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Clashes in Libya capital kill two; shut airport
Tripoli [Libya], August 16: Gunfighting between the two leading armed groups in Tripoli killed two people and forced the closure...
35 killed in Russia fuel station blast
Moscow [Russia], August 16: At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at...
Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16: Afghanistan's Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power.
Wave of Russian air strikes hits western Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 16: Russian air strikes hit two western regions of Ukraine bordering NATO member Poland and other areas.
Georgia charges Trump with racketeering
Washington [US], August 16: Donald Trump faced a new raft of felony charges on Tuesday after a Georgia grand jury...
France: Pyrenees wildfire contained
Paris [France], August 16: A fire that ravaged a 500-hectare (1,235 acres) area in the south of France has been...
Mohamed bin Zayed: Under UAE Presidency, COP28 will...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis...
UAE leaders condole with Korean President on passing...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences...
UAE expresses concern over developments in Libya's Tripoli...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 16: The UAE has expressed its concern over the developments in Tripoli, the capital of...
Neymar Jr. officially signs with Saudi club Al-Hilal
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 16: Al-Hilal Club announced that it has agreed terms to sign prolific goalscorer Neymar Jr. The...
45-year-old man charged after disruptions force int'l flight...
Sydney [Australia], August 15: A 45-year-old man was charged on Tuesday after causing disruptions to an international flight from Australia...
Singapore, Chile sign MoU to collaborate on carbon...
Singapore, August 15: Singapore and Chile signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on carbon markets and carbon pricing...
Four Australians, three Indonesians missing after boat loses...
Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15: Four Australian tourists and three Indonesian crew were missing off the eastern coast of Indonesia's Aceh...
Argentinian libertarian populist Milei wins presidential primary
Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 15: The libertarian populist Javier Milei has won Sunday's presidential primaries in Argentina, according to media...
Kiev reports progress near Bakhmut, other small gains...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 15: Ukrainian troops are making progress in recapturing territory near the Russian-controlled city of Bakhmut in eastern...
Poland to hold referendum on border fence with...
Warsaw [Poland], August 15: Poland is to let its citizens give their view on whether to keep a fence on...
International artists stand up for political prisoners in...
Minsk [Belarus], August 15: Thirteen prominent cultural figures have spoken out for the disappeared political prisoners in Belarus. In an...
Britain blames 'criminal gangs' for Channel migrant deaths
London [UK], August 15: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the...
Families of Libya mass grave victims demand justice
Tripoli [Libya], August 15: A photograph of MouradAllafi hangs in the family farmhouse in western Libya three years after he...
Zuck and Musk throw verbal jabs over cage...
Washington [US], August 15: Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at...
Central Japan braces for Typhoon Lan
Tokyo [Japan], August 15: Japan braced for Typhoon Lan to make landfall, with airlines and railways cancelling services in central...
Covid Eris new variant EG.5
New York [US], August 15: COVID infections and hospitalizations are on the rise in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily's Catania airport
Rome [Italy], August 15: Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted after an eruption from nearby Mount...
Fire at Russian gas station kills 12, injures...
Moscow [Russia], August 15: A fire at a gas station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan killed 12 people...
Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden
London [UK], August 15: Britain on Sunday warned citizens going to Sweden of possible terrorist attacks following Koran burnings by...
Latvia's prime minister announces resignation
Riga [Latvia], August 15: Latvian Prime Minister KrisjanisKarins announced his resignation on Monday.
Abdullah bin Zayed, German FM discuss strategic partnership...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15:H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed with AnnalenaBaerbock, Germany's Federal...