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Ethiopian PM's party gets big parliamentary majority

Ethiopian PM's party gets big parliamentary majority

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 23: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party ​won another large parliamentary majority in this month's...

Spain swelters in first official heatwave of 2026

Spain swelters in first official heatwave of 2026

Madrid [Spain], June 23: Tourists and locals in Madrid struggled to cope with temperatures reaching up to 40 ​degrees Celsius...

Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration plan, UN says

Syria has made no progress on Sweida reintegration...

Damascus [Syria], June 23: A United Nations official warned on Monday that efforts to repair divisions and stabilise ​southern Syria...

Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

New York [US], June 23: Crisis interventions for young people seeking counselling have more than tripled in recent years with...

Ukraine may recalibrate its offer of ceasefire with Russia, envoy tells UN

Ukraine may recalibrate its offer of ceasefire with...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine may revise its offer to Russia of a ceasefire along the de facto frontline if...

North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports​​

North Korea's Kim says country will exercise its...

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 23: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said exercising the country's position as a ​nuclear state...

Ukraine's Kyiv issues air raid alert, authorities ask people to seek shelter

Ukraine's Kyiv issues air raid alert, authorities ask...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine's capital Kyiv issued an ​air raid alert authorities in a Telegram post ​asked people ​to...

All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to home states

All US passengers from hantavirus-hit ship return to...

New York [US], June 23: The University of Nebraska Medical Center said on Monday all 18 ​U.S.-resident passengers from the...

Starmer 'will resign' as he failed on energy, migration: Trump

Starmer 'will resign' as he failed on energy,...

London [UK], June 23: US President Donald Trump has said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will resign, in a social...

Four killed as Ukraine targets fuel depot in Russian-occupied Crimea

Four killed as Ukraine targets fuel depot in...

Moscow [Russia], June 23: At least four people have been killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula,...

Hungary's new PM Magyar plans anti-corruption drive, new constitution

Hungary's new PM Magyar plans anti-corruption drive, new...

Budapest [Hungary], June 23: Hungary's new Prime Minister Peter Magyar has announced a shake-up of the top ranks of state...

At least 5 killed in Russian drone attacks across Ukraine

At least 5 killed in Russian drone attacks...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: At least five people have been killed in Russian attacks at several locations across Ukraine, including...

3 dead in Philippines high school shooting

3 dead in Philippines high school shooting

Manila [Philippines], June 23: At least three students were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a high school...

Ebola cases in the Congo top 1,000 with more than 250 deaths

Ebola cases in the Congo top 1,000 with...

Nairobi [Kenya], June 23: Just over a month after the start of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...

Miguel apologises to fans, says Al Annabi gearing up for Bosnia & Herzegovina match

Miguel apologises to fans, says Al Annabi gearing...

Doha [Qatar], June 22: Qatar's national football team is doing its best to overcome the setback of their unexpected big...

Trump threatens new attacks as US-Iran peace talks open

Trump threatens new attacks as US-Iran peace talks...

New York [US], June 22: U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to restart war with Iran even as Vice President JD...

Ramiro Valdes, lauded as hero of Cuban revolution, dies at 94

Ramiro Valdes, lauded as hero of Cuban revolution,...

Havana [Cuba], June 22: Ramiro Valdes, one of Fidel Castro's earliest collaborators who was lauded at home as a hero...

Bolivia crisis begins easing, air force jet crashes

Bolivia crisis begins easing, air force jet crashes

Sucre [Bolivia], June 22: A day of fragile gains in Bolivia saw major roadblocks cleared for the first time in...

Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take action if under threat

Israeli soldiers in Lebanon are free to take...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22: Israeli soldiers are free to act without restriction to eliminate threats in Lebanon, Israeli Defence...

UK train collision leaves 28 in hospital

UK train collision leaves 28 in hospital

London [UK], June 22: Twenty eight people remain in hospital, nine of them in a critical condition, after two trains...

Much of France under highest heat alert as temperatures soar

Much of France under highest heat alert as...

Paris [France], June 22: Much of France has been placed under the highest heat alert as temperatures are expected to...

Some 92% of Israelis see Iran as victor in war: Poll

Some 92% of Israelis see Iran as victor...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 22: An overwhelming majority of 92% of Israelis believe that Iran has emerged as the winner...

UN Security Council warns of atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on El-Obeid

UN Security Council warns of atrocities in Sudan...

New York [US], June 22: Members of the UN Security Council on Saturday warned of possible atrocities and a worsening...

Three men dead after fire in west London

Three men dead after fire in west London

London [UK], June 22: Three people have died following a fire in London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said....

Ethiopia ruling party wins general election

Ethiopia ruling party wins general election

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22: Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party (PP) of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has come out on top...

Iran stays diplomatic as Trump threatens attacks during talks

Iran stays diplomatic as Trump threatens attacks during...

Tehran [Iran] / Geneva [Switzerland], June 22: The Iranian delegation involved in talks with US representatives in Switzerland has voiced...

Trump renews attacks on Meloni as feud over G7 photo escalates

Trump renews attacks on Meloni as feud over...

Washington DC [US], June 21: US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday,...