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Russia and Ukraine conduct heavy airstrikes as war...
Kiev [Ukraine], September 22: Russia launched a new wave of heavy airstrikes on Ukraine early on Thursday morning, including on...

Zelensky says he had 'great dialogue' with US...
Washington [US], September 22: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky said he had a "great dialogue" with US Senators and expressed his gratefulness...

Venezuela regains control of gang-run jail with pool...
Caracas [Venezuela], September 22: Some 11,000 soldiers and police stormed the Tocoron prison in Venezuela about 140 kilometres south-west of...

Pakistan to hold national election in January 2024
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22: Pakistan will hold delayed national polls in January next year, the election commission announced Thursday, as...

Azerbaijan, Karabakh separatists hold 'constructive' peace talks
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 22: Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh held their first direct peace talks...

MBS: Palestinian issue key for normalization
New York [US], September 22:Saudi Arabia's crown prince said Wednesday that a historic normalization of relations with the Zionist entity...

PM calls on Iraqi counterpart to abide by...
New York [US], September 22: Representative of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime...

Do your utmost best, Crown Prince urges Kuwaiti...
Beijing [China], September 22: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah urged athletes competing in the 19th...

Australia to hold independent inquiry into handling of...
Canberra [Australia], September 22: Australia's centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling...
US offers work permits to half million Venezuelans
Washington [US], September 22: The U.S. will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a...

King Charles visits Notre-Dame in state trip aimed...
Paris [France], September 22: King Charles underscored on Thursday the importance of the relationship between Britain and France and called...

Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending...
Warsaw [Poland], September 22: Poland is only carrying out previously agreed arms deliveries to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on...

Fujairah Crown Prince receives Minister of Culture and...
Fujairah [UAE], September 22: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, stressed the importance...

Nagorno-Karabakh fighting dies down after Russia brokers ceasefire
Moscow [Russia], September 21:A ceasefire has been agreed in the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh about a day after...

UN official calls for honoring truce in Palestinian...
Beirut [Lebanon], September 21: A senior UN official on Wednesday called on factions involved in clashes in the Ain Al-Helweh...

Israel to support innovative projects for integrating Hebrew,...
Jerusalem [Israel], September 21: The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on Wednesday said in a statement that it would invest a...

5.5-magnitude quake hits 50 km SSE of Sand...
Washington [US], September 21: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 50 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska at...

12 missing after vessel capsizes in western Myanmar
Yangon [Myanmar], September 21: A total of 12 people went missing after a vessel capsized on Tuesday in western Myanmar's...

Indonesia to start oil, Gas exploration in Papua
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 21: The Indonesian government has set to explore oil and gas resources in Warim block, Papua province,...

Wild poliovirus detected from environmental samples in Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21: Two sewage samples collected from different parts of Pakistan have tested positive for wild poliovirus, the...

Tajik president calls for more int'l aid for...
United Nations, September 21: Tajik President EmomaliRahmon on Wednesday called on the international community to provide more humanitarian aid for...

Vaccines should be regarded as global commodities: Pakistani...
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21: Pakistani caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-HaqKakar said on Wednesday that vaccines should be treated as global goods...

Riyadh hails 'positive results' of peace talks with...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 21: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday hailed what it called "positive results" from talks with a visiting...

Humanitarian situation in Libya's flood areas 'critical'
Tripoli [Libya], September 21: The humanitarian situation in the flood-hit areas in eastern Libya is "quite critical at the moment"...

France refuses to take in migrants from Lampedusa
Paris [France],September 21: France's Interior Minister GeraldDarmanin said on Tuesday that the country would not take in migrants who arrived...

Iranian President Raisi defends domestic nuclear programme
New York [US], September 21: Iranian President EbrahimRaisi defended the country's nuclear programme during the UN General Assembly in...

Climate crisis has 'opened the gates to hell':...
United Nations, September 21: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had "opened...