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United Nations, United States: Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Monday calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan where...

Moscow: The funeral of renowned Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, who died at the weekend aged 39, will be held on Thursday, the...

Almaty, Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan said Monday that it would open a probe into the safety of a variety of grapes that has shot to...

Baku: The UN's climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to "cut the theatrics" as pressure mounts on G20...

Cairo: Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ancient wonders, but some had their eyes peeled...

London: UK police said on Monday officers were investigating a break-in last month on the grounds of the royal Windsor Estate, reportedly while...

Tokyo: Japan has scrapped plans to build a light railway part-way up Mount Fuji and is instead considering a Chinese-made cross between a...

New Delhi: India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times...

Beirut, Lebanon: Schools in Beirut were closed on Monday after Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital killed six people including Hezbollah's spokesman. Israel...

Nouakchott: Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania's capital, but is yet to...

Bangkok: Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped...

Manila: Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses on Monday after the sixth major storm to batter the Philippines in a month...

Rio de Janeiro: G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that could...

Dakar: Senegal began counting votes on Sunday after parliamentary elections in which the new government is aiming for a resounding majority to deliver...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP...

Kyiv: Russia pounded Ukraine on Sunday with a massive attack that killed 11 civilians across several regions and damaaged the country's already fragile...

Islamabad: The air quality in Pakistan's smog-choked city of Lahore on Sunday fell below the threshold considered "hazardous" for humans for the first...

Doha, Qatar: Making the journey from Qatar to Makkahby car? Here's everything you need to know about the 3,000-kilometer round trip that many...