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Serbia faces extreme temperatures, health risks due to prolonged heatwave

Serbia faces extreme temperatures, health risks due to...

Belgrade [Serbia], June 22: Serbians are bracing themselves for a severe heatwave that will peak over the weekend, with the...

1 dead in wildfire in western Greece

1 dead in wildfire in western Greece

Athens [Greece], June 22: A man lost his life during a wildfire burning in western Greece, Greek Fire Brigade said...

Peacekeepers in South Sudan sent to protect civilians from more communal violence: UN

Peacekeepers in South Sudan sent to protect civilians...

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22: UN peacekeepers in South Sudan have intensified patrols in Tonj East to protect civilians and restore...

China makes new moves in the East Sea, the Philippines responds

China makes new moves in the East Sea,...

Manila [Philippines], June 22: The spokesperson said the Philippines has applied standard responses to cases like this.

Ecuador begins construction of a prison to house drug lords

Ecuador begins construction of a prison to house...

Quito [Ecuador], June 22: Ecuador , once peaceful, is now plunged into crisis due to transnational drug gangs turning the...

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea to show off power, send a message to North Korea?

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea to...

Seoul [South Korea], June 22: Yonhap quoted an announcement from the US Navy saying that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS...

3 killed, 10 wounded in mass shooting in U.S. Arkansas

3 killed, 10 wounded in mass shooting in...

San Francisco (California) [US], June 22: Three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a mass shooting...

U.S. stocks trade flat to end the week

U.S. stocks trade flat to end the week

New York [USA], June 22: U.S. stocks ended flat and mixed on Friday, upon better-than-expected U.S. purchasing managers' index (PMI)...

Bird flu outbreak at U.S. dairy farms cause public health concerns

Bird flu outbreak at U.S. dairy farms cause...

Los Angeles [USA], June 22: The ongoing bird flu outbreak at U.S. dairy farms has heightened concerns among public health...

China warns of possible 'trade war' with EU

China warns of possible 'trade war' with EU

Beijing [China], June 22: Beijing warned on Friday that escalating frictions with the European Union over electric vehicle imports could...

Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages

Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages

Jerusalem [Israel], June 22: Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the...

Romania's Jan-Apr wholesale trade turnover grows 1.2%

Romania's Jan-Apr wholesale trade turnover grows 1.2%

Bucharest [Romania], June 22: The turnover of wholesale trade in Romania advanced 1.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), unadjusted, in the first...

Vietnam's booming festival tourism records large visitor numbers

Vietnam's booming festival tourism records large visitor numbers

Hanoi [Vietnam], June 22: The tourism industry of Vietnam is gradually painting an image of a colourful Vietnam with four...

Korea-Japan air traveller numbers soar to record 10.16 million in Jan-May

Korea-Japan air traveller numbers soar to record 10.16...

Seoul [South Korea], June 22: The number of air travellers between the Republic of Korea and Japan surpassed the 10...

OIC welcomes Armenia's recognition of Palestine's statehood

OIC welcomes Armenia's recognition of Palestine's statehood

Jeddah [UAE], June 22: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed Armenia's recognition of the statehood of Palestine, stressing...

UAE contributes to Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Sudan

UAE contributes to Food and Agriculture Organisation of...

New York [USA], June 22: The United Arab Emirates has signed a key agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation...

Nine more bodies found off southern Italy after migrant boat wreck

Nine more bodies found off southern Italy after...

Rome [Italy], June 21: Nine more bodies have been found off the coast of Italy after a migrant boat carrying...

Ukraine's energy infrastructure targeted in latest Russian attack

Ukraine's energy infrastructure targeted in latest Russian attack

Kyiv [Ukraine], June 21: Several Ukrainian energy facilities have been hit in a severe Russian aerial attack, Ukraine's national energy...

Rescue work continues as China grapples with flooding from heavy rain

Rescue work continues as China grapples with flooding...

Beijing [China], June 21: Rescue work is continuing in China's flooded areas on Thursday after days of heavy rainfall. Rescue...

Climate activists arrested at London airport for spray painting jet

Climate activists arrested at London airport for spray...

London [UK], June 21: Two people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after appearing to spray orange paint...

Colombian general handed jail term over 1985 Palace of Justice siege

Colombian general handed jail term over 1985 Palace...

Bogota [Colombia], June 21: A former Colombian general has been sentenced to 31 years in prison almost four decades after...

Canada classifies Iran's IRGC as terrorist group

Canada classifies Iran's IRGC as terrorist group

New York [US], June 21: Canada on Wednesday classified Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.

Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus

Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 21: While the Israeli army continues to penetrate the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, Hezbollah...

New Zealand re-establishes its Indo-Pacific policy

New Zealand re-establishes its Indo-Pacific policy

Wellington [New Zealand], June 21: Nikkei Asia reported on June 20 that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon revealed...

The White House is disappointed with Prime Minister Netanyahu's criticism

The White House is disappointed with Prime Minister...

Washington [US], June 21: White House officials on June 20 said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments about Washington's...

Mr. Trump supports granting green cards to American university graduates

Mr. Trump supports granting green cards to American...

Washington [US], June 21: Former US President Donald Trump said that international students graduating from US universities should be automatically...

The secretive billionaire donated $50 million to a group supporting Mr. Trump

The secretive billionaire donated $50 million to a...

New York [US], June 21: Private billionaire Timothy Mellon has donated $50 million to a political action group supporting former...