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Temperature breaks record for second day

Temperature breaks record for second day

Paris [US], July 6: Tuesday was the hottest day ever recorded as the global average temperature leaped to a record...

Saudi says oil cuts show not at odds with Russia

Saudi says oil cuts show not at odds...

Vienna [Austria], July 6: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday dismissed talk of discord with oil ally Russia, praising their coordinated decisions...

Philadelphia mass shooting suspect arraigned on five murder charges

Philadelphia mass shooting suspect arraigned on five murder...

Washington [US], July 6: A Philadelphia resident arrested in one of a series of mass shootings across the county over...

Pentagon to tighten controls on classified information after leak

Pentagon to tighten controls on classified information after...

Washington [US], July 6: The Pentagon announced on Wednesday plans to tighten controls on top secret information following an alleged...

Palestinians fear escalation after destructive West Bank assault

Palestinians fear escalation after destructive West Bank assault

Ramallah [Palestine], July 6: The atmosphere in Jenin refugee camp feels like one I have witnessed elsewhere - in Gaza,...

Salvadoran court sentences ex-President Funes to another jail term

Salvadoran court sentences ex-President Funes to another jail...

San Salvador [El Salvador], July 6: A court in El Salvador sentenced former President Mauricio Funes to six years behind...

GM Food: EU rethinks rules on genetically modified crops

GM Food: EU rethinks rules on genetically modified...

Berlin [Germany], July 6: Scientists are finding more and more causal links between climate change and frequent extreme weather events...

Al Thiqah's 'Peace Lily' promotes engagement and sustainability

Al Thiqah's 'Peace Lily' promotes engagement and sustainability

Sharjah [UAE], July 6: In an effort to promote environmental sustainability and social responsibility, the Al Thiqah Club for the...

UAE concludes second UN Security Council Presidency with 7 resolutions adopted, including landmark resolution on Tolerance and International Peace and Security

UAE concludes second UN Security Council Presidency with...

New York [US], July 6: The United Arab Emirates concluded its second presidency of the United Nations Security Council...

UAE is focused on uniting parties in a COP that delivers for all: COP28 President-Designate

UAE is focused on uniting parties in a...

Port of Spain [Trinidad and Tobago], July 6: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology,...

Second edition of Emerging Peacemakers Forum to begin tomorrow in Geneva

Second edition of Emerging Peacemakers Forum to begin...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 6: The second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum is set to begin tomorrow in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bolivian president rebukes restrictions imposed by U.S. financial system

Bolivian president rebukes restrictions imposed by U.S. financial...

Puerto Iguazú[Argentina], July 5: Bolivian President Luis Arce on Tuesday rejected constraints imposed by the U.S. financial system, urging the...

EU condemns ban on Venezuela opposition candidate in poll

EU condemns ban on Venezuela opposition candidate in...

Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 5: The European Union has condemned the exclusion of Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado from...

Jens Stoltenberg to remain NATO chief

Jens Stoltenberg to remain NATO chief

Brussels [Belgium], July 5: NATO member states have extended the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg until October 1, 2024,...

'Fukushima water discharge plans as per standards'

'Fukushima water discharge plans as per standards'

Tokyo [Japan], July 5: Plans by the Japanese authorities to discharge treated cooling water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear...

Afghan Taleban order women's beauty parlours to shut

Afghan Taleban order women's beauty parlours to shut

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 5: Afghanistan's Taleban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the...

Thai House picks compromise speaker as progressives seek to form govt

Thai House picks compromise speaker as progressives seek...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 5: The Thai parliament appointed a compromise candidate to the powerful role of House speaker on Tuesday,...

France protest violence drops sharply

France protest violence drops sharply

Paris [France], July 5: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with hundreds of French officials to begin exploring the...

Xi urges SCO solidarity, Putin praises support

Xi urges SCO solidarity, Putin praises support

New Delhi [India], July 5: China's Xi Jinping urged the leaders of Russia, Iran and other Shanghai alliance states on...

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July...

Washington [US], July 5: Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S....

UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 bln climate pledge

UK refutes claims it is dropping $14.76 bln...

London [UK], July 5: The British government said that claims it was dropping its International Climate Finance pledge are false,...

Biden says gun violence 'tearing communities apart'

Biden says gun violence 'tearing communities apart'

Washington [US], July 5: President Joe Biden said gun violence was tearing apart U.S. communities after mass shootings in Philadelphia,...

White powder found at White House identified as cocaine

White powder found at White House identified as...

Washington [US], July 5: A white powder found inside the White House late on Sunday was identified by Washington's fire...

Divided Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex unions

Divided Church of England to debate blessings for...

London [UK], July 5: The Church of England's governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for...

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent...

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 5: Russia and Ukraine accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia...

Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

Cairo [Egypt], July 5: Türkiye and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals to restore normal diplomatic relations.

COP28 to focus on delivering real results for Global South

COP28 to focus on delivering real results for...

Havana [Cuba], July 5: COP28 President-Delegate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, today delivered a virtual address at the meeting of G77...