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

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