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Russia evacuates villages in Kursk
Moscow [Russia], September 17: Russia ordered the evacuation of villages close to the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region, the...
Starmer seeks immigration lessons from Italy's far-right
Rome [Italy], September 17: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday for her efforts...
UN Senior Coordinator commends UAE's recent medical evacuation...
New York [US], September 17: The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, said that "the recent...
UAE banking sector's liquid assets rise to AED800...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 17: The liquid assets of the UAE's banking sector exceeded AED800 billion by the end...
Biden and Trump talk on the phone after...
Washington [US], September 17: US President Joe Biden had a phone call with Donald Trump on September 16 following an...
Israel adds new target to Gaza war
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 17: On September 17, Israel added a new objective to its military campaign in the Gaza...
Ex-BBC presenter avoids jail over indecent child images
London [UK], September 17: Former British TV news presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to...
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media...
Sydney [Australia], September 17: Facebook owner Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its...
PM defends economic handling from business critique
Sydney [Australia], September 17: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pointed to Labor's strong record in job creation while defending his...
Musk's post on X about Biden, Harris being...
Washington [US], September 17: The US Secret Service says it is aware of a post by billionaire Elon Musk's on...
Ryan Routh charged with gun crimes in Trump...
Washington [US], September 17: A man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump was charged with two gun-related crimes in...
Portugal asks Europe for help as wildfires rage
Lisbon [Portugal], September 17: Portugal asked the EU to send it more fire-fighting planes as at least 15 blazes raged...
Germany brings back border checks to curb migration
Berlin [Germany], September 17: Germany reintroduced temporary border checks including at its frontiers with France and the Netherlands as part...
Central Europe braces for further flooding 'apocalypse'
Warsaw [Poland], September 17: Residents of several areas of Poland and the Czech Republic rushed to evacuate as others in...
A firefighter dies as torrential rain lashes Austria
Vienna [Austria], September 16: A firefighter in northeastern Austria has died in floods as torrential rain and heavy storms swept...
8 rescued from fishing boat capsizing off S....
Seoul [South Korea], September 16: All the eight people on board were rescued from a fishing boat that capsized off...
New online tool aims to reduce impact of...
Canberra [Australia], September 16: Australia's national science agency has launched an online tool to enhance knowledge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Yellow-eyed penguin wins New Zealand's Bird of the...
Wellington [New Zealand], September 16: The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, has won New Zealand Bird of the Year 2024, again...
Eight migrants die trying to reach Britain by...
London [UK], September 16: Eight migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel overnight.
Russian airstrike injures more than 30 people in...
Kyiv [Ukraine], September 16: More than 30 civilians have been injured in a Russian airstrike on the city of Kharkiv...
Dozens dead after overloaded wooden boat capsizes on...
Lagos [Nigeria], September 16: At least 45 people have died in a river boat accident in Nigeria, authorities said.
Astronauts on Polaris Dawn mission return to Earth
Washington [US], September 16: The astronauts on the historic private space mission Polaris Dawn splashed down near the southern tip...
Hezbollah fires dozens of missiles at Israel
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 16: The Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah claimed responsibility on Sunday for firing dozens of rockets at...
British royals wish Harry a happy 40th birthday
London [UK], September 16: The British royal family has wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday.
Six foreigners arrested in Venezuela for alleged plot...
Caracas [Venezuela], September 16: Six foreign nationals were arrested in Venezuela on Saturday after officials accused them of plotting to...
Haiti petrol tanker explosion kills at least 15...
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], September 16: At least 15 people have been killed and another 40 injured after a tanker truck carrying...
At least 18 killed in terrorist bombing in...
Mogadishu [Somalia], September 16: At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Somalian capital Mogadishu,...