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More than 1,300 buildings destroyed in Gaza: UN 14 Oct 2023 - 10:56 am

Geneva: More than 1,300 buildings in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed, the United Nations said Saturday, after nearly a week of fierce...

Evacuating more than million people in Gaza Strip within one day constitutes humanitarian crisis: EU 14 Oct 2023 - 09:23 am

Beijing: European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stressed that the Israeli occupation's call to evacuate more than a million Palestinians in Gaza...

'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar 13 Oct 2023 - 11:11 pm

Yangon, Myanmar: In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent...

Gaza mass evacuation would be 'disastrous': WHO 13 Oct 2023 - 10:51 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization said on Friday that a mass evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip would be "disastrous" for hospital patients,...

Hong Kong adds two shark families on controlled trade list 13 Oct 2023 - 10:05 pm

Hong Kong on Friday added two major shark families to a list of endangered animals whose trade in the city will be tightly...

North Korea sent arms to Russia for use in Ukraine: White House 13 Oct 2023 - 09:50 pm

Washington: North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine,...

One journalist killed, two injured by Israeli bombardment in Lebanon 13 Oct 2023 - 09:25 pm

Beirut: One journalist was killed and two were injured in southern Lebanon as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' direct bombardment of...

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso 13 Oct 2023 - 07:25 pm

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's government said on Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant...

Turkish, French presidents discuss developments in Palestine 13 Oct 2023 - 06:53 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the humanitarian situation resulting from the Israeli-Palestinian escalation and the necessary...

Israeli forces used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon: HRW 13 Oct 2023 - 06:36 pm

New York: Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today, October 13, that it has determined, based on verified video and witness accounts, that Israeli...

Palestinian President, US State Secretary, discuss ending Israeli attacks on Gaza 13 Oct 2023 - 04:45 pm

Amman: During his meeting in the Jordanian capital today with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized the urgent...

Impossible to relocate vulnerable patients from north Gaza: WHO 13 Oct 2023 - 12:27 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) says local health authorities in Gaza had informed it that it was not possible to move vulnerable patients...

Seoul to adopt crowd alert to avoid repeat of Halloween tragedy 13 Oct 2023 - 11:11 am

South Korea’s capital announced plans to strengthen surveillance to avoid a repeat of last year’s crowd crush that killed almost 160 people at...

King Charles III’s newest coins celebrate UK’s flora and fauna 12 Oct 2023 - 10:54 pm

New coins marking King Charles III’s ascension to the throne will enter circulation by the end of the year and gradually replace Queen...

Egypt confirms 'Rafah Crossing' linking country to Gaza is open 12 Oct 2023 - 07:03 pm

Doha, Qatar: The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed in an official statement on Thursday that the border crossing between Egypt and...

EU to push ‘Made in Europe’ tag in green industry 12 Oct 2023 - 06:47 pm

The European Union will be much more "assertive” in touting a "made in Europe” approach to ensure that green industries like hydrogen and...

US consumer inflation holds steady in September 12 Oct 2023 - 05:35 pm

Washington: Consumer inflation held steady in the United States last month, according to government data released Thursday, giving policymakers some reprieve in their...