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Israeli drone crashes in Syria: Israeli army

Israeli drone crashes in Syria: Israeli army

Jerusalem [Israel], March 23: An Israeli drone crashed in Syria on Wednesday during "routine activity," the Israeli military said in...

Australian Defense Force to investigate army helicopter incident

Australian Defense Force to investigate army helicopter incident

Canberra [Australia], March 23: The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has launched an investigation after a helicopter ditched into the water...

UK Parliament approves new Brexit deal for N. Ireland

UK Parliament approves new Brexit deal for N....

London [UK], March 23: The United Kingdom's (UK) Parliament passed a key part of the government's new post-Brexit trade...

Pension Reform Isn't A Luxury, It's Not A Pleasure, It's A Necessity - Says French President Emmanuel Macron

Pension Reform Isn't A Luxury, It's Not A...

Paris [France], March 23: Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron talking about pension reform, said in the interview granted to TF1...

Four dead as Russia strikes Ukraine school

Four dead as Russia strikes Ukraine school

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 23: A Russian drone attack on a school near Kyiv killed at least four people before Chinese...

Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and Britain

Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and Britain

San Francisco [US], March 23: Google has invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot,...

10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting clouds peace efforts

10 Yemeni troops killed as new fighting clouds...

Dubai [UAE], March 23: At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite...

Tens of thousands without power in California as latest storm lashes state

Tens of thousands without power in California as...

California [US], March 23: Tens of thousands of storm-weary Californians were without power and under evacuation warnings as the latest...

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of...

Moscow [Russia], March 23: Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been...

U.S. judge orders $1.68 blnpayout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing

U.S. judge orders $1.68 blnpayout to families over...

New York [US], March 23: A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on...

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

New York [US], March 23: The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century...

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Uganda passes a law making it a crime...

Kampala [Uganda], March 23: Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday.

Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back

Afghanistan's school year starts with calls for all...

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 23: Afghanistan's school year started on Tuesday.

US stocks, treasury yields retreat as Fed signals pause in rate hikes

US stocks, treasury yields retreat as Fed signals...

New York [US], March 23: US stocks retreated from near two-week highs on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised borrowing...

President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab heads of state

President of UAE exchanges Ramadan greetings with Arab...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today exchanged Ramadan greetings with a...

UAE raises base rate by 25 bp

UAE raises base rate by 25 bp

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has decided to raise the base rate applicable...

Gulf banks raise interest rates following US Federal Reserve hike

Gulf banks raise interest rates following US Federal...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 23: The central banks of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar raised their benchmark borrowing rates after...

Iraq, Türkiye to build transportation corridor linking Basra to Turkish border

Iraq, Türkiye to build transportation corridor linking Basra...

Ankara [Turkey], March 22: Türkiye and Iraq will build a land and railroad transportation corridor stretching from the Iraqi province...

43,000 estimated dead in Somalia's longest on-record drought last year

43,000 estimated dead in Somalia's longest on-record drought...

Nairobi [Kenya], March 22:A report said an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia's longest drought last year, and half likely...

Chinese data from animal market gives clues on COVID-19 origins

Chinese data from animal market gives clues on...

London [UK], March 22: Researchers said that data from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, briefly uploaded to a...

Pension protests rage in France despite Macron's no-confidence vote win

Pension protests rage in France despite Macron's no-confidence...

Paris [France], March 22: Police arrested some 142 people in the French capital overnight during street protests that followed the...

IMF approves $3bn bailout package for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

IMF approves $3bn bailout package for crisis-hit Sri...

Washington [US], March 22: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved some $3 billion to support crisis-stricken Sri Lanka's policies and...

US continues to outspend Europe on defence in NATO annual report

US continues to outspend Europe on defence in...

Brussels [Belgium], March 22: NATO's 30 members spent an estimated $1.2 trillion on defence in 2022, a 2.2% increase in...

TikTok bans youngster's deepfakes

TikTok bans youngster's deepfakes

London [UK], March 22: TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling...

Erdogan submits re-election bid, reigniting term limit debate

Erdogan submits re-election bid, reigniting term limit debate

Istanbul [Turkey], March 22: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan's ruling party and its nationalist allies have submitted the incumbent's bid for...

West Bank settler movement wins Zionist entity parliament vote

West Bank settler movement wins Zionist entity parliament...

Jerusalem [Israel], March 22: Zionist's settler movement celebrated Tuesday after parliament annulled part of a law banning them from living...

Kenya police arrest 238 in a day of violent protests against govt of President Ruto

Kenya police arrest 238 in a day of...

Nairobi [Kenya], March 22: Kenyan police said Tuesday they had arrested 238 people during violent protests over the cost of...