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Peru's Boluarte taps justice minister to fill prime...
Lima [Peru], May 15: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte named Eduardo Arana, the Andean nation's latest justice minister, to become prime...

Colombia Senate blocks president's labor reform referendum
Bogota [Colombia], May 15: Colombia's Senate rejected a 12-question referendum on a labor reform backed by President Gustavo Petro, the...

Brazil's Lula asks Putin to attend talks with...
Brasilia [Brazil], May 15: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

US-backed aid group to start work in Gaza
Gaza [Palestine], May 15: A U.S.-backed humanitarian organization said that it would launch operations in Gaza by the end of...

Belgium probing NATO staff over defence contract irregularities
Brussels [Belgium], May 15: Belgian judicial authorities said they are investigating former and current NATO staff and have arrested one...

Trump meets Syrian president
Washington [US], May 15: U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

UAE urgently evacuates 188 patients, family members from...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 15: Following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to provide...

Launch of Neuralink's UAE-PRIME in Abu Dhabi marks...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 15: Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori, Chairman of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH) has...

Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police highlight new drug...
Dubai [UAE], May 15: Executive Director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Secretariat, Julian Bianco, noted the emergence of...

Liquids supply from non-DoC countries expected to grow...
Vienna [Austria], May 15: Liquids supply from countries not participating in the Declaration of Cooperation (non-DoC) is expected to grow...

US and Saudi Arabia sign 'huge' arms deal
Washington [US], May 14: Under the deal, Saudi Arabia will spend nearly $142 billion to purchase modern defense equipment and...

Many surprises with the Philippine election results
Manila [Philippine], May 14: Despite being detained by the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte...

Controversy over 'flying palace' gifted by Qatar to...
Washington [US], May 14: US President Donald Trump's intention to accept a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar as his personal...

US-China leaders may have phone call this week?
Washington [US], May 14: US President Donald Trump has revealed that he may have a phone call with Chinese President...

China promotes AI-integrated robots for manufacturing
Beijing [China], May 14: China is aiming to promote humanoid robots integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) to be able to...

Taiwan amid new military pressure
Taipei [Taiwan], May 14: The recent India-Pakistan conflict has put Taiwan under greater military pressure in the face of mainland...

Trump lifts all sanctions on Syria
Washington [US], May 14: US President Donald Trump announced on May 13 that he would lift all sanctions on Syria,...

Russia rejects verdict in 2014 MH17 crash
Moscow [Russia], May 14: The Kremlin on May 13 rejected a ruling by the United Nations' International Civil Aviation Organization...

Microsoft prepares to cut more than 6,000 employees
Washington [US], May 14: Microsoft Corporation (USA) continues its policy of reducing staff when it announced that it will reduce...

Converting Qatar's Boeing into the US President's plane...
Washington [US], May 14: The conversion of the Qatar Royal Family's Boeing 747 into Air Force One involves installing top-secret...

Jose Mujica, Uruguay's former leader, dead at 89
New York [US], may 14: Jose Mujica, a one-time guerrilla and later president of Uruguay who drove a beat-up old...

Trump to remove US sanctions on Syria
Washington [US], May 14: President Donald Trump said he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest...

Israel hits Gaza hospital as strikes resume following...
Gaza [Palestine], May 14: Israel struck a hospital in Gaza early Tuesday, a day after briefly pausing military activity for...

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off coast of Jalisco
Mexico City [Mexico], May 14: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Jalisco in Mexico.

Canada's Carney unveils economy-focused cabinet amid US trade...
Ottawa [Canada], May 14: Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new team promising "decisive action" on his ambitious economic...

Zelensky vows to 'do everything' to ensure direct...
Moscow [Russia], May 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will travel to Turkey's capital Ankara to meet President...

Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, AstraZeneca forge strategic...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 14: The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) and AstraZeneca FZ LLC (AstraZeneca) have signed a...