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Delta pilot makes 'aggressive manoeuvre' to avoid collision...
New York [US], July 22: A Delta airlines pilot was forced to make an "aggressive" evasive manoeuvre to avoid a...

Notre Dame in Paris to be mapped digitally...
Paris [France], July 22: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is to be digitally mapped by US tech giant Microsoft, with...

Ukraine seeks €5bn more for weapons amid new...
Kiev [Ukraine], July 22: Kiev said on Monday that it requires the equivalent of over €5 billion ($5.84 billion) in...

Egypt's environment minister resigns to assume UN post
Cairo [Egypt], July 21: Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has resigned to take up her new role as Executive Secretary...

Dozens of people in Gaza starve to death
Gaza [Palestine], July 21: Among the 86 people who died due to the famine, 76 were children, Xinhua news...

Typhoon No. 3 Wipha: China suffers widespread damage,...
Bangkok [Thailand], July 21: After making two landfalls in Guangdong Province (China), Typhoon Wipha ( Typhoon No. 3 )...

Another senior assistant to the US defense secretary...
New York [US], July 21: The New York Times on July 21 quoted the Pentagon's announcement that a top aide...

Passenger plane nearly collides with B-52 bomber in...
New York [US], July 21: The New York Post reported on July 21 that a passenger plane operated by SkyWest...

Tsunami threat lifted in Russia's Kamchatka after powerful...
Moscow [Russia], July 21: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no longer a danger of tsunami waves on...

Calm reported in Syria's Sweida, Damascus says truce...
Damascus [Syria], July 21: Residents reported calm in Syria's Sweida on Sunday after the government announced that Bedouin fighters had...

Israel issues fresh evacuation order in central Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], July 21: The Israeli military has issued a new forced evacuation warning for the Palestinians in central Gaza,...

Man arrested following shooting at Oslo shopping centre
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 21: A suspect has been arrested in Norway after shots were fired at a busy shopping centre...

Outrage in Pakistan after video of couple's killing...
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21: Pakistani authorities on Sunday arrested a suspect believed to have been involved in the gruesome killing...

5 killed as passenger ferry catches fire off...
Manado [Indonesia], July 21: A passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea on Sunday off Sulawesi island...

One killed, two missing after six swept over...
Salem [Oregon], July 21: One person has died and two people remain missing after a group of six people were...

At least 10 dead in South Korea after...
Seoul [South Korea], July 21: At least ten people have died and another nine are missing after days of heavy...

Moscow airports shut temporarily after Ukraine drone attacks
Russia [Moscow], July 21: A sustained Ukrainian drone attack on Russia caused Moscow's major airports to be temporarily closed and...

Japanese govt facing setback in upper house vote
Tokyo [Japan], July 21: Japan's ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has suffered another...

Israeli forces kill 92 aid seekers in Gaza
Jerusalem [Israeli], July 21: At least 115 people, including 92 aid seekers, were killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza. More...

Russia insists on achieving Ukraine goals despite Trump's...
Russia [Moscow], July 21: Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman...

Pope Leo calls for end to 'barbarity of...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 21: Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he...

Trump says he will help Afghans stuck in...
Washington DC [US], July 21: President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab...

Israeli fire kills 67 people seeking aid in...
Gaza City [Gaza], July 21: At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for U.N. aid...

Sudan denounces new EU sanctions as legally unfair
Khartoum [Sudan], July 20: Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced the new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese...

Bedouin tribal fighters withdraw from Syria's Sweida after...
Damascus [Syria], July 20: Syria's interior authorities said Saturday night that through their extensive efforts to implement a newly-reached ceasefire...

Israel's continued interventions worsen Syria's crisis: Turkish FM
Ankara [Turkey], July 20: Israel's "continued interventions on Syrian territory" are worsening the crisis in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan...

Palestinian president issues decree on holding national council...
Jerusalem [Palestinian], July 20: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree on Saturday about holding new Palestinian National Council (PNC)...