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US government says Israel may have violated international...
Washington [USA], May 12: The US government considers it possible that Israel may have used weapons provided by Washington to...

UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war...
Cairo [Egypt] May 12: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister...

Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian attack
Kyiv [Russia], May 12: Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv...

UN general assembly calls on Security Council to...
New York [USA], May 12: The UN General Assembly has enhanced Palestine's rights within the organisation and urged it be...

Israeli govt accuses South Africa of acting 'as...
Jerusalem [Israel], May 12: The Israeli government has called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to...

Israeli forces shot at fuel truck, denied help...
Gaza [Palestine], May 12: A new UN report has outlined how Israeli forces are hindering humanitarian operations inside Gaza -...

Auroras dazzle in Latin America as solar storm...
Washington [USA], May 12: The biggest geomagnetic storm in two decades, sparked by solar flares, caused dazzling lights displays in...

Wildfire evacuation notice issued for major Canada oil...
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: An evacuation alert has been issued for Fort McMurray, Alberta, as an out-of-control fire rages...

Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of...
Ottawa [Canada], May 12: A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep...

US 'alarmed,' 50,000 protest Georgia's foreign agent bill
Tbilisi [Georgia], May 12: About 50,000 opponents of a "foreign agents" bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian...

Afghanistan floods kill at least 153
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 12: The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people...

World Bank provides US$125 million in emergency support...
Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The World Bank is providing emergency support to the state of Rio Grande do Sul, heavily...

Teleworking in Japan shrinks after COVID, hybrid working...
Tokyo [Japan], May 12: The ratio of teleworkers in Japan continued to fall as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes while more...

Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across...
Washington [DC], May 12: A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but...

Pogačar prevails in Perugia time trial at Giro...
Italy [Spain], May 12: The pink jersey of Tadej Pogačar is shining even brighter after the individual time trial of...

Paris Summit aims to secure commitments toward $4...
Abidjan [Cote d'Ivoire], May 12: Development partners gathering in Paris on 14 May are expected to pledge towards the $4...

J20 convenes global judicial leaders to deliberate on...
Brasilia [Brazil], May 12: The J20 Summit, overseen and coordinated by Brasil's Federal Supreme Court (STF), bought together presidents from...

Several students kidnapped as gunmen attack university in...
Abuja [Nigeria], May 11: Several students were reported missing after a group of gunmen stormed their school in Nigeria's central...

WHO warns of food-borne diseases in Kenya amid...
Nairobi [Kenya], May 11: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned of a possible surge in food-borne diseases in...

German electrical industry records sharpest order slump in...
Berlin [Germany], May 11: Germany's electrical and digital industry recorded its sharpest decline in incoming orders in almost four years...
Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister
Moscow [Russia], May 11: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree, re-appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister,...

Polish government reshuffles as EU elections draw closer
Warsaw [Poland], May 11: Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a partial government reshuffle, after accepting the resignations...

Death toll of bus crash in Russia's St....
St. Petersburg [Russia], May 11: The number of fatalities as a result of a passenger bus falling into a river...

April 2024 marks warmest April on record: NASA
Los Angeles [US], May 11: April 2024 marks the warmest April on record, according to new data released by NASA...

At least 50 killed as storms, flash floods...
Pul-e-Khumri [Afghanistan], May 11: At least 50 people were killed as storms and flash floods lashed north Afghanistan's Baghlan province...

Cambodia warns of health hazards from smoking e-cigarettes
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 11: Cambodia's Ministry of Health (MoH) on Saturday called on people, especially youths, to avoid smoking...

The Biden administration is worried that Israel is...
Washington [US], May 11: The US State Department believes that weapons aid to Israel may be used inconsistently with international...