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Russia says Ukrainian troops being pushed back in...
Moscow [Russia], September 12: Russian forces have begun a significant counter-offensive against Ukrainian troops who smashed their way into western...
Humanitarian operations getting ever more difficult to carry...
New York [US], September 12: Corinne Fleischer, WFP Director for Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe, has briefed reporters...
Nigeria floods kill at least 30 people, displace...
Abuja [Nigeria], September 12: Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and...
UAE urgently evacuates 252 patients, family members from...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 12: The United Arab Emirates, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation, conducted an urgent humanitarian...
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission
New York [US], September 11: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn space mission launched successfully on Tuesday, with the four astronauts on board...
Hundreds of UK prisoners freed early amid jail...
London [UK], September 11: Hundreds of UK prisoners are being freed early to cut overcrowding in jails, as a watchdog...
Nearly 200 environmental advocates killed worldwide in 2023,...
London [UK], September 11: Nearly 200 environmental advocates were killed around the world in 2023, according to a report released...
Firefighter 'who wanted to be hero' arrested over...
Santiago [Chile], September 11: Police in Chile have arrested a former firefighter on suspicion of contributing to a deadly forest...
Israel says US-Turkish activist killed in West Bank...
Tel Aviv [Israel], September 11: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it was "highly likely" that US-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi...
26 drown as migrant boat sinks off coast...
Dakar [Senegal], September 11: At least 26 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants went down off the coast of...
Severe forest fires in the US and Brazil
Washington [US], September 11: AFP news agency quoted US officials on September 9 as saying that many serious fires had...
What does the US say about participating in...
Beijing [China], September 11: Chinese soldiers will take part in Brazil's annual military exercises this week, which also involve US...
US issues new demands to Israel after US...
Washington [US], September 11: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 10 asked Israel to make "fundamental changes" in...
Mob storms Mexican Senate as lawmakers meet
Mexico City [Mexico], September 11: Crowds of protesters stormed Mexico's Senate on September 10, forcing lawmakers to postpone debate on...
North Korea declares to strengthen nuclear capabilities
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 11: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 10 quoted leader Kim Jong-un as declaring...
Russian Navy holds largest exercise in 30 years,...
Moscow [Russia], September 11: Russia has launched its largest military exercise in three decades, held in many seas from the...
49 million covered by ACA in last decade
Washington [US], September 11: One in seven Americans have signed up for health insurance coverage through Affordable Care Act marketplaces...
Typhoon unleashes destruction in Vietnam killing 127
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 11: The death toll in Vietnam from Asia's worst storm this year reached 127 on Tuesday, with...
Money laundering 'gatekeepers' to face new crackdown
Sydney [Australia], September 11: Terrorists and money launderers will soon have a harder time funnelling dirty cash in Australia through...
U.S. urges Europe to address China-Russia defense ties
Washington [US], September 11: The United States is urging its European partners to be more forceful in expressing their disquiet...
EU vows 'strong response' to Iran missile transfer...
Moscow [Russia], September 11: The transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia represents a further military escalation and will be...
Trump, Harris set for key 2024 debate clash
Washington [US], September 11: Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump meet for the first...
Dozens killed, wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza...
Gaza border [Israel], September 11: Israeli strikes blasted a huge crater in a designated safe zone in southern Gaza before...
UN deeply alarmed by continued loss of life...
New York [US], September 11: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply alarmed by the continued loss of life in Gaza...
Beijing, Berlin spar over possible Taiwan route of...
Beijing [China], September 10: The most senior soldier in the German military hit back at suggestions from China that sending...
Russian govt dismisses Germany's suggestion of peace talks...
Moscow [Russia], September 10: Unlike German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Russian government sees no basis for peace talks with Ukraine...
Tanzania leader condemns killing of opposition figure doused...
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], September 10: Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member...