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Surge in drone attacks in Sudan's North Kordofan alarms UN humanitarians

Surge in drone attacks in Sudan's North Kordofan...

New York [US], January 23: UN humanitarians said Thursday that they are deeply alarmed by the growing impact of drone...

Colombia slaps 30 pct tariff on Ecuadorian goods in retaliation

Colombia slaps 30 pct tariff on Ecuadorian goods...

Bogota [Colombia], January 23: Colombia will impose a 30 percent tariff on several Ecuadorian products, Minister of Trade, Industry and...

Venezuela's parliament advances overhaul of hydrocarbons law

Venezuela's parliament advances overhaul of hydrocarbons law

Caracas [Venezuela], January 23: Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday approved in a first reading a partial reform of the country's...

No negotiations with US over Greenland's sovereignty: Danish PM

No negotiations with US over Greenland's sovereignty: Danish...

Copenhagen [Denmark], January 23: Denmark will not hold negotiations with the United States on the sovereignty of Greenland, Prime Minister...

Two dead, several missing in landslides, floods across NZ

Two dead, several missing in landslides, floods across...

Wellington [US], January 23: Two people have died and several were missing in New Zealand on Thursday after widespread flooding...

Bangladesh parties launch campaigns for first post-uprising election

Bangladesh parties launch campaigns for first post-uprising election

Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 23: Political parties and independent candidates on Thursday launched campaigns for Bangladesh's first national election since a...

Germany and Ethiopia warn against collapse of rules-based order

Germany and Ethiopia warn against collapse of rules-based...

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 23: Germany and Ethiopia on Thursday highlighted the importance of the United Nations for conflict resolution,...

US, Ukraine and Russia to hold three-way talks in UAE

US, Ukraine and Russia to hold three-way talks...

New York [US], January 23: US, Ukrainian and Russian representatives will hold three-way peace talks in the United Arab Emirates...

Trump launches Board of Peace in Davos

Trump launches Board of Peace in Davos

Davos [Switzerland], January 23: US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched a new international body, the Board of Peace,...

MBZUAI, WEF announce cooperation agreement to establish Abu Dhabi Centre for Intelligent Future

MBZUAI, WEF announce cooperation agreement to establish Abu...

Davos [Switzerland], January 23: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the...

Hazza bin Zayed receives sheikhs, officials, citizens at Al Maqam Palace in Al Ain

Hazza bin Zayed receives sheikhs, officials, citizens at...

Al Ain [UAE], January 23: H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Ain Region, has...

Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Etihad Rail; reviews latest developments in freight, passenger rail projects

Hamdan bin Zayed receives delegation from Etihad Rail;...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 23: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region,...

Saif bin Zayed visits UMEX & SIMTEX 2026

Saif bin Zayed visits UMEX & SIMTEX 2026

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 23: H.H. Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

UAE-India Business Council launches 2026 programme to bolster strategic cooperation

UAE-India Business Council launches 2026 programme to bolster...

Dubai [UAE], January 23: The UAE-India Business Council has launched its 2026 programme to support strategic cooperation between the two...

Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed honours winners of Al Dhafra Festival Camel Mazayna

Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed honours winners of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 23: Sheikh Hazza bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan has honoured the winners of the 20th...

Dubai's First-Time Home Buyer Programme helps over 2,000 residents become homeowners in 6 months since launch

Dubai's First-Time Home Buyer Programme helps over 2,000...

Dubai [UAE], January 23: Dubai's First-Time Home Buyer (FTHB) Programme is accelerating the path to home ownership for residents across...

Gold prices surge to $4,922

Gold prices surge to $4,922

New York [US], January 23: Gold prices rebounded on Thursday after an earlier drop of almost 1 per cent as...

European Parliament rejects motion of censure against EC

European Parliament rejects motion of censure against EC

Brussels [Belgium], January 23: In a vote on Thursday, MEPs rejected a motion of censure against the European Commission.

Trump says positive talks with Ukraine's Zelensky

Trump says positive talks with Ukraine's Zelensky

New York [US], January 23: US President Donald Trump says he has had "very good talks" with Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr...

New Zealand continues hunt for victims at campground hit by landslide

New Zealand continues hunt for victims at campground...

Wellington [New Zealand], January 23: New Zealand emergency crews continued to search on Friday for victims of a landslide that...

Trump withdraws the 'tariff card' after framework agreement with NATO on Greenland

Trump withdraws the 'tariff card' after framework agreement...

Washington [US], January 22: On January 21, US President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing plans to impose tariffs on...

At least 6 killed in gold mine collapse in Guinea

At least 6 killed in gold mine collapse...

Conakry [Guinea], Janaury 22: At least six people were killed on Wednesday when a gold mine collapsed in Guinea's prefecture...

Rising conflict in Sudan's North Darfur traps civilians, limits aid access: UN

Rising conflict in Sudan's North Darfur traps civilians,...

New York [US], January 22: Escalating conflict in Sudan's North Darfur state trapped civilians and restricted humanitarian access, UN humanitarians...

Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in December-January unrest: report

Iran officially counts 3,117 deaths in December-January unrest:...

Tehran [Iran], January 22: Iran's state television IRIB reported on Wednesday that 3,117 people were killed during recent unrest, citing...

Study finds cancer cells harm own DNA during growth, pointing to potential path for therapy

Study finds cancer cells harm own DNA during...

Jerusalem [Israel], January 22: Israeli researchers have found that cancer cells can damage their own DNA through the same process...

Iraq receives 150 IS detainees from Syria

Iraq receives 150 IS detainees from Syria

Baghdad [Iraq], January 22: Iraq has received the first 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees previously held in Syria's prisons, the...

UK govt approves China's largest embassy in Europe

UK govt approves China's largest embassy in Europe

London {UK], January 22: China has been given permission to build a vast new embassy in the heart of London...