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Cyprus ready for potential evacuees from Lebanon and Israel, says minister

Cyprus ready for potential evacuees from Lebanon and...

Athens [Greece], August 14: Cyprus has completed preparations for a potential evacuation of foreigners from Lebanon and Israel, Foreign Minister...

1,260 people detained in Venezuela's post-election turmoil, says UN

1,260 people detained in Venezuela's post-election turmoil, says...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 14: At least 1,260 people, including more than 100 minors, have been detained in Venezuela's post-election turmoil,...

Deposed Bangladeshi PM accused in murder case

Deposed Bangladeshi PM accused in murder case

Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 14: Deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six of her loyalists were accused in a murder...

Iran rejects European mediation, claims right to hit back

Iran rejects European mediation, claims right to hit...

Tehran [Iran], August 14: Iran on Tuesday rejected European attempts at mediation amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as...

US government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans

US government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian...

Washington DC [US], August 13: A Muslim advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FBI and leaders of...

US says it has not offered Maduro amnesty since election

US says it has not offered Maduro amnesty...

Caracas [Venezuela], August 13: President Joe Biden's administration has not made an offer of amnesty to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Denmark to pressure Sweden over gang violence

Denmark to pressure Sweden over gang violence

Copenhagen [Denmark], August 13: Denmark will put pressure on Sweden to contain growing cross-border gang violence, including armed Swedish teenagers...

US says it had no role in ousting of Bangladesh's Hasina

US says it had no role in ousting...

Washington DC [US], August 13: The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently...

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria region

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 strikes Jordan-Syria region

Damascus [Syria], August 13: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Jordan and Syria late on Monday, according to the German Research...

IAEA unable to determine cause of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fire

IAEA unable to determine cause of Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

Vienna [Austria], August 13: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said late that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower.

FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran

FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was...

Washington DC [US], August 13: The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump's presidential campaign said...

Lufthansa extends suspension of Middle East flights

Lufthansa extends suspension of Middle East flights

Frankfurt [Germany], August 13: The Lufthansa Group is extending its flight cancellations to the Middle East for another week. That...

European leaders call for calm as Iran's response to Israel looms

European leaders call for calm as Iran's response...

London [UK], August 13: France, Germany and the United Kingdom have called on Iran and its allies to refrain from...

Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe during 2023, finds study

Heat caused over 47,000 deaths in Europe during...

Barcelona [Spain], August 13: Experts estimate that more than 47,000 people died as a result of high temperatures in Europe...

Talks on ceasefire in Sudan to go ahead, even without belligerents

Talks on ceasefire in Sudan to go ahead,...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: Planned talks on a ceasefire in Sudan will start this week - even if one or...

Venezuela opposition urges global protest on Aug 17 over election result

Venezuela opposition urges global protest on Aug 17...

Caracas [Venezuela], August 13: Venezuela's opposition coalition has called for protests to be held worldwide on August 17 in support...

Kenya starvation cult leader pleads not guilty to manslaughter

Kenya starvation cult leader pleads not guilty to...

Mombasa [Kenya], August 13: The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to...

Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested en masse

Tanzania opposition leaders and supporters arrested en masse

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], August 13: Police in Tanzania have arrested leaders of the Party for Democracy and Progress (Chadema)...

US to boost military presence further

US to boost military presence further

Washington DC [US], August 13: The United States is boosting its military presence in the Middle East even further, the...

Arrest as girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed in Leicester Square

Arrest as girl, 11, and woman, 34, stabbed...

London [UK], August 13: A man has been arrested after an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman were stabbed in London's...

Geneva Conventions mark 75 anniversary with concern, not celebration

Geneva Conventions mark 75 anniversary with concern, not...

Geneva [Switzerland], August 13: The Geneva Conventions, which aim to protect the human rights of civilians caught up in war,...

President Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk

President Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians...

Moscow [Russia], August 13: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian...

Greek govt calls for EU disaster response mechanism over blaze

Greek govt calls for EU disaster response mechanism...

Athens [Greece], August 13: EU member states are sending aid to Greece to help battle the massive wildfire burning across...

'16,456 children killed in Gaza war'

'16,456 children killed in Gaza war'

Gaza [Palestine], August 13: The Government Media Office in Gaza has released the toll on the 311th day of the...

Ukrainian troops now up to 30km inside Russia, says Moscow

Ukrainian troops now up to 30km inside Russia,...

Moscow [Russia]/Kiev [Ukraine], August 12: Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in what has become the deepest...

Two migrants die in English Channel in attempted small boat crossing

Two migrants die in English Channel in attempted...

London [UK], August 12: Two migrants have died as they tried to cross the English Channel and reach the UK...

Major fire breaks out north of Athens; 500 firefighters deployed in the region

Major fire breaks out north of Athens; 500...

Athens [Greece], August 12: A major fire was raging north of Athens on Sunday, with clouds of smoke reaching the...