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OPEC+ continues to seek to raise oil prices

OPEC+ continues to seek to raise oil prices

Vienna [Austria], June 5: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its partner, commonly known as the OPEC+...

British Prime Minister is about to visit the US

British Prime Minister is about to visit the...

Washington [US], June 5: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be in Washington DC on June 7 and 8 to...

North Korea condemns UN Security Council

North Korea condemns UN Security Council

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 5: North Korea on Wednesday condemned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for holding discussions about...

50 people shot in weekend shootings in Chicago

50 people shot in weekend shootings in Chicago

Chicago (Illinois) [US], June 5: At least 50 people were shot, including 10 dead, when shootings occurred in the city...

Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces production further

Oil prices soar after Saudi Arabia unilaterally reduces...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Oil prices in the early trading session of June 5 in the Asian market jumped...

Cambodia gives workers 3 days off from work with pay to go to the polls

Cambodia gives workers 3 days off from work...

Siem Reap [Cambodia], June 5: Cambodian authorities have asked private businesses and employers to allow workers to take three days...

Russia says its forces thwarted major Ukrainian offensive

Russia says its forces thwarted major Ukrainian offensive

Moscow [Russia], June 5: Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and...

Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington D.C. area before it crashes

Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington D.C....

Washington [US], June 5: U.S. authorities scrambled jet fighters in a high-speed chase of a light aircraft that violated airspace...

Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters, group says

Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters,...

Moscow [Russia], June 5: Russian police on Sunday arrested more than 100 people who had taken to the streets to...

Philippines expects more Chinese tourists by facilitating e-visa service

Philippines expects more Chinese tourists by facilitating e-visa...

Manila [Philippines], June 4: The Philippines hopes to attract up to 2 million Chinese tourists this year amid the Southeast...

Sri Lankan tourism revenue sees significant increase in May

Sri Lankan tourism revenue sees significant increase in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4: Sri Lanka's estimated tourism revenue in May saw a remarkable growth of over 200 percent...

At least 10 IS militants killed in attacks in eastern Iraq

At least 10 IS militants killed in attacks...

Baghdad [Iraq], June 4: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in...

Belarus to modify charging stations to adapt to Chinese electric vehicles

Belarus to modify charging stations to adapt to...

Minsk [Belarus], June 4: About 200 charging stations run by Belarusian oil company Belorusneft will be modified to adapt to...

Biden signs bill to raise U.S. debt limit

Biden signs bill to raise U.S. debt limit

New York [US], June 4: U.S. President Joe Biden signed Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law Saturday afternoon...

Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Strong earthquake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no tsunami...

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 4: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Sunday morning, but did not potentially...

Ukraine ready for counteroffensive: Zelensky

Ukraine ready for counteroffensive: Zelensky

Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky says he believes the country is ready for a long-awaited counteroffensive to liberate...

Three Israeli soldiers killed on border with Egypt

Three Israeli soldiers killed on border with Egypt

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 4: Three Israeli soldiers were killed on their country's border with Egypt on Saturday, according to...

Ukraine shelling kills two in Belgorod, children evacuated

Ukraine shelling kills two in Belgorod, children evacuated

Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: Shelling and strikes by Ukrainian forces on Russia's Belgorod region killed two people.

Speaker of Federal National Council attends Erdogan's inauguration ceremony

Speaker of Federal National Council attends Erdogan's inauguration...

Ankara [Turkey], June 4: Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), SaqrGhobash, attended the Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's inauguration ceremony...

Turkish lawmakers sworn in new term

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

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 heat wave

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

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 Sudan

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 in Sudan

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

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...

UAE wins bid to host World Conservation Congress of International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2025 in Abu Dhabi

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...