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Biden says US support for NATO is a 'guarantee'

Biden says US support for NATO is a...

Helsinki [Finland], July 14: President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States will remain a reliable NATO partner no...

Sunak tells unions to halt strikes after public sector pay offer

Sunak tells unions to halt strikes after public...

London [UK], July 14: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged unions to call off strike action after accepting recommendations...

Putin says Russia ready to quit grain deal unless demands met

Putin says Russia ready to quit grain deal...

Moscow [Russia], July 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin said any extension of a soon-to-expire deal that allows critical grain supplies...

America bucks before extreme weather

America bucks before extreme weather

Washington [US], July 14: A prolonged heatwave is covering a large swath of the southern US, stretching from California to...

ChatGPT has 2 more competitors in just a few days

ChatGPT has 2 more competitors in just a...

Washington [US], July 14: Reuters on July 13 reported that US billionaire Elon Musk has just launched an artificial intelligence...

Russia reacts to NATO conference

Russia reacts to NATO conference

Moscow [Russia], July 14: Speaking at a press conference after the NATO Summit, taking place in the capital Vilnius (Lithuania)...

US Secret Service stops investigating cocaine discovery in White House because of lack of evidence

US Secret Service stops investigating cocaine discovery in...

Washington [US], July 14: The US Secret Service has closed its investigation into the discovery of cocaine in the White...

Risk of avian influenza infection in humans

Risk of avian influenza infection in humans

Geneva [Switzerland], July 14: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned about the human health risk of avian influenza and...

Ukraine received US cluster munitions, Russia issued a new statement

Ukraine received US cluster munitions, Russia issued a...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 14: Ukraine's armed forces have received cluster munitions that the US promises will help bolster Kyiv's counter-offensive,...

Teacher strikes likely to end in England

Teacher strikes likely to end in England

England [UK], July 14: Teacher strikes are likely to end in England after union leaders came out in support of...

UN uncovers 87 bodies

UN uncovers 87 bodies

New York [US], July 14: The head of a United Nations agency has called for an investigation into the killing...

Thai democracy; parliament fails to elect new prime minister

Thai democracy; parliament fails to elect new prime...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 14: The sole nominee to be the next prime minister of Thailand failed to secure enough parliamentary...

US resists calls by Trump to postpone trial

US resists calls by Trump to postpone trial

Washington [US], July 14: U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith urged the federal judge presiding over the prosecution of Donald Trump...

Chopped fingertip mailed to French president's residence

Chopped fingertip mailed to French president's residence

Paris [France], July 14: A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence...

US House debates 'culture wars' amendments to must-pass defense bill

US House debates 'culture wars' amendments to must-pass...

Washington [US], July 14: The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday debated proposed amendments to its version of the National...

Pacific Islands Forum chair confident in safety of Japan's release into ocean

Pacific Islands Forum chair confident in safety of...

Tokyo [Japan], July 14: The Pacific Islands Forum chair Mark Brown says the planned release of treated nuclear wastewater into...

Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers fighting in Ukraine

Russian general says top military brass betrayed soldiers...

Moscow [Russia], July 14: A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership...

US govt tells vaccine makers to price updated COVID shots reasonably

US govt tells vaccine makers to price updated...

Washington [US], July 14: COVID vaccine makers should price their updated shots for the fall at a reasonable rate that...

Elon Musk launches AI startup

Elon Musk launches AI startup

San Francisco [US], July 13: Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday he is launching an artificial intelligence...

Oil prices pick up on U.S. inflation slowdown

Oil prices pick up on U.S. inflation slowdown

New Yprk [US], July 13: Crude oil futures prices extended gains on Wednesday thanks to optimism from cooling down in...

Gold rises as U.S. inflation slows

Gold rises as U.S. inflation slows

Chicago [US], July 13: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday as...

U.S. crude supplies up, other petroleum data mixed

U.S. crude supplies up, other petroleum data mixed

Houston [US], July 13: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.7 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...

Australian flu vaccine uptake falls in winter amid cost-of-living pressures

Australian flu vaccine uptake falls in winter amid...

Canberra [Australia], July 13: Influenza vaccine uptake in Australia has dropped in the current winter months as a result of...

Eastern bettongs return to Aussie state after century-long absence

Eastern bettongs return to Aussie state after century-long...

Sydney [Australia], July 13: The environment department in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) announced on Thursday that...

UN Council condemns Quran burning; the West votes against resolution

UN Council condemns Quran burning; the West votes...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution condemning the Quran burning incident in Sweden...

Global hunger toll stands at 735 million people: Report

Global hunger toll stands at 735 million people:...

Rome [Italy], July 13: Nearly three-quarters of a billion people suffer from hunger or malnutrition worldwide, according to a report...

US Congress and Blinken call on Havana to release political prisoners

US Congress and Blinken call on Havana to...

Miami [US], July 13: US Congress and the United States' top American diplomat called on the Cuban government on Tuesday...