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Pakistan's anti-terrorism police kill 2 terrorists
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24: Two terrorists, including a most wanted militant, were killed during an operation in Pakistan's eastern Punjab...
12 killed, several injured from steel factory explosion...
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 24: Twelve people were killed and several others wounded as an explosion happened at a steel...
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Berlin demand end to the...
Berlin [Germany], December 24: A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Berlin calling for an end to the war in the Gaza Strip...
Ukrainian military reports warding off Russian attacks on...
Kiev [Ukraine], December 24: The Ukrainian military has warded off renewed Russian attacks on the eastern town of Avdiivka in...
Czech Republic holds day of mourning for shooting...
Prague [Czech Republic], December 24: The Czech Republic observed a minute's silence at midday (11:00 GMT) on Saturday to commemorate...
Iranian officer says other sea routes could be...
Tehran [Iran], December 24: A senior Iranian officer warned on Saturday that international sea routes other than the Red Sea...
UN head pays tribute to staff killed in...
New York [US], December 24: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to the United Nations staff killed in...
UN resolution on Gaza aid 'woefully insufficient', 'nearly...
New York [US], December 24: The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on more aid for Gaza after several...
UN resolution on Gaza aid overdue, inadequate, says...
New York [US], December 24: The head of the Cairo-based Arab League, Ahmed Abul Gheit, on Saturday criticized as overdue...
Yemen's warring sides agree on steps to end...
Cairo [Egypt], December 24: Yemen's warring sides have reached a commitment to steps aimed to end a years-long conflict in...
SpaceX launch sends up booster flying for record...
Washington [US], December 24: SpaceX sent up another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral early Saturday with a first-stage booster flying...
Freighter loses more than 40 containers off Danish...
Copehangon [Denmark], December 24: A cargo ship has lost more than 40 containers off the Danish coast as the North...
Tanker hit off India coast by drone from...
Washington [US], December 24: A chemical tanker was hit by a drone launched from Iran in the Indian Ocean on...
Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
Paris [France], December 24: A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on...
Pentagon says Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker...
Washington [US], December 24: A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday,...
Security hiked at Cologne Cathedral for Christmas amid...
Berlin [Germany], December 24: German police said on Saturday they were heightening security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an...
Alabama mother with rare double womb gives birth...
Washington [US], December 24: A US woman with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days -...
Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 24: A former TV journalist who announced she would challenge President Putin in Russia's spring election has...
Yekaterina Duntsova barred from running against Putin in...
Moscow [Russia], December 24: Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified as a candidate for Russia's next presidential election, preventing...
Zelensky discusses delivery of F-16 jets to Ukraine...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he had discussed the delivery of F-16 fighter...
Turkish parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next...
Ankara [Turkey], December 23: Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next...
Canada sees record-strong growth in R&D spending in...
Ottawa [Canada], December 23: Canada's overall research and development (R&D) expenditures in 2021 reached 46.9 billion Canadian dollars (35.4 billion...
Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs space station
Los Angeles [US], December 23: Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday after a...
Omran Sharaf participates in UNSC Arria-formula meeting on...
New York [US], December 23: At a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the impact of AI on hate speech,...
UAE provides 100 tonnes of food supplies through...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: On Thursday, the UAE dispatched a plane to the Republic of South Sudan carrying 100...
UAE, Mauritius conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The United Arab Emirates and Mauritius have concluded the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
Manchester City crowned FIFA Club World Cup winners...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], December 23: Manchester City won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in its history,...