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COP29 Presidency to launch Baku Global Climate Transparency...
Baku [Azerbaijan], September 1: The COP29 Presidency will officially launch a flagship initiative, the Baku Global Climate Transparency Platform (BTP)...
Ethiopian FM calls for joint efforts to maintain...
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 31: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie has called for joint efforts among countries in the...
Ukrainian president dismisses Air Force commander
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 31: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed Air Force commander Mykola Oleschuk from his post,...
Lula da Silva warns Elon Musk must respect...
Brasilia [Brazil], August 31: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned Friday that businessman Elon Musk, owner of social...
Poland commemorates 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising with...
Warsaw [Poland], August 31: Poland captivated audiences with a drone light show on Friday evening commemorating the 80th anniversary of...
Portuguese social security surplus shrinks slightly amid rising...
Lisbon [Portugal], August 31: Portugal's Social Security system recorded a surplus of 2,712.4 million euros by the end of July...
NASA rearranges SpaceX Crew-9 team to bring Starliner...
Los Angeles [US], August 31: NASA has removed two astronauts from upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission to make room for two...
Vietnam's two major airports to see over 800,000...
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 31: Two airports in Vietnam's biggest cities Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are expected to serve...
Mr. Trump has a different view than Ms....
Washington [US], August 31: Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on August 30 that 'getting along'...
Japan proposes record defense budget
Tokyo [Japan], August 31: Japan's Defense Ministry has requested a record budget in a move aimed at sending a clear...
Anti-IS raid in Iraq, 7 US soldiers injured
Washington [US], August 31: The US military conducted a raid in Iraq that killed 15 Islamic State (IS) militants but...
Taipei former mayor arrested in graft probe
Taipei [Taiwan], August 31: A former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party was arrested early as part...
Pacific Is Forum tweaks communique after China outburst
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: The Pacific Islands Forum secretariat has altered the communique from last week's summit in Tonga...
Cuba faces uphill battle as Oropouche virus spreads
Havana [Cuba], August 31: Cuban health authorities launched small-scale fumigation efforts in Havana to fight the spread of the Oropouche...
Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: On the sidelines of the frenetic Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting this week, there was...
Mexican drug lord, who founded ultra-violent Zetas, released...
Washington [US], August 31: One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico's history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a...
NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance
Wellington [New Zealand], August 31: New Zealand has decided to tip both for the Pacific Policing Initiative and the Pacific...
South Koreans' overseas card spending hits US$5.18 bln...
Seoul [South Korea], August 31: South Koreans' overseas card spending remained unchanged in the second quarter from three months earlier...
Mpox vaccines to arrive in DR Congo in...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 31: The World Health Organisation chief said on Friday that mpox vaccines were set to arrive in...
Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso
New York [US], August 31: The United Nations Security Council has condemned the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso.
Shakhboot bin Nahyan attends 50th session of OIC...
Yaounde [Cameroon], August 31: Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, led the UAE delegation participating in...
Ukrainian army confirms F16 crash
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 30: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday confirmed that an F16 fighter jet...
Japan's jobless rate climbs to 2.7 pct in...
Tokyo [Japan], August 30: Unemployment rate in Japan increased in July from a month earlier, the government said in a...
Above average temperatures forecast for spring in Australia
Sydney [Australia], August 30: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has forecast above average spring temperatures across the country following an...
Week of flooding kills over 50 in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 30: More than 50 people have been killed due to extensive flooding that lasted for more than...
Russia not ready to end war with Ukraine,...
Warsaw [Poland], August 30: Russia is not ready for peace talks with Ukraine because it continues to demand that Ukraine...
US security adviser sees chance for Biden to...
Washington [US], August 30: US President Joe Biden could meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping again - possibly at an...