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Europe trio recognize Palestine
Madrid [Spain], May 23: Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognize a Palestinian state from May...

20 people in intensive care after Singapore Airlines...
Bangkok [Thailand], May 23: Twenty people were in intensive care in Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday after a terrifying high-altitude plunge...

Why did Sunak decide to call the summer...
London [UK], May 23: The general election is on - it will soon be over to you.

Israeli forces move deeper into Rafah in night...
Rafah [Palestine], May 23: Israeli tanks advanced to the edge of a crowded district in the heart of Rafah on...

Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes...
Paris [France], May 23: French President Emmanuel Macron landed in the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday, for a...

Zelenskiy says Ukraine needs system to defend against...
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 23: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea on Wednesday for upgraded defence systems to protect Ukraine's...

US: Iowa tornado leaves trail of wreckage and...
Iowa [US], May 23: The Iowa State Patrol has confirmed multiple deaths from a tornado and at least a dozen...

Vietnam elects To Lam as new president
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 23: Vietnam's National Assembly elected Public Security Minister To Lam as the country's new president on Wednesday.

UEFA picks Budapest to host 2026 Champions League...
Zurich [Switzerland], May 23: UEFA selected Budapest on Wednesday to host the men's Champions League final in 2026 and delayed...

UAE organises humanitarian initiative to support Brazil's Rio...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 23: The United Arab Emirates today launched a humanitarian initiative under the theme "Support the...

UAE President confers First-Class Medal of Independence on...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 23: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First-Class Medal of...

Abdullah bin Zayed attends official mourning ceremony of...
Tehran [Iran], May 23: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, led the UAE delegation that...

Zelensky discusses Ukraine's air defense boost with German...
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 22: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense with visiting German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock...

Finnish gov't proposes controversial border pushback bill to...
Helsinki [Finland], May 22: The Finnish government on Tuesday submitted to parliament a controversial bill that would authorize pushing back...

Türkiye grants visa exemption to Romanian citizens
Ankara [Turkey], May 22: Türkiye has launched a passport-free policy for Romanian citizens, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

12 murdered in latest spate of violence in...
Mexico City [Mexico], May 22: At least 12 people were murdered in the span of a few hours in the...

Mr. Biden attacked Mr. Trump for using 'Hitler's...
Washington [US], May 22: US President Joe Biden harshly criticized his election opponent Donald Trump when he shared a video...

We urge Israel to lift the Gaza blockade:...
Geneva [Switzerland], May 22: In a briefing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, has said that even...

Lack of supplies, security: UNRWA suspends food distribution...
Gaza [Palestine], May 22: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that food distribution in Gaza's southern city...

States must cut CO2, says UN maritime court...
Hamburg [Germany], May 22: Man-made greenhouse gases constitute pollution of the oceans according to the UN Convention on the...

Taiwan's legislative chaos sparks fears for island's democracy
Taipei [Taiwan], May 22: Thousands of people on Tuesday gathered outside the main building of Taiwan's parliament to voice their...

US military says 569 tonnes of aid delivered
Washington [US], May 22: The US military on Tuesday said that over 569 tonnes of humanitarian aid have been delivered...

9 child workers die in Egypt after bus...
Cairo [Egypt], May 22: At least 10 female farm workers, nine of them children, died in Egypt on Tuesday when...

Singapore Airlines flight hits severe turbulence, one passenger...
Singapore, May 22: One passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI),...

Iranian President Raisi's memorial muted amid public discontent
Tehran [Iran], May 22: Thousands of Iranians turned out to mourn President Ebrahim Raisi in the city of Tabriz, after...

Russia starts exercise to simulate launch of tactical...
Moscow [Russia], May 22: Russian forces have started the first stage of exercises ordered by President Vladimir Putin to simulate...

Blinken says he'll work with US Congress to...
Washington [US], May 22: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would be happy to work with...