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Iraqi activists protest after father kills YouTuber daughter

Iraqi activists protest after father kills YouTuber daughter

Baghdad [Iraq], February 6: Iraqi activists protested Sunday to demand a law against domestic violence, days after a YouTuber was...

Ukraine fights off Bakhmut assault

Ukraine fights off Bakhmut assault

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 6: Heavy fighting was underway Sunday in the northern parts of the frontline hotspot Bakhmut, while Russian...

US arctic blast breaks wind chill record

US arctic blast breaks wind chill record

New York [US], February 6: An Arctic blast that brought "frostquakes" to parts of the United States saw the country...

Iran's supreme leader pardons 'tens of thousands' of prisoners

Iran's supreme leader pardons 'tens of thousands' of...

Tehran [Iran], February 6: Iran's supreme leader has pardoned or allowed a reduction in jail sentences for "tens of thousands"...

Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland

Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland

Vienna (Austria), February 6: Ten people have been killed in several avalanches across the Austrian and Swiss Alps over the...

Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional, U.S. judge rules

Ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional,...

Washington [US], February 6: A federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma...

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

Italy sounds alarm on large-scale computer hacking attack

Rome [Italy], February 6: Thousands of computer servers around the world have been targeted by a ransomware hacking attack, Italy's...

Mali expels U.N. mission's human rights chief

Mali expels U.N. mission's human rights chief

Bamako (Mali), February 6: The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission's human rights...

Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Ex-Israeli PM

Putin promised not to kill Zelenskyy: Ex-Israeli PM

Jerusalem (Israel), February 6: Former Israeli leader says he received a pledge from Russian president: 'I won't kill Zelenskyy.'

Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws

Pope and protestant leaders denounce anti-gay laws

Juba (South Sudan), February 6: Pope Francis and the leaders of protestant churches in England and Scotland have denounced the...

Saud Al Qasimi presents Ras Al Khaimah Championship trophy to Daniel Gavins after golf success

Saud Al Qasimi presents Ras Al Khaimah Championship...

Ras al-Khaimah [UAE], February 6: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al...

President of Comoros commends UAE's humanitarian, developmental initiatives

President of Comoros commends UAE's humanitarian, developmental initiatives

Moroni [Comoros], February 6: President of the Comoros Ghazali Osman has expressed his gratitude for the humanitarian and developmental stands...

Xposure introduces 'Stage-X' for creative pros talks

Xposure introduces 'Stage-X' for creative pros talks

Sharjah [UAE], February 6:The Xposure International Photography Festival is once again set to take centre-stage, offering a week-long celebration of...

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against gov't judicial reform plan

Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against gov't...

Jerusalem [Israel], February 5: Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday evening in several cities to protest the government's plan...

Italy's Meloni calls for calm over hunger strike prisoner

Italy's Meloni calls for calm over hunger strike...

Rome (Italy), February 5: Italian Prime Minister GiorgiaMeloni on Saturday appealed for calm after protests about a jailed anarchist who...

Several skiers die in Austria amid high risk of avalanches

Several skiers die in Austria amid high risk...

Vienna (Austria), February 5: Several skiers have died in separate incidents in Austria after officials issued warnings of a heightened...

Teenage girl killed by shark while jet skiing in Australia

Teenage girl killed by shark while jet skiing...

Canberra (Australia), February 5: A teenage girl was killed in a suspected shark attack in the Western Australian city of...

Family of seven killed in mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan

Family of seven killed in mysterious circumstances in...

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 5: Seven members of a single family have been killed in mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan's northern province...

13 Palestinians injured after Israeli forces raid camp in West Bank

13 Palestinians injured after Israeli forces raid camp...

Ramallah (Palestine), February 5: At least 13 Palestinians have been injured, two of them seriously, after Israeli forces fired bullets,...

Sri Lanka weighs 'failures' on independence milestone

Sri Lanka weighs 'failures' on independence milestone

Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 5: Sri Lanka marked 75 years since independence with a sombre military parade on Saturday, as...

Ukraine allies pledge precision weapons

Ukraine allies pledge precision weapons

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 5: Western allies pledged precision rockets and missile systems to Ukraine on Friday, after President VolodymyrZelensky called...

Brazil scuttles aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution concerns

Brazil scuttles aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution...

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), February 5: Brazil on Friday sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the Navy announced, despite environmental groups...

Train carrying dangerous materials derailed, causing a big fire

Train carrying dangerous materials derailed, causing a big...

Washington [US], February 5: The operator Norfolk Southern released a statement on February 4, saying the freight train derailed in...

Chile wildfires leave at least 22 people dead, officials say

Chile wildfires leave at least 22 people dead,...

Santiago [Chile], February 5: At least 22 people have died in connection with widespread forest fires in south-central Chile, according...

US shoots down airship over Atlantic

US shoots down airship over Atlantic

Washington (US), February 5: The US has shot down a giant Chinese balloon that it says has been spying on...

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rag

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut...

Moscow (Russia), February 5: Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have...

UAE is committed to achieving sustainability, preserving natural resources for future generations: Hamdan bin Zayed

UAE is committed to achieving sustainability, preserving natural...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 5: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman...