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2 vessels collide in Singapore, causing fuel leakage

2 vessels collide in Singapore, causing fuel leakage

Singapore, June 15: The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima collided with Singapore-flagged bunker vessel Marine Honor at the Pasir Panjang Terminal...

Thailand targets 21.7 million foreign tourists in June-December

Thailand targets 21.7 million foreign tourists in June-December

Bangkok [Thailand], June 15: Thailand is aiming to attract 21.7 million foreign tourists during June to December after receiving over...

1 dead, 34 injured in road accident in central Philippines

1 dead, 34 injured in road accident in...

Manila [Philippines], June 15: A female bus passenger died and 34 others were injured, 11 critically, in a road accident...

Worker confirmed dead after collapsing at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant

Worker confirmed dead after collapsing at Japan's Fukushima...

Tokyo [Japan], June 15: Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said that a worker from a subsidiary was found collapsed at...

Philippines says 21 of 22 Filipino crew on attacked ship in Red Sea rescued, safe

Philippines says 21 of 22 Filipino crew on...

Manila [Philippines], June 15: Twenty-one of the 22 Filipino seafarers on board a commercial ship attacked in the Red Sea...

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage hits northern areas

Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 15: Israeli jets and artillery hit targets in southern Lebanon on Friday after dozens of missiles...

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid

US imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked...

Washington [US], June 15: Washington imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for attacking humanitarian aid convoys bound for starving civilians...

US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun 'bump stocks'

US Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun...

Washington [US], June 15: The U.S. Supreme Court declared unlawful a federal ban on "bump stock" devices that enable semiautomatic...

Moderna says next generation COVID vaccine meets trial goal

Moderna says next generation COVID vaccine meets trial...

Washington [US], June 15: Moderna (MRNA.O), opens new tab said on Thursday its next-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed it was...

UN climate talks deadlocked on funding ahead of COP 29 in Baku

UN climate talks deadlocked on funding ahead of...

Cologne [Germany], June 14: A 10-day UN climate conference in the German city of Bonn has failed to achieve a...

US, Ukraine sign long-term security agreement at G7

US, Ukraine sign long-term security agreement at G7

Bari [Italy], June 14: The presidents of the United States and Ukraine have signed an agreement laying out Washington's long-term...

Hezbollah launches rocket and drone attacks on several Israeli army sites

Hezbollah launches rocket and drone attacks on several...

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 14: The heavy rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel continued on Thursday, both sides said, with...

EU court strengthens possibility of asylum for stateless Palestinians

EU court strengthens possibility of asylum for stateless...

Luxembourg City [Luxembourg], June 14: An EU court has ruled that stateless Palestinians can obtain refugee protection in the European...

G7 summit: EU's Von der Leyen backs US peace plan for Gaza

G7 summit: EU's Von der Leyen backs US...

Apulia [Italy], June 14: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday offered the commission's support for the peace...

Belarus, Armenia each recall ambassadors amid spat

Belarus, Armenia each recall ambassadors amid spat

Moscow [Russia], June 14: Armenia and Belarus each recalled their ambassadors for consultations on Thursday, as diplomatic tensions between the...

Israel says fighting continues in Rafah

Israel says fighting continues in Rafah

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 14: Israel's army says it is continuing its internationally criticized operations in the city of Rafah...

Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US Supreme Court ruling

Abortion pill still under legal threat despite US...

Washington [US], June 14: The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday keeping the abortion drug mifepristone on the market with...

G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine with Russian assets

G7 agrees on loan deal to support Ukraine...

Apulia [Italy], June 14: Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies agreed an outline deal to provide $50...

Canada to contribute 3.6 bln USD to new G7 deal for Ukraine

Canada to contribute 3.6 bln USD to new...

Ottawa [Canada], June 10: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced 5 billion Canadian dollars (3.6 billion U.S. dollars)...

World Bank says Sri Lankan economy to expand 2.2 pct in 2024

World Bank says Sri Lankan economy to expand...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 14: Sri Lankan economy is expected to expand by 2.2 percent in 2024 and reach 3...

Philippines confirms Filipino crew aboard ship attacked in Red Sea

Philippines confirms Filipino crew aboard ship attacked in...

Manila [Philippines], June 14: The Philippines on Friday said Filipino sailors were among the crew on board a commercial ship...

Greece: Heat forces Acropolis closure for 2nd straight day

Greece: Heat forces Acropolis closure for 2nd straight...

Athens [Greece], June 14: Greek authorities closed down the Acropolis in Athens on Thursday afternoon for a second day running...

Record 120 million people displaced globally: UN report

Record 120 million people displaced globally: UN report

New York [US], June 14: The UN said on Thursday that a record-breaking 120 million people were living in a...

UAQ Ruler pardons number of inmates ahead of Eid Al Adha

UAQ Ruler pardons number of inmates ahead of...

Umm Al Quwain [UAE], June 14: H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm...

Bank of Japan decides to reduce government bond buying

Bank of Japan decides to reduce government bond...

Tokyo [Japan], June 14: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday decided to reduce its government bond buying, in...

UAE participates in 20th CGIAR System Council meeting in Brazil

UAE participates in 20th CGIAR System Council meeting...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 14: Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Head of International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court, led the...

International film festival opens in Shanghai

International film festival opens in Shanghai

Shanghai [China], June 14: The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) kicked off on Friday in the east Chinese metropolis,...