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France - Japan opened the gateway, adding a stepping stone

France - Japan opened the gateway, adding a...

Paris [France], May 6: France and Japan simultaneously said they had agreed to begin negotiations on a new military cooperation...

Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas claims responsibility for the rocket attack

Israel strikes Rafah after Hamas claims responsibility for...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: At least 19 people, including children and infants, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on...

The US is about to receive 'a lot' of ATACMS long-range missiles

The US is about to receive 'a lot'...

Washington [US], May 6: The United States will soon receive many ATACMS long-range missiles to add to its stockpile and...

Gaza truce hopes Slim; Hamas returns Tuesday

Gaza truce hopes Slim; Hamas returns Tuesday

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim on Sunday as Hamas reiterated its demand for...

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 6: Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after...

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Türkiye inaugurates new high-speed train line

Istanbul [Turkey], May 5: Türkiye celebrated the inauguration of a new high-speed train line on Saturday, linking Istanbul to the...

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Iranian, Egyptian FMs discuss boosting ties, regional developments

Tehran [Iran], May 5: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Saturday exchanged views on...

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in 1st 4 months of 2024

Over 1,000 road accidents reported in Maldives in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Over 1,000 road accidents have happened in the Maldives in the first four months of...

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in time for IMF package third tranche

Sri Lanka expects to conclude debt restructuring in...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 5: Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry told journalists in Colombo on Saturday that the...

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack in western Myanmar

2 killed, 15 injured in heavy weapon attack...

Yangon [Myanmar], May 5: Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a heavy weapons attack in western Myanmar's...

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Labour adds to Tory misery with mayoral wins

Washington [US], May 5: Sir Keir Starmer has added to Tory election misery with a string of Labour victories in...

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

German Chancellor Scholz condemns attack on Matthias Ecke

Berlin [Germany], May 5: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has condemned an attack on a European Parliament member from his party,...

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Ceasefire talks intensify in Cairo

Cairo [Egypt], May 5: Efforts have intensified to secure a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of...

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

'Student arrests will be my final college memory'

Texas [US], May 5: In January 2020, they were seniors in high school. Graduation was just around the corner. But...

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber downed

Russia hits Ukraine regions, Zelenskiy says Su-25 bomber...

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa...

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications...

Seoul [South Korea], May 5: On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Russia issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian President Zelensky

Moscow [Russia], May 5: Russian news agencies reported on Saturday that Moscow has issued an alert for Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still insists on Rafah ground attack

'Progress' in Gaza truce talks but Israel still...

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 5: A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas is in the Egyptian capital for truce and...

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi Royal Court announces death of Prince Badr...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 5: The Saudi Royal Court today announced that Prince Badr bin Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud...

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Egypt enters season of wheat harvest

Cairo [Egypt], May 4: Farmers work at a field in Monufia Province, Egypt, on May 3, 2024. Egypt has entered...

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia calls for more investments in economic zones

Tunisia [Tunis], May 4: Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani urged Tunisian and foreign economic operators to invest in economic zones...

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct in 2024: forecast

Ukraine's economic growth to slow to 3 pct...

Kyiv [Ukraine], May 4: Ukraine's economic growth is projected to slow down to 3 percent this year from 5.3 percent...

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

Euro falls to historic low against Albanian lek

The euro's value against the lek fell to 100.31 on the local currency exchange market on Thursday, the lowest value...

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in local elections

UK's ruling Conservative Party suffers heavy losses in...

London [UK], May 4: Britain's ruling Conservative Party has suffered one of its worst ever election days as massive numbers...

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in Serbia

Belgrade-Novi Sad railway brings convenience to commuters in...

Belgrade [Serbia], May 4: Aleksandra Radovanovic walks to the Novi Sad railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, April 29, 2024.

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Uzbek president outlines priorities for attracting foreign investment

Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 4: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday outlined the country's priorities for attracting foreign investment, according to...

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri Lanka

33 injured in bus accident in eastern Sri...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 4: Up to 33 people, including 25 schoolchildren, were injured when two buses collided in Ampara...