovisual and media...

Sharjah Ruler honours winners of 15th Sharjah Biennial
Sharjah [UAE], February 8: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...

Al Hilal stun 10-man Flamengo to reach FIFA...
Tangier [Morocco], February 8: Two Salem Aldawsari penalties, and a goal from Luciano Vietto, powered Saudi Arabia's giants Al Hilal...

Palestinian gunmen killed in Israeli raid in Jericho
Jerusalem [Israel], February 7: Five Palestinian militants have been killed in an Israeli army raid near Jericho in the occupied...

Food prices surge dramatically in Sweden in January
Stockholm [Sweden], February 7: Inflation continues to hover at lofty levels in Sweden with food prices registering the largest monthly...

U.S. spends most on health care but has...
New York [US], February 7: The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still...

Norway to send billions in long-term financial support...
Copenhagen [Denmark], February 7: Copenhagen Norway's government announced plans on Monday to provide long-term financial support for war-torn Ukraine with...

Taliban urged to release French-Afghan reporter detained in...
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 7: Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 14 French media outlets and production companies on...

Britain faces biggest health sector strike yet
London (UK), February 7: The British NHS health service has warned that the service is facing its worst day of...

Controversial Spanish crime law to be revised
Madrid [Spain], February 7: The four-month old sex crime law in Spain, which was supposed to make it easier to...

Beyonce breaks Grammys record with 32nd career win
New York [US], February 7: Beyonce broke the all-time record on Sunday with her 32nd career Grammys win, with the...

World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid...
Paris [France], February 7: International offers to help Turkey and Syria with rescue efforts poured in on Monday after a...

Scholar, lawmakers, journalist among Hong Kongers on trial
Hong Kong [China], February 7: Hong Kong's largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of...