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Radio sets make a comeback in war-torn Gaza
Gaza [Gaza Strip], December 20: Before war broke out in Gaza, Mahmud al-Daoudi could never have imagined the radio sets...
Erdogan, Orban pledge deeper ties in Budapest
Budapest [Hungary], December 20: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he would seek deeper ties with Hungary's Prime...
Ukraine army short of new recruits for front
Bakhmut [Ukraine], December 20: After 22 months of war with a horrific human cost, the Ukrainian army is struggling to...
Putin says Russia is ready to talk on...
Moscow [Russia], December 20: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would be prepared to talk to Ukraine, the...
Iceland volcano unlikely to impact flights; lava flows...
Reykjavík [Iceland], December 20: Lava spewing from a volcano in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only nearby...
US judge halts removal of Confederate Memorial at...
Washington [US], December 20: A federal judge on Monday ordered a halt to the removal of a Confederate monument at...
Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from holding office
Washington [US], December 20: The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the...
Kim Jong Un warns US after North Korea...
Pyongyang [North Korea], December 20: North Korea's leader threatened "more offensive actions" against military threats after supervising the third test...
Sudan: 300,000 flee as RSF advance on key...
Khartoum [Sudan], December 20: As many as 300,000 people have fled fighting on a new front in Sudan's war, the...
Dubai Municipality Launches Future Foresight Plan
Dubai [UAE], December 20: Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of its Future Foresight Plan which provides a roadmap for...
UAQ Ruler congratulates emirate's police delegation on achieving...
Umm Al Quwain [UAE], December 20: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm...
UAE Ambassador meets with Speaker of Jordanian Senate;...
Amman [Jordan], December 20: Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the...
King Hamad bin Isa confers First Class Medal...
Manama [Bahrain], December 20: His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, awarded the...
Iranian FM urges Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as...
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday called on Pakistan to designate Jaish-ul-Adl as a...
New Zealand gov't sets basic standards for school...
Wellington [New Zealand], December 19: All primary and intermediate students in New Zealand are required to be taught an average...
EU takes legal steps against Musk's X over...
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: The European Commission announced on Monday legal steps against Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly...
Sunak presses for 'sustainable ceasefire' in Gaza
London [UK], December 19: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said too many innocent lives had been lost in the Israel-Hamas...
Huge blast at oil terminal in Guinea's capital...
Conakry [Guinea], December 19: A huge explosion at the main oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry has killed at least...
Mexican gunmen kill 12 people at Christmas celebration
Mexico City [Mexico], December 19: Police in Mexico say 12 people were killed and another 11 injured when gunmen stormed...
Houthis attack two more vessels
Sanaa [Yemen], December 19: Yemen's Houthi fighters say they have launched a drone attack targeting two cargo vessels in the...
Hundreds evacuated as flood disaster unfolds in Australia
Cairns [Australia], December 19: Stranded residents sheltered on a hospital roof as flash floods swamped northeastern Australia on Monday, with...
Cyberattack cuts Iran fuel supplies
Tehran [Iran], December 19: Iran said it suffered a cyberattack by the Zionist entity and the United States that disrupted...
Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex...
Vatican City [Italy], December 19: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people...
Death toll rises to 111 after earthquake in...
Beijing [China], December 19: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan...
Israel signals gradual shift in Gaza war, after...
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 19: Israel will gradually transition to the next phase of operations in Gaza.
US-led force to patrol Red Sea in response...
Washington [US], December 19: Several countries have agreed to jointly carry out patrols in the southern Red Sea and Gulf...
Seven European countries pledge CO2-free power systems by...
Brussels [Belgium], December 19: Seven countries including Germany, the Netherlands and France pledged on Monday to eliminate CO2-emitting power plants...