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Study links 'forever chemicals' to increased risk of...
New York [US], July 24: Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly...

UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as...
Gaza [Palestine], July 24: A senior UN official on Wednesday urged the Security Council to push for an immediate ceasefire...

ITFC allocated US$2.66 bn to Least Developed Member...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 24: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)...

EU: Over €33 billion in VAT revenues collected...
Berlin [Germany], July 24: New figures from Member States show that more than €33 billion in VAT revenues were collected...

Wildfire in central Türkiye kills 10, injures 14
Istanbul [Türkiye], July 24: Ten firefighters were killed, and 14 others were injured in Türkiye's central Eskisehir province while battling...

Tokyo stocks end up over 3% at 1-year...
Tokyo [Japan], July 24: Tokyo stocks' key indexes ended up over 3% at one-year highs on Wednesday after Japan and...

UN report highlights progress in renewable energy transition
Geneva [Switzerland], July 24: A new United Nations special report highlights how far the world has come in renewable energy...

Zelensky promises new bill amid protests over anti-corruption...
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday announced he would propose a bill to "ensure the strength...

Interpol deletes wanted notice for anti-whaler Paul Watson
Paris [France], July 24: Well-known anti-whaling activist Paul Watson is no longer wanted by the international police organization Interpol, after...

Trump unveils AI plan that aims to clamp...
Olympia [Washington], July 24: The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping roadmap to develop artificial intelligence, pledging to boost US...

Countries must address climate change: ICJ
The Hague [Netherlands], July 24: The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday said countries must address the "urgent and existential...

WHO warns of 'surge' in malnutrition deaths in...
Geneva [Switzerland], July 24: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against a deadly hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip,...

Al Jazeera calls for global action to protect...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: Al Jazeera Media Network has called upon the journalistic community, press freedom organisations, and relevant...

Israel's starvation of Gaza is a cruel display...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: A grim and powerful act of protest has taken place in Gaza. In the midst...

Israeli strike kills hungry Gaza family in their...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 24: The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli...

Hundreds of thousands of US taxpayer-funded vaccine doses...
Washington DC [US], July 24: Hundreds of thousands of doses of mpox vaccine that the United States had promised to...

Top UN court says countries can sue each...
Washington DC [US], July 24: A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to...

US to officially withdraw from UNESCO by 31st...
New York [US], July 23: The United States has formally notified Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific...

Austria records first trade surplus in 16 years
Vienna [Austria], July 23: Austria has recorded its first trade surplus in 16 years, registering a surplus of approximately €1.7...

Negotiating with US authorities, Columbia University fines students...
Washington [US], July 23: Columbia University announced on July 22 that it has imposed various penalties on students who participated...

Dhaka plane crash: Death toll rises to 31
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 23: The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training jet into a school...

Trump announces 'largest deal ever' with Japan, claims...
Washington [US], July 23: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night (local time) announced the completion of what he called...

"We cannot give up our enrichment": FM Araghchi...
Tehran [Iran], July 23: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment programme despite...

Ukraine lost its first French-supplied Mirage 2000 fighter...
Kiev [Ukraine], July 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 23 that the country's air force had recorded the...

UK man obsessed with James Bond convicted of...
London [UK], July 23: A British man who "dreamt about being like James Bond" has been found guilty of trying...

AI to be trialled for disputes over asylum...
London [UK], July 23: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be trialled to assess disputed ages of asylum seekers who say...

Number of aid seekers killed by Israel in...
Gaza [Palestine], July 23: Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians as they were trying to access food in...