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Wildfire destroyed record area in Brazil last year, says report

Wildfire destroyed record area in Brazil last year,...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 25: Wildfire destroyed some 300,000 square kilometres in Brazil last year, equivalent to the surface area...

Colombian army frees fifty-seven soldiers held captive by locals

Colombian army frees fifty-seven soldiers held captive by...

Bogota [Colombia], June 25: Fifty-seven soldiers who had been held captive by locals in the mountains of Colombia since the...

Leaders arrive at Hague summit as NATO chief Rutte flatters Trump

Leaders arrive at Hague summit as NATO chief...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 25: NATO leaders have arrived in The Hague for a summit hailed by German Chancellor Friedrich...

UK's commitment to landmine ban 'unwavering', says minister

UK's commitment to landmine ban 'unwavering', says minister

London [UK], June 25: Britain has pledged its "unwavering" commitment to a ban on anti-personnel landmines despite a number of...

Bezos to change wedding plans due to security reasons

Bezos to change wedding plans due to security...

Venice [Rome], June 25: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former TV presenter Lauren Sanchez have to change the plans for...

Netanyahu guilty of 'dragging' US into conflict, says Iran

Netanyahu guilty of 'dragging' US into conflict, says...

Tehran [Iran], June 24: Iran's mission to the UN has blamed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu over the US bombing of...

Syrian president condemns 'despicable' church attack

Syrian president condemns 'despicable' church attack

Damascus [Syria], June 24: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday to bring the perpetrators of a deadly suicide bombing to...

EU divided over pact with Israel after Gaza rights review

EU divided over pact with Israel after Gaza...

Brussels [Belgium], June 24: A dispute has emerged among European Union member states over the bloc's relations with Israel, following...

Israel kills at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid seekers

Israel kills at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza,...

Gaza [Palestine], June 24: At least 43 people have been killed in various Israeli attacks since dawn as the military...

Zelensky and Starmer agree new military partnership ahead of NATO summit

Zelensky and Starmer agree new military partnership ahead...

London [UK], June 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed closer ties on military...

Nuclear watchdog demands clarity on uranium status in Iran

Nuclear watchdog demands clarity on uranium status in...

Tehran [Iran], June 24: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is demanding clarity from Iran...

Serbia halts ammunition sales to Israel

Serbia halts ammunition sales to Israel

Belgrade [Serbia], June 24: Serbia's president on Monday announced that a planned sale of ammunition to Israel has been halted...

Argentina's ex-President Kirchner, under house arrest

Argentina's ex-President Kirchner, under house arrest

Buenos Aires [Argentina], June 24: On a Buenos Aires residential street, two protesters painted a telling image in colorful strokes:...

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 10 and injure dozens

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 10 and injure...

Moscow [Russia], June 24: Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people including one...

UK to broaden security focus

UK to broaden security focus

London [UK], June 24: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to boost overall defence and security spending to...

Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

New York [US], June 24: U.S. President Donald Trump said that a "complete and total" ceasefire between Israel and Iran...

Kim Jong Un presides over key party meeting

Kim Jong Un presides over key party meeting

Pyongyang [North Korea], June 24: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the 12th plenary meeting of the eighth...

UNRWA warns of severe financial crisis threatening continuity of its services

UNRWA warns of severe financial crisis threatening continuity...

New York [US], June 24: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that it...

Greece: Wildfires continue to rage on Chios

Greece: Wildfires continue to rage on Chios

Chios [Greece], June 24: Firefighters on the Greek island of Chios were working on Monday to extinguish three large wildfires...

Putin: BRICS contributes 40 per cent to global economy

Putin: BRICS contributes 40 per cent to global...

Moscow [Russia], June 24: President Vladimir Putin, addressing the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), said...

US visa applicants must make social media accounts public for screening

US visa applicants must make social media accounts...

Washington [US], June 24: In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective...

Regional tensions soar as Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in Qatar

Regional tensions soar as Iran launches missile attacks...

Muscat [Oman], June 24: The Middle East edged dangerously closer to wider conflict on Monday after Iran reportedly fired a...

King of Jordan expresses solidarity with Qatar

King of Jordan expresses solidarity with Qatar

Amman [Jordan], June 24: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, in a call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin...

Muslim World League condemns Iranian aggression on Qatar

Muslim World League condemns Iranian aggression on Qatar

Makkah [Saudi Arabia], June 24: The Muslim World League strongly condemned the Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar.

UN condemns Iranian attack on Qatar

UN condemns Iranian attack on Qatar

New York [US], June 24: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep alarm over the further escalation of the...

"Don't know how much room is left for diplomacy," Iran Foreign Minister says

"Don't know how much room is left for...

Tehran [Iran], June 23: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the US strikes on the country's nuclear facilities...

US attack on Iran "flagrant" breach of international law: Russia

US attack on Iran "flagrant" breach of international...

Moscow [Russia], June 23: Russia on Sunday said that US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites are a "flagrant" breach of...