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Sharjah Ruler visits Al Hira Literary Council
Sharjah [UAE], May 27: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah,...

UAE, Qatar discuss enhancing parliamentary cooperation ties
Algiers [Algeria], May 27: Dr. Tariq Humaid Al Tayer, First Deputy Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), during a...

Floods in Armenia leave at least one dead,...
Yerevan [Armenia], May 27: Flooding caused by heavy rain and rivers bursting their banks in Armenia and Georgia has left...

Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone 'Remal' hits...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 27: Authorities in Bangladesh have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people to safety as a tropical cyclone...

Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid
Kuriga [Nigeria], May 27: Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a...

Papua New Guinea continue rescue efforts after hundreds...
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], May 27: Emergency crews in Papua New Guinea on Monday continued their rescue efforts to...

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah,...
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 27: Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in...

Trump booed and heckled by raucous crowd at...
Washington [US], May 27: Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in a raucous audience at the...

China's premier to hold rare summit with U.S.-allied...
Beijing [China], May 27: Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea will meet for the first three-way talks in four...

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes north west of Tonga
Nuku'alofa [Tonga], May 27: A 6.6 magnitude has struck 70km northwest of Tonga, this morning.

Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv
Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel, several of which...

Yemen's Houthis free more than 100 prisoners
Sana [Yemen], May 27: Yemen's Houthi group freed more than 100 detainees in Sanaa, calling the move a "unilateral humanitarian...

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New...
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], May 27: More than 670 people are assumed to have died in Papua New Guinea's...

Tunisia announces partial cabinet reshuffle
Tunis [Tunisia], May 26: The Tunisian Presidency on late Saturday night announced a partial cabinet reshuffle involving the interior and...

Estonia is not going to close border with...
Tallinn [Estonia], May 26: Estonia is not going to close its eastern border with Russia, Estonian President Alar Karis...

Italy to resume financial support to UNRWA: FM
Rome [Italy], May 26: Italy will resume its financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for...

G7 finance ministers' meeting ends in Italy
Rome [Italy], May 26: The Group of Seven (G7) finance meeting concluded on Saturday, touching upon global economic trends, financial...

British Royal Air Force pilot dies after aircraft...
London [UK], May 26: A British Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot was killed after a Spitfire crashed near an RAF...

Electoral body confirms Abinader's re-election as president of...
Panama City [Panama], May 26: The Central Electoral Board of the Dominican Republic on Saturday made official the results of...

Local council elections kick off in Cambodia
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 26: The municipal, provincial, town and district council elections for the fourth term kicked off in...

North Korea accused the US and South Korea...
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 26: The Ministry of Defense of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea accused the US and...

Billionaire Musk built the world's largest supercomputer to...
Washington [US], May 26: Billionaire Elon Musk has just announced plans to build a supercomputer, when he is one of...

Eating bear meat, 6 people in a family...
New York [US], May 26: The New York Post on May 26 quoted a report from the US Centers for...

Four US military ships ran aground near the...
Gaza [Palestine], May 26: Four US Army ships supporting a dock temporarily set up to transport relief supplies to the...

Saudi spending big for a place on gaming...
Tokyo [Japan], May 26: Saudi Arabia is moving aggressively with its investments in more gaming companies, the Canadian industry veteran...

PNG: Survivors of massive landslide desperately seeking help
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], May 26: The survivors of a massive landslide in a remote village in Papua New...

Gaza ceasefire talks could soon resume but Israel-Hamas...
Gaza [Palestine], May 26: Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew on Saturday although Israel carried out...