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Italian President Mattarella declares Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open
Milan [Italy], February 7: Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games open on Friday.
Coe backs dispersed model at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
Milan [Italy], February 7: Sebastian Coe, head of World Athletics and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, believes the geographically...
8,700 runners race in Dead Sea marathon
Jerusalem [Israel], February 7: About 8,700 runners from 43 countries and regions participated in the annual Dead Sea Marathon on...
China bags three gold medals out of six
Tianjin [China], February 7: China registered three out of six gold medals in the opening day of the 12th Asian...
1st Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games opens in Yulin
Yulin [China], February 7: The first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games opened in Yulin city on Friday, with the ground-breaking campaign...
UN agency reports famine in two more areas...
Nairobi [Kenya], February 6: The famine threshold has been passed in two more areas in Sudan's North Darfur State, UN...
US and Russia agree to re-establish high-level military...
Washington [US] / Moscow [Russia], February 6: The United States and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level military contacts for...
Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people...
Gaza [Palestine], February 6: Twenty-five more Palestinians have returned to Gaza through the Rafah crossing following its long-awaited partial reopening,...
Moscow, Kiev conduct largest prisoner swap in months
Moscow [Russia], February 6: Russia and Ukraine have conducted the largest exchange of prisoners of war in months in a...
Man killed, girl missing as storm hits Portugal,...
Lisbon [Portugal], February 6: A man has lost his life in Portugal after floodwaters engulfed his car, and in Spain,...
Trump calls Colombia's President Petro 'terrific' after White...
Washington [US], February 5: US President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro met at the White House on Tuesday...
Turkiye, Oman willing to host Iran-US talks
Tehran [Iran], February 5: The location of planned negotiations between the United States and Iran has yet to be determined,...
Global human rights system is in peril, says...
New York [US], February 5: Rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) paints one of its bleakest pictures in years of...
Russia-Ukraine peace talks begin in Abu Dhabi amid...
Kiev [Ukraine]/Moscow [Russia], February 5: Peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian representatives were under way in Abu Dhabi, the Ukrainian...
OMR4mn air gases production plant inaugurated in Al...
Muscat [Oman], February 5: Al Rusayl Industrial City witnessed the inauguration of an air gases production plant for the Global...
WHO launches $1 billion global appeal
Geneva [Switzerland], February 4: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion...
Nearly 40% of cancer cases could be prevented,...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 4: Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting...
Horrific humanitarian crisis in Sudan endured more 1000...
New York [US], February 4: Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said that the horrific humanitarian crisis in Sudan...
US aircraft carrier shoots down Iranian drone in...
Washington DC [US], February 4: A US aircraft carrier shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday...
US House votes to end partial government shutdown,...
Washington DC [US], February 4: The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) voted to end the partial government...
Spain moves to ban social media access for...
Dubai [UAE], February 4: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday announced that his government plans to ban children under...
US withdrawal from WHO threatens Africa's health gains
New York [US], February 4: The United States sent major shockwaves through the global health system by leaving the World...
Ultra-processed foods 'engineered' like cigarettes: study
Harvard [US], February 4: A study by researchers at three United States universities claims to have identified similarities between the...
Spain to ban social media access for minors...
Madrid [Spain], February 4: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday that his government will introduce a ban on social...
Grubauer says Neuer's goalkeeping style offers edge as...
Berlin [Germany], February 4: Manuel Neuer may have his hands full with Bayern Munich, but the goalkeeper's influence is being...
"Biggest one of all": Donald Trump backs world's...
Washington, DC [US], February 3: United States President Donald Trump expressed his desire for Washington, DC, to have the world's...
Rafah border crossing in Gaza reopens for two-way...
Gaza [Palestine], February 3: Patients, wounded, and citizens begin crossing into Egypt, while stranded Palestinians return to Gaza Strip, amidst...






