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Argentine president meets with U.S. secretary of state
Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 24: Argentine President Javier Milei on Friday met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at...

Over 15,000 Dengue cases in Sri Lanka so...
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 24: Over 15,000 Dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka so far in 2024 along...

Political parties in Cambodia wrap up campaign for...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 24: Political parties in Cambodia on Friday concluded a 14-day campaign for Sunday's Senate election, without...

Diving tourism contributes 1.3 bln USD to Philippine...
Manila [Philippines], February 24: Diving tourism contributed more than 73 billion pesos (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) to the Philippine economy...

5.5-magnitude quake hits Southeast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ
Tokyo [Japan], February 24: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Southeast of Honshu, Japan at 23:10:42 GMT on...

Frankfurt To Be EU's New Anti-Money Laundering Authority's...
Frankfurt [Germany], February 24: The Belgian Presidency of the EU announced on Thursday that the new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)...

MSF condemns US at UN for Gaza situation
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24: The head of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council on...

Trump moves to dismiss mishandling charges
Washington [US], February 24: Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss criminal charges accusing...

US targets Russia with hundreds of sanctions over...
Washington [US], February 24: The United States on Friday imposed extensive sanctions against Russia, targeting more than 500 people and...

Republicans, Trump try to contain backlash from Alabama...
Washington [US], February 24: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his party are scrambling to contain the fallout from a...

U.S. Consul-General hails strategic partnership with UAE
Dubai [UAE], February 24: Meghan Gregonis, Consul-General of the United States in Dubai, said that the celebration of the U.S....

UAE Ministry of Investment witnesses signing of largest-ever...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 24: The Ministry of Investment of the UAE witnessed the signing of a landmark agreement between...

Full impact of Red Sea shipping crisis yet...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 23: Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea caused 42 percent fewer ships to travel...

Most voters say Biden, Trump both mentally unfit...
Washington [US], February 23: American voters are broadly skeptical that US President Joe Biden is mentally fit to serve a...

Latvia's parliament pledges support for Ukraine until victory
Riga [Latvia], February 23: Latvia's parliament has pledged to support Ukraine until it achieves victory in its war against Russia.
Iran sends Russia hundreds of ballistic missiles
Moscow [Russia], February 23: Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told...
Over 8,000 South Korea doctors join walkout over...
Seoul [South Korea], February 23: More than 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have walked off the job in protest against...

Putin, with ironic smile, praises Biden for calling...
Moscow [Russia], February 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Joe Biden on Thursday for calling him a "crazy SOB", saying...

FNC to host Abu Dhabi Session of Parliamentary...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 23: In partnership with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the European Parliament (EP), the Federal National...

UAE proposes preparation of 'parliamentary strategic framework' for...
Baku [Azerbaijan], February 23: The Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) has proposed the preparation of a "Parliamentary...

German citizens reject Tesla expansion plans in Gruenheide
Berlin [Germany], February 22: Citizens of Gruenheide in Germany have opposed American car manufacturer Tesla's plans to expand its Gigafactory...

Junior doctors in Wales begin strike amid pay...
London [UK], February 22: Thousands of junior doctors in Wales began a three-day strike on Wednesday over continued pay...

Romania to hold presidential election in September: PM
Bucharest [Romania], February 22: Romania is set to hold its presidential election in September, as confirmed on Wednesday by Prime...

Lithuania closes two more border crossings with Belarus
Riga [Latvia], February 22: Lithuania will close two more border crossings with neighbouring Belarus for security reasons, the government in...

French warships down 2 drones over Red Sea
Paris [France], February 22: Two French frigates have shot down two drones in the Red Sea after previously registering...

UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist's death
London [UK], February 22: The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic...

Zelensky sends delegation to Polish border for talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 22: After days of protests by Polish farmers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky now wants to send Prime...