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Estonia's Kallas in first place in parliamentary election
Tallinn [Estonia], March 6: The Reform party of Estonian Prime Minister KajaKallas secured first place in Sunday's parliamentary election, a...
Five Mediterranean countries call for more EU solidarity...
Valletta [Malta], March 5: Interior ministers of five European Union (EU) Mediterranean countries on Saturday called for more EU solidarity...
UK says Falklands are British as Argentina seeks...
London [UK], March 5: Britain has reasserted its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after Argentina pulled out of a cooperation...
Iran nuclear talks marked by 'honesty, cooperation', says...
Tehran [Iran], March 5: A cooperative atmosphere is prevailing in the nuclear talks with Iran, according to International Atomic Energy...
Biden and Scholz pledge continued support for Ukraine
Washington [US], March 5: US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have reiterated their commitment to support Ukraine...
Paris airports hit by border control IT outage...
Bobigny [Paris], March 5: A computer glitch at Paris' main Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports hobbled border controls on...
Russian official inspects front as Kyiv struggles
Moscow[Russia], March 5: Russia's defense minister has inspected the frontline in east Ukraine, after the United States offered more support...
Governor, five others shot dead in Philippines
Manila [Philippines], March 5: A provincial governor in the central Philippines and five other people were shot dead by unknown...
Lebanon paralysis grows as security chief bows out
Beirut[Lebanon], March 5: The head of one of Lebanon's top security agencies retired Friday without a replacement, a casualty of...
UN slams rich states' treatment of poor nations
Doha [Qatar], March 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling...
Death toll in strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia rises...
Zaporizhzhia[Ukraine], March 5: The death toll from a Russian missile strike that hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian...
Flooding in southern Malaysia forces 40,000 people to...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], March 5: Flooding resulting from days of torrential rain has forced almost 40,000 people to flee their...
Indonesian officials call for audit after Pertamina fire...
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 5: Indonesian officials called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's (PERTM.UL) facilities...
At least six killed in blast at oxygen...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 5: At least six people were killed and several injured on Saturday when a fire broke out...
Ruler of Fujairah leads UAE delegation to Fifth...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 5: As a representative of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh...
Egypt wins Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Championship in...
Cairo [Egypt], March 5: Egypt won the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro (AJP) Championship that took place in Cairo on March...
Iran rejects British navy's "baseless" claim of seizing...
Tehran [Iran], March 4: Iran on Friday rejected as "baseless" Britain's claim of "having seized a shipment of Iranian arms"...
Türkiye expects to raise trade volume with UAE...
Istanbul [Turkey], March 4: Türkiye expected to raise its trade volume with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 25 billion...
UN rights chief warns of increasing violence in...
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4: Increasing violence against both Israelis and Palestinians has had tragic consequences on the innocent people, United...
Lufthansa returns to profits after COVID-19 slump
Berlin [Germany], March 4: After two consecutive years of losses, Germany's flagship airline Lufthansa said on Friday it had once...
Oil prices rise, notching weekly gains
New York [US], March 4: Oil prices continued their upward trajectory on Friday, leading both crude benchmarks to solid gains...
U.S. dollar slides after services PMI report
New York [US], March 4: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Friday, following the release of the February...
Japanese gov't backs use of GPS trackers to...
Tokyo [Japan], March 4: The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday approved legal revisions to enable courts...
US Justice Department opens the way to sue...
Washington [US], March 4: According to the US Department of Justice, former President Donald Trump does not enjoy absolute immunity...
President Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer...
Washington [US], March 4: White House doctor Kevin O'Connor said the skin cancer lesion was discovered during a comprehensive physical...
Russians pound access routes to Ukraine's besieged Bakhmut
Moscow [Russia], March 4: Russian troops and mercenaries rained artillery on the last access routes to the besieged Ukrainian city...
Greece train crash: families of victims grieve as...
Greece, March 4: Families and friends, dressed in black, clung to each other, in tears, as the coffin of a...