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Sharjah Media City to showcase projects at Mipcom 2025

Sharjah Media City to showcase projects at Mipcom...

Sharjah [UAE], October 9: Sharjah Media City (Shams) is preparing to participate in the international TV and entertainment content fair,...

Over $7 bn split between humanitarian response, early recovery in Gaza: WHO

Over $7 bn split between humanitarian response, early...

New York [US], October 9: Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, has stressed "the need to move...

UNICEF calls on Israel to ensure full protection of lives of all civilians

UNICEF calls on Israel to ensure full protection...

New York [US], October 9: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) described Gaza as "a hellish war that has devastated children."

Sharjah Ruler congratulates Egyptian President on election of Khaled El-Anany as UNESCO Director-General

Sharjah Ruler congratulates Egyptian President on election of...

Sharjah [UAE], October 9: H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has...

Thunberg fires back after Trump's 'anger management problem' jibe

Thunberg fires back after Trump's 'anger management problem'...

Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has traded fresh barbs with US President Donald Trump after he accused...

Switched-at-birth Austrians find biological parents after 35 years

Switched-at-birth Austrians find biological parents after 35 years

Vienna [Austria], October 8: Two girls born prematurely in the Austrian city of Graz almost 35 years ago and inadvertently...

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to trio of US-based quantum scientists

Nobel Prize in Physics goes to trio of...

Copenhagen [Denmark], October 8: The Nobel Prize in Physics has been won by John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John...

Trump 'signals' transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Trump 'signals' transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Washington [US], October 8: Reuters reported on October 7 that US President Donald Trump said that a decision has been...

Venezuela warns of attack on US embassy

Venezuela warns of attack on US embassy

Washington [US], October 8: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on October 6 that his country had warned the United States...

Government still shut down, White House in tension with many states

Government still shut down, White House in tension...

Washington [US], October 8: Two parallel bills aimed at reopening the US government failed for the fifth time in the...

Putin says Russia controls nearly 5,000 square kilometers more in Ukraine

Putin says Russia controls nearly 5,000 square kilometers...

Moscow [Russia], October 8: President Vladimir Putin has announced the areas Russia has taken control of in Ukraine this year,...

Pentagon gives green light to US Navy's next fighter jet

Pentagon gives green light to US Navy's next...

Washington [US], October 8: After months of delay, the Pentagon will as early as this week select a contractor to...

Israel accused Iran of developing missiles that can reach the US. How did Iran react?

Israel accused Iran of developing missiles that can...

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 8: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke out on October 7 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

More than 2 million immigrants have left the US, with another 600,000 set to be deported

More than 2 million immigrants have left the...

Washington [US], October 8: US federal agencies have been deporting large numbers of illegal immigrants in an ongoing campaign, with...

Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics in action

Trio win Nobel prize for revealing quantum physics...

Washington [US], October 8: U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics...

Ecuador detains five after attack on President Noboa's car

Ecuador detains five after attack on President Noboa's...

Washington [US], October 8: Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa's car was surrounded by a group of around 500 people throwing rocks...

AI goods, frontloading lift world trade in 2025: WTO

AI goods, frontloading lift world trade in 2025:...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 8: Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on...

Gold reached new record of US$3,825/oz in September, its 39th all-time high of 2025: World Gold Council

Gold reached new record of US$3,825/oz in September,...

London [UK], October 8: Gold reached a new record of US$3,825/oz in September, its 39th all-time high of 2025, while...

Israeli military operations causing more civilian casualties, widespread displacement, destruction of critical infrastructure: UN

Israeli military operations causing more civilian casualties, widespread...

New York [US], October 8: UN Secretary General spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric emphasised that Israeli military operations - including air strikes...

Global renewable capacity set to grow strongly, driven by solar PV: IEA

Global renewable capacity set to grow strongly, driven...

Paris [France], October 8: Renewable sources of electricity generation are continuing to grow strongly around the world, with global capacity...

One in three teachers now uses AI for work: OECD

One in three teachers now uses AI for...

Paris [France], October 8: One in three teachers now uses artificial intelligence (AI) for work but seven out of ten...

US crude oil production will average 13.5 million barrels per day in both 2025, 2026: EIA

US crude oil production will average 13.5 million...

Washington [US], October 8: The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that US...

ADB calls for new pact to deliver clean energy

ADB calls for new pact to deliver clean...

Kobe [Japan], October 8: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda urged joint action to bring together science, policy, and...

Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts to remain in jail in Poland

Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream blasts to remain...

Warsaw [Poland], October 7: A Ukrainian suspect being held in Poland in connection with the 2022 blasts that damaged the...

Trio wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for immune system discoveries

Trio wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for immune...

Stockholm [Sweden], October 7: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and...

Trump to mark 80th birthday with UFC cage fight on White House lawn

Trump to mark 80th birthday with UFC cage...

Washington [US], October 7: US President Donald Trump plans to celebrate his 80th birthday next year with a martial arts...

Hundreds of international students 'stuck' in the US sue the Trump administration

Hundreds of international students 'stuck' in the US...

Washington [US], October 7: Many foreign students are suing the US government because their visas have been revoked, leaving them...