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Peru's Boluarte taps justice minister to fill prime minister opening

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

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 Ukraine

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

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

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

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 Gaza

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 powerful moment for future of health: Mansoor Al Mansoori

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 smuggling tactics

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 by 0.8 mb/d in 2025 to 54.0 mb/d, 54.8 mb/d in 2026: OPEC

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

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

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 US President

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 costs billions of dollars

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

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

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 hostage release

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

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 war

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 talks with Putin in Turkey

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 partnership to enhance COPD awareness, care in Abu Dhabi

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...