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Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of hostages, ending war

Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of...

Washington [US], October 18: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's death marks a...

Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says Israel

Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says...

Jerusalem [Israel], October 18: Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar, the military said on Thursday. Troops...

US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN...

Washington [US], October 18: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday called on Israel to protect UN peacekeeping troops...

Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border with Iran

Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border...

Tehran [Iran] /Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18: The Taliban government in Kabul is demanding clarification after an unconfirmed report said that...

US attacks five Houthi weapons depots

US attacks five Houthi weapons depots

Washington [US], October 18: The United States military has bombed a series of targets in areas of Yemen controlled by...

Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills 28

Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills...

Gaza [Palestine], October 18: At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on yet another...

No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to 4 weeks

No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to...

Doha [Qatar], October 17: Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any...

Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes from cartels

Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes...

Mexico, October 17: Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, is...

US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy of starvation'

US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy...

New York [US], October 17: The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that...

NATO to make fresh push for common arms standards

NATO to make fresh push for common arms...

Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO will make a fresh push for common munitions standards, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, aiming to...

NATO chief reacts cautiously to Ukraine 'victory plan'

NATO chief reacts cautiously to Ukraine 'victory plan'

Brussels [Belgium], October 17: NATO chief Mark Rutte says a "victory plan" presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksiy is a...

Assisted dying bill would have 'clear criteria,' says UK lawmaker

Assisted dying bill would have 'clear criteria,' says...

London [UK], October 17: A potential assisted dying law for England and Wales would have "clear criteria, safeguards and protections,"...

Zelensky reveals 'victory plan' urging NATO invitation

Zelensky reveals 'victory plan' urging NATO invitation

Kiev [Ukraine], October 17: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday demanded an immediate invitation for his country to join NATO,...

Four killed as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Greece

Four killed as boat carrying migrants capsizes off...

Athens [Greece], October 17: Four migrants including two children were killed in a boat accident north-east of the Greek island...

WHO urges Israel to allow aid access to Gaza amid humanitarian crisis

WHO urges Israel to allow aid access to...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 17: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged Israel to grant access to northern Gaza, where...

Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked...

Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine,...

North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile State'

North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile...

Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its...

Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms striving for peaceful unification

Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms...

Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located...

Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats

Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats

Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square...

Record number of women run for Japan election

Record number of women run for Japan election

Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still...

'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford professor at Global Future Councils

'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford...

Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine...

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al Hashimy, Thani Al Zeyoudi

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al...

Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of...

17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours

17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on...

Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as...

US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel

US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel

New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly...

Record number of people vote early for US President in battleground state of Georgia

Record number of people vote early for US...

New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that...

733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO

733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO

Geneva [Switzerland], October 16: The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that one in 11 people globally,...

Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church

Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church

Kyiv [Ukraine], October 16: Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey...