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Japan will support island nations with telecommunications infrastructure

Japan will support island nations with telecommunications infrastructure

Tokyo [Japan], September 16: Nikkei Asia reported yesterday, September 15, that the Japanese government and private sector will support the...

Democrats step up attacks on Trump

Democrats step up attacks on Trump

Washington [US], September 16: CNN on September 15 quoted US President Joe Biden criticizing his predecessor Donald Trump for his...

Israel says Hamas 'no longer exists', Hamas declares it is still strong enough to fight on

Israel says Hamas 'no longer exists', Hamas declares...

Tel Aviv [Israel], September 16: A senior Hamas official has issued a strong statement after Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant...

FBI investigates Trump assassination attempt in Florida, finds AK-47-like gun

FBI investigates Trump assassination attempt in Florida, finds...

Florida [US], September 16: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it is investigating the assassination of former...

Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds central Europe

Floods claim more lives as torrential rain pounds...

Washington [US], September 16: The death toll from flooding in central Europe rose to eight on Sunday as thousands of...

Trump safe after multiple shots fired near his Florida golf course

Trump safe after multiple shots fired near his...

Washington [US], September 16: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe after multiple shots were fired near his golf course...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolts Indonesia's Java Island

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 jolts Indonesia's Java Island

Java [Indonesia], September 16: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Indonesia's Java Island today, with no reports...

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei laid to rest in home village

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei laid to rest in...

Kampala [Uganda], September 15: Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend...

Tanzania launches investment reports to bolster investor confidence

Tanzania launches investment reports to bolster investor confidence

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 15: Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has unveiled a series of investment reports showcasing progress...

Two Jordanians freed after being kidnapped for 2 weeks in Syria: foreign ministry

Two Jordanians freed after being kidnapped for 2...

Amman [Jordon], September 15: Two Jordanian citizens kidnapped in Syria have been safely returned to Jordan after more than two...

Clashes erupt between Houthis, pro-government forces in S. Yemen

Clashes erupt between Houthis, pro-government forces in S....

Aden [Yemen], September 15: Ferocious clashes erupted on Saturday between Houthi militants and pro-government forces in the country's southern province...

Russia warns of potential nuclear response amid Western actions in Ukraine

Russia warns of potential nuclear response amid Western...

Moscow [Russia], September 15: Russia's patience regarding a nuclear response to Western actions in Ukraine is wearing thin, warned Dmitry...

UK and US come to 'strong position' on Ukraine

UK and US come to 'strong position' on...

Washington [US], September 15: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the UK and US have come to a "strong...

Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election crackdown

Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election...

Tunis [Tunisia], September 15: At least 80 members of Tunisia's largest opposition party Ennahdha have been arrested, party officials said,...

China braces for major tropical storm, days after Typhoon Yagi caused havoc

China braces for major tropical storm, days after...

Beijing [China], September 15: Authorities in China are bracing for another dangerous tropical storm, days after Typhoon Yagi left a...

Serbian prez approves compulsory military service

Serbian prez approves compulsory military service

Belgrade [Serbia], September 15: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday approved the reintroduction of compulsory military service, which was abolished...

Iran to convert prison into university building

Iran to convert prison into university building

Tehran [Iran], September 15: The infamous Evin prison in Tehran is to be converted into a university building, the Iranian...

Four killed in flooding in Romania

Four killed in flooding in Romania

Bucharest [Romania], September 15: At least four people have been killed in eastern Romania after the country was battered by...

Funeral ceremony held in Turkey for activist killed in West Bank

Funeral ceremony held in Turkey for activist killed...

Istanbul [Turkey], September 15: A US-Turkish activist killed during a protest last week against Israeli settlements in the occupied West...

Hundreds of child sex offenders tracked in airports

Hundreds of child sex offenders tracked in airports

Canberra [Australia], September 15: Hundreds of convicted and suspected child sex offenders have been tracked through Australian airports as they...

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap in two days

Russia, Ukraine exchange 206 prisoners in second swap...

Kyiv [Ukraine], September 15: Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their...

Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear test, experts say

Putin's options for Ukraine missiles response include nuclear...

Moscow [Russia], September 15: Vladimir Putin's options to retaliate if the West lets Ukraine use its long-range missiles to strike...

South Sudan delays presidential polls again, by 2 years

South Sudan delays presidential polls again, by 2...

Juba [South Sudan], September 15: South Sudan has postponed its long-awaited elections until December 2026, the government announced on Friday,...

Congo sentences 3 Americans to death over alleged coup plot

Congo sentences 3 Americans to death over alleged...

Kinshasa [Congo], September 15: A court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sentenced 37 people to death on Friday...

Dresden rushes to remove collapsed bridge amid flood warning

Dresden rushes to remove collapsed bridge amid flood...

Dresden [Germany], September 15: Workers in the eastern German city of Dresden on Friday rushed to clear away chunks of...

Two killed, 29 injured in train collision in Egypt

Two killed, 29 injured in train collision in...

Cairo [Egypt], September 15: Two people were killed, and 29 others were injured when two trains collided in the city...

OpenAI Launches AI Model That Can 'Reason'

OpenAI Launches AI Model That Can 'Reason'

San Francisco (California) [US], September 14: OpenAI on September 12 announced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) models to...