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Gaza ready to hold municipal elections: elections commission
Ramallah [Palestine], August 16: The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) on Tuesday said it is ready to hold municipal elections...
UN Women chief urges action against Taliban's gender...
United Nations, August 16: The UN's lead agency for gender equality on Tuesday called on the global community to persistently...
Tourist plane carrying 3 crashes in W. France
Paris [France], August 16: A tourist plane with three people on board crashed Tuesday in France's western department of Loire-Atlantique,...
U.S. still focused on diplomatic solution to attempted...
Washington [US], August 16: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States is still "very focused...
Paraguay's new President Peña vows to deliver economic...
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 16: Paraguay's new President Santiago Peña promised at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday to make investments...
Typhoon Lan brings heavy rains and travel chaos...
Tokyo [Japan], August 16: Typhoon Lan lashed parts of central Japan with heavy rains and severely hampered the travel plans...
Court rules for young people in landmark US...
Washington [US], August 16: In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group...
Time 'running out': aid agencies urge immediate action...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 16: Four months into Sudan's conflict, the situation is spiraling out of control, with mass displacement and...
Bangladesh Islamist leader buried after violent protests
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 16: Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday's funeral for an influential Islamist leader in Bangladesh, police said, after...
Clashes in Libya capital kill two; shut airport
Tripoli [Libya], August 16: Gunfighting between the two leading armed groups in Tripoli killed two people and forced the closure...
35 killed in Russia fuel station blast
Moscow [Russia], August 16: At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at...
Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16: Afghanistan's Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power.
Wave of Russian air strikes hits western Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas.
Georgia charges Trump with racketeering
Washington [US], August 16: Donald Trump faced a new raft of felony charges on Tuesday after a Georgia grand jury...
France: Pyrenees wildfire contained
Paris [France], August 16: A fire that ravaged a 500-hectare (1,235 acres) area in the south of France has been...
Mohamed bin Zayed: Under UAE Presidency, COP28 will...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis...
UAE leaders condole with Korean President on passing...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences...
UAE expresses concern over developments in Libya's Tripoli...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: The UAE has expressed its concern over the developments in Tripoli, the capital of...
Neymar Jr. officially signs with Saudi club Al-Hilal
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Al-Hilal Club announced that it has agreed terms to sign prolific goalscorer Neymar Jr. The...
45-year-old man charged after disruptions force int'l flight...
Sydney [Australia], August 15: A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday after causing disruptions to an international flight from Australia...
Singapore, Chile sign MoU to collaborate on carbon...
Singapore, August 15: Singapore and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on carbon markets and carbon pricing...
Four Australians, three Indonesians missing after boat loses...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Four Australian tourists and three Indonesian crew were missing off the eastern coast of Indonesia's Aceh...
Argentinian libertarian populist Milei wins presidential primary
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 15: The libertarian populist Javier Milei has won Sunday's presidential primaries in Argentina, according to media...
Kiev reports progress near Bakhmut, other small gains...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 15: Ukrainian troops are making progress in recapturing territory near the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in eastern...
Poland to hold referendum on border fence with...
Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland is to let its citizens give their view on whether to keep a fence on...
International artists stand up for political prisoners in...
Minsk [Belarus], August 15: Thirteen prominent cultural figures have spoken out for the disappeared political prisoners in Belarus. In an...
Britain blames 'criminal gangs' for Channel migrant deaths
London [UK], August 15: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the...