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EU agrees €90bn Ukraine loan after Hungary relents

EU agrees €90bn Ukraine loan after Hungary relents

Brussels [Belgium], April 23: EU countries on Wednesday agreed to unlock a €90 billion ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine and...

Peru's election chief steps down amid anger over long vote count

Peru's election chief steps down amid anger over...

Lima [Peru], April 23: The head of Peru's election authority has resigned from his role amid widespread anger over the...

ICC rejects bid to drop case against former Philippines president Duterte

ICC rejects bid to drop case against former...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 23: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday rejected a motion to dismiss a case against former...

Gaza violence hits peak since October ceasefire: UN

Gaza violence hits peak since October ceasefire: UN

New York [US], April 23: Violent incidents in Gaza have reached their highest weekly level since a ceasefire took effect...

Iran attacks three cargo ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran attacks three cargo ships in Strait of...

Tehran [Iran], April 23: Iran's armed forces said they had attacked and disabled three cargo ships off the country's coast,...

Trump wants to give Iran only a few days to respond: Reports

Trump wants to give Iran only a few...

Washington [US], April 23: US President Donald Trump intends to give the Iranian leadership just a few days to agree...

Iran's leaders debate war and peace after ceasefire extension

Iran's leaders debate war and peace after ceasefire...

Tehran [Iran], April 23: State media and Iran's military and security leadership say they are prepared for a resumption in...

Fujairah releases rehabilitated sea turtles into natural habitat

Fujairah releases rehabilitated sea turtles into natural habitat

Fujairah [UAE], April 23: The Fujairah Environment Authority (FEA), in collaboration with the Fujairah Research Centre, released a group of...

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak receives mother of Syrian President

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak receives mother of Syrian...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 23: H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General Women's...

OIC strongly condemns plot targeting security, stability of UAE

OIC strongly condemns plot targeting security, stability of...

Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], April 22: The General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed its strong condemnation...

UAE marks Earth Day with pioneering biodiversity, clean energy, water security initiatives

UAE marks Earth Day with pioneering biodiversity, clean...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 22: The United Arab Emirates joins the world in marking Earth Day, observed annually on 22nd...

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 2,454

Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises...

Beirut [Lebanon], April 22: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon has risen to 2,454 since 2nd March.

8,000 migrants dead or missing in 2025

8,000 migrants dead or missing in 2025

Washington [US], April 22: The International Organisation for Migration announced that nearly 8,000 migrants worldwide died or went missing during...

Five killed in riot at Venezuelan prison

Five killed in riot at Venezuelan prison

Caracas [Venezuela], April 22: At least five inmates were killed in a riot at a high-security prison in Venezuela.

Ukraine claims attack on Russian warships in occupied Crimea

Ukraine claims attack on Russian warships in occupied...

Kiev [Ukraine], April 21: Ukraine and Russia have attacked each other overnight, with Ukrainian drones striking Russian assets in Black...

Kremlin welcomes Radev's election victory in Bulgaria

Kremlin welcomes Radev's election victory in Bulgaria

Moscow [Russia], April 21: Russia has welcomed the victory of former president Rumen Radev in the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.

Musk snubs interview summons in France

Musk snubs interview summons in France

Paris [France], April 21: Elon Musk has not attended a voluntary interview he was summoned to appear at in Paris,...

Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami warnings

Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, triggers tsunami...

Tokyo [Japan], April 21: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan on Monday, as authorities urged...

World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US seizes Iranian cargo ship

World weighs fate of Mideast ceasefire after US...

Washington [US], April 21: Concerns grew on Monday that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran might not hold...

Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns plot by terror organisation targeting security, stability of UAE

Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemns plot by...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 21: The Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemned, in the strongest terms, the plots of the...

UN opens 25th session of its Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UN opens 25th session of its Permanent Forum...

New York [US], April 21: The United Nations yesterday opened at its headquarters in New York the 25th session of...

Over 60 countries join Brussels talks to revive Two-State Solution amid growing global concern

Over 60 countries join Brussels talks to revive...

Brussels [Belgium], April 21: Brussels today witnessed the start of the ninth session of the meetings of the International Coalition...

Pro-Russian former president poised to win Bulgarian vote, show exit polls

Pro-Russian former president poised to win Bulgarian vote,...

Sofia [Bulgaria], April 20: The coalition of Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev holds a clear lead in the country's...

Massive fire in Malaysia destroys 1,000 homes, affects 9,000 people

Massive fire in Malaysia destroys 1,000 homes, affects...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 20: Up to 1,000 houses were destroyed and around 9,000 people affected by a massive fire...

Iran rejects second round of talks with US

Iran rejects second round of talks with US

Tehran [Iran], April 20: Iran's leadership opposes holding a second round of talks with the US, state media reported on...

Qatari Prime Minister, Dutch Foreign Minister discuss regional developments

Qatari Prime Minister, Dutch Foreign Minister discuss regional...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], April 20: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani...

Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace

Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and...

Gaza Strip [Palestine], April 19: Efforts to broker a stable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel have...