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Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York

Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke...

Britain [UK], October 19: Britain's Prince Andrew said on Friday he would give up using his title of Duke of...

Trump commutes George Santos prison sentence

Trump commutes George Santos prison sentence

Washington [US], October 19: President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the more than seven-year prison sentence of former U.S. Representative...

US Supreme Court may limit key voting rights law section

US Supreme Court may limit key voting rights...

Washington [US], October 19: The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the...

Record number of tourism nights in EU: Eurostat

Record number of tourism nights in EU: Eurostat

Brussels [Belgium], October 19: The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments across the EU in 2024 increased by...

China's generative AI users double to 515 million

China's generative AI users double to 515 million

Beijing [China], October 19: China had 515 million generative artificial intelligence (AI) users as of June 2025, with the user...

ASEAN Renewable Energy Long-term Roadmap launched in Malaysia

ASEAN Renewable Energy Long-term Roadmap launched in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 19: The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) has launched the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

Trump threatens to "go in and kill" Hamas members if Gaza killings continue

Trump threatens to "go in and kill" Hamas...

New York [US], October 18: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas members after...

Sri Lanka establishes voluntary rehabilitation center for addicts: justice minister

Sri Lanka establishes voluntary rehabilitation center for addicts:...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 18: Sri Lanka will establish 10 voluntary rehabilitation centers across the country for addicts, a minister...

U.S. port association voices strong opposition to Washington's tariff policies

U.S. port association voices strong opposition to Washington's...

Washington [US], October 18: The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has voiced strong opposition to new U.S. tariffs on...

NAM ministers renew call for multilateralism at Uganda meeting

NAM ministers renew call for multilateralism at Uganda...

Kampala [Uganda], October 18: Foreign ministers from member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Wednesday opened a two-day meeting...

Putin highlights Russia's green energy mix

Putin highlights Russia's green energy mix

Moscow [Russia], October 18: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia boasts one of the "greenest" energy mixes worldwide...

Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty & climate crisis

Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty &...

New York [US], October 18: Nearly 80% of the world's poor - 887 million people - live in regions that...

UN demands global action to democratise water governance

UN demands global action to democratise water governance

New York [US], October 18: Governments must abandon market-driven models and embrace democratic, rights-based approaches that recognise water as a...

UN Women calls for placing women, girls at heart of every humanitarian, reconstruction effort

UN Women calls for placing women, girls at...

Gaza [Palestine], October 18: The UN Women called for ensuring that the ceasefire in Gaza translates into safety, recovery, and...

Korean import prices rise for 3rd straight month in September

Korean import prices rise for 3rd straight month...

Seoul [South Korea], October 18: Import prices in the Republic of Korea increased for the third consecutive month in September,...

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body...

New York [US], October 18: The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of the solar system, with a diametre...

UN Security Council welcomes Lebanese Government's commitments to exercise its sovereignty over its territory

UN Security Council welcomes Lebanese Government's commitments to...

New York [US], October 18: The members of the UN Security Council welcomed the efforts and commitments of the Lebanese...

'Day after' in Gaza: Türk urges all actors to ensure human rights are central to recovery, peacebuilding processes

'Day after' in Gaza: Türk urges all actors...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 18: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called on all actors to ensure that human rights...

Ahead of Zelenskyy's White House visit, Trump says will hold second summit with Putin on Ukraine in Budapest

Ahead of Zelenskyy's White House visit, Trump says...

Washington, DC [US], October 18: Ahead of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House,...

Nepal PM briefs foreign diplomats, a month after formation of interim government

Nepal PM briefs foreign diplomats, a month after...

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 18: Nepal's Interim Government Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday held a high-level diplomatic briefing one month...

US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say

US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on...

New York [US], October 18: The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from...

Trump says Maduro offers deal as US boosts Caribbean military presence

Trump says Maduro offers deal as US boosts...

New York [US], October 18: President Donald Trump said on Friday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro does not want to...

Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire during Doha talks

Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire during Doha talks

Peshawar [Pakistan] / Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the...

Fossils in Kenya reveal hand, foot bones of extinct human relative

Fossils in Kenya reveal hand, foot bones of...

Nairobi [Kenya], October 18: Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging...

Mexico floods kill 66, dozens missing amid relief criticism

Mexico floods kill 66, dozens missing amid relief...

Mexico, October 18: Five days after historic floods that killed at least 66 people and affected 100,000 homes, Mexico is...

Hamas maintains Gaza security control, resists disarmament demands

Hamas maintains Gaza security control, resists disarmament demands

Gaza [Palestine], October 18: Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official...

Putin highlights Russia's green energy mix

Putin highlights Russia's green energy mix

Moscow [Russia], October 17: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia boasts one of the "greenest" energy mixes worldwide...