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US strikes Iran in response to attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

US strikes Iran in response to attack on...

Washington [US], June 27: The ​U.S. military attacked Iran on Friday in response to an Iranian drone strike on a...

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Fortescue boss issues warning after harassment lawsuit

Washington [US], June 27: Disturbing revelations of widespread sexual harassment at Fortescue's remote mining camps should result in criminal prosecutions...

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Tougher social media ban crackdown wins expert support

Washington [US], June 27: Australia's world-first social media ban for young people has sparked warnings it was never strict enough,...

Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level

Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health...

Paris [France], June 27: Heatwave conditions that have left Spain, France and the UK sweltering for days are set to...

Bahrain welcomes UAE's successful mediation in Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange

Bahrain welcomes UAE's successful mediation in Russia-Ukraine prisoner...

Manama [Bahrain], June 27: The Kingdom of Bahrain has welcomed the successful mediation by the United Arab Emirates between the...

Lebanon, Israel sign US-brokered framework agreement

Lebanon, Israel sign US-brokered framework agreement

Washington [US], June 27: Lebanon and Israel signed a US-brokered framework agreement today following several days of negotiations in Washington.

GCC welcomes Oman's announcement of temporary maritime corridor in Strait of Hormuz

GCC welcomes Oman's announcement of temporary maritime corridor...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 27: Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), welcomed the announcement by...

Al-Azhar expresses condolences to Venezuela over devastating earthquake victims

Al-Azhar expresses condolences to Venezuela over devastating earthquake...

Cairo [Egypt], June 27: Al-Azhar has expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to Venezuela and its people over the victims...

UAE reinforces global competitiveness with top international rankings in 2026

UAE reinforces global competitiveness with top international rankings...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 27: The UAE has reinforced its position among the world's most competitive economies during the first...

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 920, with more than 50,000 missing

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes rises to 920,...

Caracas [Venezuela], June 27: The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and surrounding...

Summer Davos concludes in China with call to scale innovation into growth, jobs and competitiveness

Summer Davos concludes in China with call to...

Dalian [China], June 26: Against a backdrop of evolving geoeconomic realities and exponential innovation, the World Economic Forum brought together...

655 million people still living without electricity underscore urgent need to deliver on universal energy access target: Tracking SDG 7

655 million people still living without electricity underscore...

Paris [France], June 26: At a time when energy security and affordability have risen to the top of the development...

US to create endangered species 'BioVault'

US to create endangered species 'BioVault'

Washington [US], June 26: The US government is partnering with Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences to build a national repository...

Jordanian FM, Hungarian counterpart discuss regional developments

Jordanian FM, Hungarian counterpart discuss regional developments

Amman [Jordan], June 26: Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, on Thursday held a phone call with...

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 164

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 164

Caracas [Venezuela], June 26: The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela has risen to 164, with 971...

Colombia into knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR Congo

Colombia into knock-outs with hard-fought win over DR...

Guadalajara [Mexico], June 25: Colombian fans were made to wait but eventually able to celebrate a 1-0 win over the...

Croatia keep knock-out hopes alive with 1-0 win over Panama

Croatia keep knock-out hopes alive with 1-0 win...

Toronto [Canada], June 25: Ante Budimir's goal gave Croatia a narrow 1-0 against Panama at the World Cup on Tuesday.

Europe swelters under deadly 'Omega' heatwave

Europe swelters under deadly 'Omega' heatwave

London [UK], June 25: Western Europe was in the grip of a heatwave on Wednesday that claimed dozens of lives,...

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

Baby's murder by 'dangerous' dad was preventable

New York [US], June 25: A baby girl's death at a tourist attraction at the hands of her "manipulative and...

Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports after bird flu cases

Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports after...

Sydney [Australia], June 25: Australian authorities ramped ​up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1...

Secretary Rubio tries to reassure Gulf allies on US-Iran deal details

Secretary Rubio tries to reassure Gulf allies on...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 25: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on the second day of a visit...

First ships pass through Hormuz under UN evacuation scheme

First ships pass through Hormuz under UN evacuation...

London [UK], June 25: The first ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz under a UN-backed operation to evacuate...

No need for panic, says WHO after first Ebola case detected in France

No need for panic, says WHO after first...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25: The World Health Organization (WHO) is not raising its risk assessment for Ebola, despite the first...

Italy rebukes NATO chief Rutte over remarks on US use of military bases

Italy rebukes NATO chief Rutte over remarks on...

Rome [Italy], June 25: Comments by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte about the use of US military bases in Italy...

Iran contradicts IAEA's Rafael Grossi on access for nuclear inspectors

Iran contradicts IAEA's Rafael Grossi on access for...

Tokyo [Japan] / Tehran [Iran], June 25: There is confusion over whether inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)...

Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza to hold two-day meeting in Cyprus

Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza to hold...

Athens [Greece], June 25: The Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump is due to meet on the...

Germany, France, UK express concern over China's activities off Taiwan

Germany, France, UK express concern over China's activities...

Taipei [Taiwan], June 25: Germany, France and the United Kingdom on Wednesday jointly expressed concern over recent Chinese activities off...