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Families say over 100 missing a year after...
Istanbul [Turkey], February 2: Almost a year after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey that killed tens of thousands, families and...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards leave posts in eastern Syria
Beirut [Lebanon], February 2: Key officers from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) stationed in Syria have evacuated their positions...

EU strikes €50bn Ukraine aid deal
Brussels [Belgium], February 2: European Union leaders on Thursday overcame months of opposition from Hungarian leader Viktor Orban to agree...

Drought emergency declared in Barcelona
Barcelona [Spain], February 2: Spain's second city Barcelona and much of the surrounding region of Catalonia entered a drought emergency...

Indian court allows Hindus to pray in Varanasi...
New Delhi [India], February 2: An Indian court ruled that Hindus can offer prayers in a 17th century mosque in...

French farmers' union call for end of blockades
Paris [France], February 2: Two of France's main farming unions urged protesters who have staged hundreds of tractor blockades across...

Trump, Haley campaigns ramp up attacks in South...
South Carolina [US], February 2: The campaigns of Donald Trump and Nikki Haley went into full attack mode on Thursday...

Elon Musk bashed by heavy metal drummer who...
California [US], February 2: Elon Musk suffered one of the biggest legal losses in U.S. history this week when the...

Israel turns focus of Gaza attack to Rafah...
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 2: Israel prepared to advance its war on Gaza farther south, close to the Egyptian border,...

Greta Thunberg goes on trial in London
London [UK], February 2: Climate activist Greta Thunberg will stand for trial in a London court on Thursday on charges...

Facebook kills people, US Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg
Washington [US], February 2: In an unusual gesture during a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised...

Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates French Minister for Europe...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has congratulated Stephane...

UAE reaps 52 medals in 4th West Asian...
Sharjah [UAE], February 2: The UAE raised its tally to 19 gold medals, 14 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals,...

Austria: Inflation on downward path in January
Vienna [Austria], February 2: Statistics Austria Thursday published its flash estimate of Austrian inflation. The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices...

Abdullah bin Zayed, Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 2: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Diana Elena Mondino,...

Polish president refers gov't budget to top court...
Warsaw [Poland], February 1: Polish President Andrzej Duda sent Wednesday the budget for the year 2024 to the Constitutional Tribunal...

Greek farmers continue protests demanding gov't pledged aid
Athens [Greece], February 1: Greek farmers are planning protests across the country for Feb. 1, demanding sufficient financial aid pledged...

U.S. destroys ready-to-launch Houthi missile in Yemen
Washington [US], February 1: The U.S. military on Wednesday struck and destroyed a Houthi missile it assessed was "ready...

Mexico's president accuses U.S. of stirring mudslinging in...
Mexico City [Mexico], February 1: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of allowing mudslinging...

Myanmar appoints new election chief, ministers
Yangon [Myanmar], February 1: Myanmar's State Administration Council on Wednesday appointed a new election chief and ministers following an extension...

Iran warns US: 'We will not leave any...
Cairo [Egypt], February 1: Following the deadly attack by a pro-Iranian militia on US soldiers in Jordan, Iran has warned...

Switzerland to practise fighter jet take-off and landing...
Geneva [Switzerland], February 1: The Swiss Air Force is preparing for a worst case scenario and will practise taking off...

Injuries in Ukraine after Russian drone and missile...
Kyiv [Ukraine], February 1: At least four people in Ukraine have been injured in night-time Russian drone and missile attacks,...

US fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea; pilot...
Seoul [South Korea], February 1: A second F-16 fighter jet of the US armed forces has crashed in South...

Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: Official
Tripoli [Libya], February 1: Libyan authorities on Wednesday began sending 350 irregular migrants to their home country Egypt, an immigration...

Eight million displaced by Sudan war: UN
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], February 1: The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is around...

Spain MPs reject Catalan amnesty bill in blow...
Madrid [Spain], February 1: Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a deeply divisive Catalan amnesty bill with the hardline separatist party...