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Five non-permanent members elected to UN Security Council

Five non-permanent members elected to UN Security Council

New York [US], June 4: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, June 3, elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and...

ILO calls to place people at centre of AI revolution

ILO calls to place people at centre of...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 4: ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo opened the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) with a call to...

Dubai event calendar ranks among world's busiest, officials say

Dubai event calendar ranks among world's busiest, officials...

Dubai [UAE], June 4: Dubai's events line-up has established itself as one of the busiest globally, driving economic growth and...

Emir of Qatar, US President discuss regional de-escalation

Emir of Qatar, US President discuss regional de-escalation

Doha [Qatar], June 4: H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, received a phone...

Lebanon, Israel agree to implement ceasefire following Washington talks

Lebanon, Israel agree to implement ceasefire following Washington...

Washington [US], June 4: Lebanon and Israel have agreed to implement a ceasefire following extensive negotiations held in Washington, according...

Kuwaiti Cabinet strongly condemns repeated Iranian missile, drone attacks

Kuwaiti Cabinet strongly condemns repeated Iranian missile, drone...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has strongly condemned the repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks that targeted...

WMO warns of rising global temperatures driven by El Niño

WMO warns of rising global temperatures driven by...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 3: The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that the development of an El Niño event in the...

Kuwait air defenses currently intercepting hostile drone, missile attacks

Kuwait air defenses currently intercepting hostile drone, missile...

Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 3: The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces announced late Tuesday that the air defences...

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 344

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises...

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 3: The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a rise in confirmed Ebola...

Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

Congo re-opens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 3: Democratic Republic of Congo has reopened the airport in the capital city...

Egypt strongly condemns Iran's repeated attacks on Kuwait

Egypt strongly condemns Iran's repeated attacks on Kuwait

Cairo [Egypt], June 2: Egypt has strongly condemned Iran's heinous and repeated attacks on Kuwait, saying they constitute a flagrant...

UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, conveys condolences over victims of explosion at factory in Daejeon

UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, conveys...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 2: The United Arab Emirates has expressed its solidarity with the brotherly Republic of Korea...

International efforts accelerate development of vaccine against Ebola's Bundibugyo strain

International efforts accelerate development of vaccine against Ebola's...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 2: International organisations on Monday announced intensified efforts to respond urgently to the Ebola outbreak in the...

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Italy's Calabria coast

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Italy's Calabria coast

Rome [Italy], June 2: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Italy's Calabria region early on Tuesday and was...

Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to 321

Confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo rise to...

Kinshasa [DRC], June 2: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to...

How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US midterm elections

How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US...

Washington [US], June 1: The U.S. Supreme Court this year already has given a boost to President Donald Trump and...

Work set to start clearing controversial Olympic site

Work set to start clearing controversial Olympic site

Sydney [Australia], June 1: Bulldozers are expected to begin clearing a park for construction of a $3.6 billion 2032 Olympics...

Rescue package to shield workers from AI-driven cuts

Rescue package to shield workers from AI-driven cuts

Melbourne [Australia], June 1: Workers facing the threat of artificial intelligence-driven job losses are set to be protected under a...

Austria arrests six suspects linked to Daesh network

Austria arrests six suspects linked to Daesh network

Vienna [Austria], June 1: Austrian security forces have arrested six individuals accused of membership in the Daesh terrorist organisation, distributing...

UAE strongly condemns, denounces settlers' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, raising of Israeli flag within its courtyards

UAE strongly condemns, denounces settlers' storming of Al-Aqsa...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 1: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the storming of the courtyards of...

Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC rise to 282

Confirmed Ebola cases in DRC rise to 282

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], June 1: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that the number of...

Oil prices surge over two percent in early Monday trading

Oil prices surge over two percent in early...

London [UK], June 1: Oil prices rallied by more than two percent in early trading on Monday as escalating geopolitical...

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes coast of central Chile

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes coast of central Chile

Santiago [Chile], June 1: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck near the coast of central Chile at...

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to 3,412

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises...

Beirut [Lebanon], June 1: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced that the death toll from Israeli attacks on the...

38 undocumented migrants rescued off Libyan coast

38 undocumented migrants rescued off Libyan coast

Tripoli [Libya], June 1: Libyan authorities announced the rescue of 38 undocumented migrants after intercepting a boat carrying them approximately...

Amazon successfully launches 29 internet satellites into orbit

Amazon successfully launches 29 internet satellites into orbit

Washington [US], May 31: Amazon has successfully launched 29 Internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) using Atlas V rockets...

Popular French philosopher, Edgar Morin, Edgar Morin died

Popular French philosopher, Edgar Morin, Edgar Morin died

Paris [France], May 31: Edgar Morin, one of the most influential French intellectuals of the modern era, has died in...