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Kim Jong-un orders 'unlimited' nuclear power boost

Kim Jong-un orders 'unlimited' nuclear power boost

Pyongyang [North Korea], November 18: The Korean Central News Agency on November 18 quoted North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as...

Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak worsens

Bangladesh deaths from dengue cross 400 as outbreak...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: Bangladesh is battling its worst outbreak of dengue in years.

Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia

Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to...

New York [US], November 18: President Joe Biden's administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into...

Around 1,500 killed in Bangladesh protests that ousted PM Hasina

Around 1,500 killed in Bangladesh protests that ousted...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 18: About 1,500 people died in protests that brought down Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this year.

Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he's 'ready to work' with Trump

Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he's 'ready to...

New York [US], November 18: Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the...

Hezbollah spokesman killed

Hezbollah spokesman killed

Beirut [Lebanon], November 18: An Israeli strike targeting a building in central Beirut has killed Hezbollah's spokesman Mohammad Afif, according...

NATO allies criticize German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's telephone call with Putin

NATO allies criticize German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's telephone...

Berlin [Germany], November 18: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday came under fire from NATO allies for his phone call...

Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid in massive attacks

Russia hammers Ukraine's power grid in massive attacks

Kiev [Ukraine], November 18: There were blackouts in parts of Ukraine on Sunday after the Russian military launched a massive...

Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan's reconstruction

Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan's reconstruction

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18: A senior Taliban diplomat urged the international community to aid Afghanistan's recovery during a meeting in...

Israeli air force renews strikes on Beirut, residential areas hit

Israeli air force renews strikes on Beirut, residential...

Beirut [Lebanon], November 18: Israeli combat jets once again struck targets in Beirut, including a residential area just a few...

Afghan security forces seize 188 kg illicit drugs

Afghan security forces seize 188 kg illicit drugs

Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 17: Afghan security forces have seized 188 kg of drugs used in manufacturing heroin in southern Kandahar...

S. Korea's foreign currency deposit falls in October

S. Korea's foreign currency deposit falls in October

Seoul [South Korea], November 17: South Korea's foreign currency deposit fell for the first time in five months in October...

Allies pledge further support ahead of 1,000th day of war in Ukraine

Allies pledge further support ahead of 1,000th day...

Kiev [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine's allies on Saturday rallied around the war-torn country, pledging further support as it approaches its...

Iran denies reports that its UN ambassador met with Elon Musk

Iran denies reports that its UN ambassador met...

Tehran [Iran], November 17: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday firmly rejected reports of an alleged meeting between tech billionaire...

Georgia confirms disputed parliamentary election result

Georgia confirms disputed parliamentary election result

Tbilisi [Georgia], November 17: The electoral commission of the Black Sea republic of Georgia has confirmed the controversial victory of...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's house hit by flares

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's house hit by flares

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet said two flares fell near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

China's chip industry gears up as trade war escalates

China's chip industry gears up as trade war...

Beijing [China], November 17: Even before Donald Trump officially returns to the White House, China's semiconductor industry has faced major...

Close-up of the consequences caused by super typhoon Man-yi in the Philippines

Close-up of the consequences caused by super typhoon...

Manila [Philippines], November 17: Super Typhoon Man-yi uprooted trees, toppled power lines and ripped roofs off homes as it swept...

Xi signals cooperation with Trump

Xi signals cooperation with Trump

Beijing [China], November 12: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect...

UN urges G20 on climate finance

UN urges G20 on climate finance

New York [US], November 17: The U.N.'s climate chief called on leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday to...

Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern China

Eight dead after stabbing at school in eastern...

Beijing [China], November 17: Eight people have died and 17 others have been injured following a stabbing incident outside a...

California confirms first clade I mpox case

California confirms first clade I mpox case

California [US], November 17: A case of clade I mpox has been confirmed in California, the Centers for Disease Control...

G7 vows tough costs for Russia

G7 vows tough costs for Russia

Moscow [Russia], November 17: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Saturday reiterated a pledge to keep...

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school

Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school

Tel Aviv [Israel], November 17: An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at...

War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president: Zelensky

War will 'end sooner' with Trump as president:...

Kyiv [Ukraine], November 17: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will "end sooner" than...

UAE runner-up at NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024

UAE runner-up at NEOM Beach Soccer Cup 2024

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 17: The UAE National Beach Soccer Team secured a commendable second-place finish in the NEOM Beach...

Saud bin Saqr attends dinner banquet celebrating strong ties between UAE, Italy

Saud bin Saqr attends dinner banquet celebrating strong...

Ras Al-Khaimah [UAE], November 17: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al...