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Pilgrims arrive in Mina for Day of Al-Tarwiyah

Pilgrims arrive in Mina for Day of Al-Tarwiyah

Mecca [Saudi Arabia], June 5: Pilgrims have completed their arrival at Mina, the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah, to observe the Day...

Ukraine allies pledge continued support

Ukraine allies pledge continued support

Brussels [Belgium], June 5: Defence ministers from the Ukraine Defence Contact Group pledged further support for Ukraine on Wednesday despite...

No chance for immediate resolution to ongoing Ukraine war, says Trump

No chance for immediate resolution to ongoing Ukraine...

Washington [US] / Moscow [Russia] / Kiev [Ukraine], June 5: US President Donald Trump sees no chance for an immediate...

Bill Gates to give most of $200 billion fund to Africa

Bill Gates to give most of $200 billion...

Washington [US], June 4: US billionaire Bill Gates on Tuesday announced that the majority of his philanthropic Gates Foundation's $200...

US President remains positive about progress...: White House on Russia-Ukraine war

US President remains positive about progress...: White House...

Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump remains optimistic about the progress being seen amid the ongoing conflict between...

Elon Musk slams Trump's funding bill, calls it 'disgusting abomination'

Elon Musk slams Trump's funding bill, calls it...

Washington [US], June 4: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has intensified his criticism of US President Donald Trump's legislative agenda,...

Over 75 per cent of households likely to face extreme weather in next decade: World Bank Report

Over 75 per cent of households likely to...

New Delhi [India], June 4: More than 60 per cent of households and firms have experienced extreme weather in the...

Rubio praises bravery of Chinese people killed in Tiananmen Square

Rubio praises bravery of Chinese people killed in...

Washington [US], June 4: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday praised the bravery of the Chinese people who...

Britain pledges to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine

Britain pledges to deliver 100,000 drones to Ukraine

London [UK], June 4: Britain pledged on Wednesday to supply 100,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the current...

Trump administration scraps Biden policy on emergency abortions

Trump administration scraps Biden policy on emergency abortions

Washington [US], June 4: U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday rescinded guidance issued during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden's...

CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role

CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role

Washington [US], June 4: Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos of the U.S. CDC resigned on Tuesday as co-leader...

Netherlands to hold snap elections after coalition falls apart

Netherlands to hold snap elections after coalition falls...

Amsterdam [Netherlands], June 4: The Netherlands is set to hold new elections after the collapse of the governing coalition on...

Ukrainian secret service says it targeted pillar of key Crimea bridge

Ukrainian secret service says it targeted pillar of...

Kiev [Ukraine], June 4: The Ukrainian secret service SBU said on Tuesday it has seriously damaged a pillar of the...

Leftist Lee Jae-myung wins S Korea presidential election

Leftist Lee Jae-myung wins S Korea presidential election

Seoul [South Korea], June 4: Left-wing candidate Lee Jae -myung has won the presidential election in South Korea, with conservative...

Meloni welcomes Macron to Rome amid signs of rapprochement

Meloni welcomes Macron to Rome amid signs of...

Rome [Italy], June 4: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Rome with a firm...

Trump to attend NATO summit

Trump to attend NATO summit

Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump will participate in the NATO summit at the end of June in...

Israeli attacks kill 27 aid seekers in Gaza, says health ministry

Israeli attacks kill 27 aid seekers in Gaza,...

Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire...

Over 200 escape prison in Pakistan as tremors rattle Karachi

Over 200 escape prison in Pakistan as tremors...

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4: More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in Pakistan after they were evacuated from their...

Trump, Xi Jinping likely to speak this week

Trump, Xi Jinping likely to speak this week

Washington [US], June 4: US President Donald Trump is likely to hold a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping...

Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to Gaza by sea

Greta Thunberg, other activists continue their journey to...

Gaza [Palestine], June 4: Greta Thunberg and other activists have now covered about a third of their journey towards the...

Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says Kremlin

Time is not right for Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit, says...

Berlin [Germany], June 4: The Russian government sees an early three-way meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at UNGA

Syria's president Al Sharaa to deliver speech at...

Damascus [Syria], June 4: Interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa will deliver Syria's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear status

Russia's draft memorandum calls for Ukraine's neutrality, non-nuclear...

Moscow [Russia], June 3: Russia's draft memorandum presented during the recent talks in Istanbul includes provisions for Ukraine to adopt...

Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike alert

Trade unions of Czech airline Smartwings declare strike...

Prague [Czech Republic], June 3: Four unions of the Czech airline Smartwings declared a strike alert on Monday over poor...

Transport logistic 2025 kicks off in Munich with focus on AI, digitalization

Transport logistic 2025 kicks off in Munich with...

Munich [Germany], June 3: Transport logistic 2025, an international exhibition for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, kicked off...

Dutch coalition talks stall over stricter asylum policy, gov't future uncertain

Dutch coalition talks stall over stricter asylum policy,...

The Hague [Netherlands], June 3: Talks among the four Dutch ruling coalition parties on Monday failed to yield a breakthrough...

Italy celebrates Republic Day with various activities

Italy celebrates Republic Day with various activities

Rome [Italy], June 3: Italy on Monday marked the 79th anniversary of its founding as a republic, with President Sergio...