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European stocks close broadly lower after cautious session
Frankfurt [Germany], July 2: European stocks closed broadly lower on Wednesday with investors mostly staying cautious while watching the developments...
US top court rejects Trump's bid to curb...
Washington DC [US], July 2: President Donald Trump suffered a defeat on Tuesday at the US Supreme Court in the...
If Iran tries to threaten its neighbours, Trump...
New York [US], July 2: US Vice President JD Vance said that if Iran pursues various measures that could destabilise...
UNRWA funding shortfall: UN chief fears for 'millions'...
New York [US], July 2: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on countries to cover a $100mn gap in...
World's oceans experience hottest June ever
Toulouse [France], July 2: The world's oceans experienced their "warmest June ever observed" and could see further record-breaking highs in...
UN Human Rights Council to hold meeting on...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2: The United Nations Human Rights Council is due to hold an urgent meeting in Geneva, Switzerland,...
Taliban launches air strikes on Pakistani territory; four...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2: Afghanistan's Taliban said they launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had...
US judge blocks Pentagon press escort rule in...
Washington DC [US], July 2: A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Pentagon rule requiring journalists to be...
China's Xi talks Taiwan, corruption on Communist Party...
Beijing [China], July 2: China's state and party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged the country's ruling Communist Party to...
Iran rejects third-party intervention for Strait of Hormuz...
Tehran [Iran], July 1: Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said that "clearance of mines in the Strait of...
Heatwave a rehearsal, summers ahead will be harder:...
Stockholm [Sweden], July 1: The latest heatwave to hit Europe is merely a "dress rehearsal," with worse to come, the...
14 children killed as roof of coaching academy...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1: At least 14 children were killed and several others injured when the roof of a coaching...
Russian glide bomb attack claims lives in Zaporizhzhya
Kiev [Ukraine], July 1: Russian glide bombs killed two people and injured a further 15 in Zaporizhzhya in south-eastern Ukraine,...
'No evidence of terrorism after Monaco explosion'
Paris [France], July 1: Prosecutors in Monaco say they do not believe that an explosion that left three people seriously...
South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt...
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 1: Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and police have been deployed to...
DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 1: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said confirmed Ebola cases in the country reached...
'Hantavirus outbreak nearing end'
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30: The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Germany's Wadephul reaffirms NATO commitment before talks with...
Berlin [Germany], June 30: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has underscored the importance of NATO's collective security guarantees ahead of...
Spain arrests Italy's most-wanted 'Ndrangheta mafia boss 'Don...
Madrid [Spain], June 30: Spanish police have arrested a man believed to be an Italian mafia boss within the powerful...
Poland detains 11 suspects over alleged Russia-linked influence...
Warsaw [Poland], June 30: Polish authorities have detained 11 people suspected of helping Russian intelligence services recruit Ukrainian refugees to...
Indian journalists condemn 'denial' of voting, passport rights...
New Delhi [India], June 30: A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial...
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital
Kinshasa [DR Congo], June 30: Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well...
Senior South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Johannesburg [South Africa], June 30: One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg,...
US, Iran trade strikes as Gulf tensions escalate
Washington DC [US], June 29: Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated further after the US military said...
Louisiana primary win puts Trump endorsee Letlow on...
Baton Rouge [US], June 29: A candidate endorsed by United States President Donald Trump has won the Republican primary in...
Ukraine confirms attack on two Russian refineries
Moscow [Russia], June 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that the military carried out drone strikes on two...
Poland warns of risk of Russian incursions on...
Warsaw [Poland], June 29: Poland's leadership sees a growing risk of Russian provocations along NATO's eastern flank, the nation's spy...






