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UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry

UNRWA calls for urgent humanitarian aid entry

Gaza [Palestine], October 26: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has called for the urgent...

US-Russia talks to continue: Russian special envoy

US-Russia talks to continue: Russian special envoy

Moscow [Russia], October 26: Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev on Friday said that dialogue was continuing between Moscow and Washington...

Early voting begins in NYC mayor's race with Mamdani ahead in polls

Early voting begins in NYC mayor's race with...

New York [US], October 26: Polling places have opened for the start of in-person voting for one of the year's...

US govt puts Colombian president, family on sanctions list

US govt puts Colombian president, family on sanctions...

Washington [US], October 26: The US government has imposed sanctions against Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, whom it accuses of failing...

Tropical storm Melissa brings death to Caribbean

Tropical storm Melissa brings death to Caribbean

Caribbean, October 26: slow-moving, but punishing, tropical storm Melissa that has already killed four people is threatening catastrophic flooding...

Trump open to meeting N Korea's Kim on Asia trip

Trump open to meeting N Korea's Kim on...

Pyongyang [North Korea], October 26: Donald Trump is not scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in...

Connolly set to win Irish presidency

Connolly set to win Irish presidency

London [UK], October 26: Heather Humphreys has congratulated Catherine Connolly as Connolly looked secure to become the next president of...

Ukrainian capital attacked again with ballistic missiles

Ukrainian capital attacked again with ballistic missiles

Moscow [Russia], October 26: The Russian military has once again attacked targets in the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles.

Thailand's former Queen Sirikit dies aged 93

Thailand's former Queen Sirikit dies aged 93

Bangkok [Thailand], October 26: Queen Sirikit, the mother of Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn, has died aged 93.

US, Chinese officials face off on export controls, Trump tariff threat in Malaysia

US, Chinese officials face off on export controls,...

New York [US], October 26: Top economic officials from the U.S. and China are due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur...

Israeli military says it conducted 'targeted strike' in central Gaza

Israeli military says it conducted 'targeted strike' in...

Jerusalem [Israel], October 26: Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning...

Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps

Jamaica braces as rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa creeps

New York [US], October 26: Tropical Storm Melissa has become a hurricane and is expected to strengthen into at least...

Trump headlines ASEAN summit, Thailand-Cambodia to sign ceasefire deal

Trump headlines ASEAN summit, Thailand-Cambodia to sign ceasefire...

Washington [US], October 26: U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit on Sunday, where he is...

Afghan gov't approves over 53-mln-USD development projects

Afghan gov't approves over 53-mln-USD development projects

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26: The Afghan government's national procurement commission has approved 22 development projects worth 3.5 billion afghani (over...

ADB approves 233.2 mln USD loan to boost water system in rural Georgia

ADB approves 233.2 mln USD loan to boost...

Manila [Philippines], October 26: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a 233.2-million-U.S.-dollar loan to help expand access to...

Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants

Sri Lanka appoints veterinary committee to examine elephants

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 26: The Sri Lankan government has appointed a committee of veterinarians to examine two elephants gifted...

UAE raises tally to six medals on day four of Bahrain Asian Youth Games

UAE raises tally to six medals on day...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 26: The United Arab Emirates increased its medal tally to six - three golds, one silver...

Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses Sir Bu Nair Festival closing ceremony

Sultan bin Ahmed witnesses Sir Bu Nair Festival...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 26: H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, attended the...

World Meteorological Congress endorses actions to promote AI for forecasts, warnings

World Meteorological Congress endorses actions to promote AI...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: The power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve the accuracy, accessibility and reach of weather forecasts...

WHO, countries, regulators, partners urge collaborative approach to advance safe, equitable AI in health

WHO, countries, regulators, partners urge collaborative approach to...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 26: Regulators, academia, industry and World Health Organization (WHO) gahthered for the AI Regulatory and International Symposium...

Severe flooding affects over 960,000 in South Sudan: UN

Severe flooding affects over 960,000 in South Sudan:...

Geneva [Switzerland], October 25: Severe flooding affected more than 960,000 people in six states in South Sudan and displaced some...

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in S. Lebanon

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in S. Lebanon

Lebanon [Beirut], October 25: The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it struck and killed a senior Hezbollah...

Palestinian factions agree to independent technocratic body for Gaza governance

Palestinian factions agree to independent technocratic body for...

Cairo [Egypt], October 25: Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, announced an agreement on Friday to establish a temporary, independent...

Egypt's int'l El Gouna Film Festival closes, highlights Gaza crisis

Egypt's int'l El Gouna Film Festival closes, highlights...

Cairo [Egypt], October 25: Egypt's international El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) concluded its 8th edition in the Red Sea coastal...

Seven more UN aid workers arrested by Houthis in Yemen's capital: source

Seven more UN aid workers arrested by Houthis...

Sanaa [Yemen], October 25: Yemen's Houthis have detained seven more UN aid workers in the capital Sanaa, taking them from...

U.S. military kills 6 on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

U.S. military kills 6 on alleged drug boat...

New York [US], October The U.S. military sunk a drug-smuggling vessel overnight in international waters of the Caribbean, killing all...

Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Latin America

Pentagon sending aircraft carrier to Latin America

Washington [US], October 25: The U.S. military is sending the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and embarked carrier air...