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Malaysia pushes TikTok for age verification to protect minors

Malaysia pushes TikTok for age verification to protect...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 5: Malaysia has urged the video-sharing platform TikTok to implement age verification for users after summoning...

US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy

US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine...

Washington [US], September 5: Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's Jr. on his recent vaccine policies...

Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan after series that killed over 2,200

Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan after series that...

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said,...

UN body finds US and UAE responsible for Afghan refugee's arbitrary detention

UN body finds US and UAE responsible for...

New York [US], September 5: A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are...

US trade deficit widens in July on soaring imports

US trade deficit widens in July on soaring...

Washington [US], September 5: The US trade deficit widened sharply in July as record inflows of capital and other goods...

UN Security Council calls for Libyan-led, Libyan-owned political process

UN Security Council calls for Libyan-led, Libyan-owned political...

New York [US], September 5: The members of the UN Security Council called on Libyan institutional stakeholders to engage fully,...

US biodiesel, renewable diesel imports fall sharply in 2025 after tax credit change

US biodiesel, renewable diesel imports fall sharply in...

Washington [US], September 5: US imports of biodiesel and renewable diesel significantly decreased in the first half of 2025 (1H25)...

UAE says Israel's annexation of West Bank or any part of occupied Palestinian territories constitutes 'red line'

UAE says Israel's annexation of West Bank or...

Cairo [Egypt], September 5: Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, UAE Minister of State, said that "Israel's annexation of the West Bank...

Latest European Media Industry Outlook calls to embrace tech innovation, user-centric business models

Latest European Media Industry Outlook calls to embrace...

Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission's latest European Media Industry Outlook points to digital innovation and user-centric models holding...

European Commission launches consultation to develop guidelines, Code of Practice on transparent AI systems

European Commission launches consultation to develop guidelines, Code...

Brussels [Belgium], September 5: The European Commission will help deployers and providers of generative AI systems to detect and label...

Gaza film co-produced by Brad Pitt grabs attention at Venice Festival

Gaza film co-produced by Brad Pitt grabs attention...

Venice [Italy], September 4: A docudrama co-produced by Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix about a Palestinian girl killed in the...

IAEA calls for clarity from Iran on enriched uranium

IAEA calls for clarity from Iran on enriched...

Vienna [Austria], September 4: After attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it is increasingly...

US soldiers to remain in Poland and numbers could increase: Trump

US soldiers to remain in Poland and numbers...

Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump says US soldiers will continue to be stationed in Poland, and said...

Mr Putin said he was ready to meet if Mr Zelensky came to Moscow

Mr Putin said he was ready to meet...

Moscow [Russia], September 4: At a press conference at the end of his visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Israel mobilizes record number of reserve troops

Israel mobilizes record number of reserve troops

Washington [US], September 4: The Israeli army has mobilized about 60,000 reserve soldiers in several waves to serve the military...

President Trump determined to 'clean up' Chicago

President Trump determined to 'clean up' Chicago

Washington [US], September 4: US President Donald Trump is still determined to send National Guard troops to Democratic-controlled cities. However,...

Europe steps up recruitment amid war clouds

Europe steps up recruitment amid war clouds

Washington [US], September 4: Many European militaries are stepping up recruitment campaigns amid new geopolitical developments.

Trump may increase troops in Poland, admits Ukraine war is difficult to solve

Trump may increase troops in Poland, admits Ukraine...

Washington [US], September 4: President Donald Trump said the US may send more troops to Poland, while admitting that ending...

US announces record seizure of drug precursors 'from China'

US announces record seizure of drug precursors 'from...

Washington [US], September 4: US federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro announced on September 3 that the country had seized more than...

Russia says it controls half of Kupiansk city, Ukraine denies

Russia says it controls half of Kupiansk city,...

Moscow [Russia], September 4: On September 3, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its army had taken control of "about...

Lisbon's Gloria Funicular derails, leaving 15 dead, 18 injured: media reports

Lisbon's Gloria Funicular derails, leaving 15 dead, 18...

Lisbon [Portugal], September 4: The Gloria Funicular, one of Lisbon's best-known tourist attractions, derailed and overturned on Wednesday evening, leaving...

Bank of Slovenia expects inflation to ease in coming year

Bank of Slovenia expects inflation to ease in...

Ljubljana [Slovenia], September 4: Slovenia's inflation is projected to decline in the coming months and move closer to the European...

Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine

Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or...

Singapore, September 4: Singapore police have ordered Meta (META.O), opens new tab to implement anti-scam measures against advertisements, accounts, profiles...

UN pushes countries for new climate targets this month

UN pushes countries for new climate targets this...

New York [US], September 4: The United Nations urged countries on Wednesday to set more ambitious climate plans during this...

Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force

Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or...

Moscow [Russia], September 4: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war...

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for schools

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates,...

Florida [US], September 4: Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state's...

Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah receives WFP representative to GCC

Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah receives WFP...

Ras Al Khaimah [UAE], September 4: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al...