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Super Typhoon Ragasa: Mountain Lake Overflow Kills 14 in Taiwan

Super Typhoon Ragasa: Mountain Lake Overflow Kills 14...

Taipei [Taiwan], September 24: Fourteen people have died in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, after a mountain reservoir overflowed, sending a...

Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain

Super Typhoon lashes Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds...

Hong Kong, September 24: Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force...

Trump, in rhetorical shift, says Ukraine can retake all its land from Russia

Trump, in rhetorical shift, says Ukraine can retake...

Washington [US], September 24: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he believed Kyiv could retake all its occupied lands...

TikTok to improve steps to keep children off app, Canadian officials say

TikTok to improve steps to keep children off...

Washington [US], September 24: TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after...

Taiwan says two dead, 30 missing in east of island after typhoon

Taiwan says two dead, 30 missing in east...

Taipei [Taiwan], September 24: Taiwan's fire department said on Tuesday that 30 people were missing and two people had died...

New Zealand loosens path to residency for some migrants

New Zealand loosens path to residency for some...

Auckland [New Zealand], September 24: The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was introducing two new pathways for migrants...

Trump condemns moves to recognise Palestinian state, wants hostages freed

Trump condemns moves to recognise Palestinian state, wants...

Washington [US], September 24: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned moves by Western powers to recognise a Palestinian state,...

Rulers of Emirates extend condolences to Custodian of Two Holy Mosques on passing of Saudi Grand Mufti

Rulers of Emirates extend condolences to Custodian of...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 24: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent separate messages...

GCC, EU discuss preparations for upcoming ministerial meeting in Kuwait

GCC, EU discuss preparations for upcoming ministerial meeting...

New York [US], September 24: Jassem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met with Luigi Di Maio,...

Abdullah bin Zayed participates in multilateral meeting hosted by US President in New York

Abdullah bin Zayed participates in multilateral meeting hosted...

New York [US], September 24: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines

Super Typhoon Ragasa barrels through northern Philippines

Manila [Philippines], September 23: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the Philippines disaster response agency to go on full alert and...

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to fury of Israel

Four major Western nations recognise Palestinian state, to...

New York [US], September 23: Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognised a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move...

Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle, Silver Lake among investors

Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle,...

New York [US], September 23: President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations...

Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty

Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons...

Moscow [Russia], September 23: Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump a one-year extension on Monday to...

World summit to meet on two-state solution as support grows for Palestinian state

World summit to meet on two-state solution as...

New York [US], September 23: Several world leaders are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state on Monday at a...

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN, defying US and Israel

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN,...

New York [US], September 23: Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to embrace a Palestinian...

'Won't happen': Australia gets pushback on Palestine

'Won't happen': Australia gets pushback on Palestine

Sydney [Australia], September 23: Australia has officially recognised the state of Palestine, marking a shift in long-standing foreign policy, as...

Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases and deaths this year

Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 23: Dengue infections are climbing rapidly across Bangladesh, with health officials reporting the biggest single-day rise in...

Nepal President administers oath to 4 new ministers in interim government

Nepal President administers oath to 4 new ministers...

Kathmandu [Nepal], September 23: Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday administered the oath of office to four new ministers...

European airports disruption due to ransomware: EU agency

European airports disruption due to ransomware: EU agency

Brussels [Belgium], September 23: Disruptions which affected several European airports over the weekend were caused by a third-party ransomware incident,...

UN, AU, EU leaders pledge joint push for peace, development in Africa

UN, AU, EU leaders pledge joint push for...

New York [US], September 23: The United Nations (UN), African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment...

Syrian President meets US Secretary of State in New York

Syrian President meets US Secretary of State in...

Damascus [Syria], September 23: Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shar'a met today in New York with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Aegean Sea off western Türkiye

Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude hits Aegean Sea off...

Ankara [Türkiye], September 23: An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck the Aegean Sea off western Türkiye on...

UN leaders highlight threats and achievements on 80th anniversary

UN leaders highlight threats and achievements on 80th...

New York [US], September 23: At an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, UN General Assembly...

US pledges to defend NATO after Russian European airspace violations

US pledges to defend NATO after Russian European...

New York [US], September 23: The United States on Monday confirmed that it will defend NATO territory against intrusions in...

France recognises Palestinian state

France recognises Palestinian state

New York [US], September 23: France has recognised a Palestinian state, joining several Western countries in doing so, ahead of...

Venezuelan President Maduro denies drug links in letter to Trump

Venezuelan President Maduro denies drug links in letter...

Mexico, September 23: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected accusations that his country is involved in drug trafficking in a letter...