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Recognition of Palestine is the 'only path to peace': Macron

Recognition of Palestine is the 'only path to...

London [UK], July 9: French President Emmanuel Macron pressed for recognition of Palestinian statehood in an address on Tuesday to...

Texas flash floods death toll climbs to 107

Texas flash floods death toll climbs to 107

Texas [US], July 9: The death toll from flash floods that struck central Texas on Friday has now climbed to...

Trump approves more weapons for Ukraine, mulls Russia sanctions

Trump approves more weapons for Ukraine, mulls Russia...

Washington [US], July 9: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and...

Major wildfire near Marseille shuts down airport

Major wildfire near Marseille shuts down airport

Paris [France], July 9: A fast-moving wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille forced the city's airport to stop operating on...

Israeli strike kills at least three people in northern Lebanon

Israeli strike kills at least three people in...

Beirut [Lebanon], July 9: An Israeli strike on a vehicle near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli has killed at...

Over 10,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons

Over 10,000 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons

Ramallah [Palestine], July 9: Palestinian prisoners' advocacy groups announced Tuesday that the number of prisoners in the Israeli occupation's prisons...

Three killed in suspected attack by Houthis on Red Sea vessel

Three killed in suspected attack by Houthis on...

Sanaa [Yemen], July 9: A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi group on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea...

Iran rejects Trump's claims it asked for relaunch of nuke talks

Iran rejects Trump's claims it asked for relaunch...

Tehran [Iran], July 9: Iran says it has not requested talks with the United States over its nuclear programme, as...

UK threatens further action against Israel if Gaza ceasefire fails

UK threatens further action against Israel if Gaza...

London [UK], July 9: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has decried the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying that the United...

Gazans reject Trump's displacement plan despite death and destruction

Gazans reject Trump's displacement plan despite death and...

Gaza [Palestine], July 9: Whenever Mansour Abu Al-Khaier stares across Gaza, all the 45-year-old Palestinian man sees is death, destruction...

Chelsea beat Fluminense to reach Club World Cup final

Chelsea beat Fluminense to reach Club World Cup...

Trenton [New Jersey], July 9: Chelsea have beaten Fluminense 2-0 to reach the FIFA Club World Cup final.

Bahrain expresses solidarity with Syria following Latakia wildfires

Bahrain expresses solidarity with Syria following Latakia wildfires

Manama [Bahrain], July 9: The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed solidarity with the Syrian Arab Republic following wildfires that swept through...

Imports made up 17% of US energy supply in 2024, lowest share in nearly 40 years: EIA

Imports made up 17% of US energy supply...

Washington D.C [US], July 9: In 2024, the United States imported about 17% of its domestic energy supply, half of...

AL calls for coordinated efforts to confront, prevent Islamophobia

AL calls for coordinated efforts to confront, prevent...

Cairo [Egypt], July 9: Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Tuesday Islamophobia is a dangerous phenomenon...

US airports lifting 'shoe removal' at security screenings

US airports lifting 'shoe removal' at security screenings

Washington DC [US], July 9: Some US airports have started lifting the requirement for passengers to remove their shoes during...

Saudi crown prince meets Iranian foreign minister

Saudi crown prince meets Iranian foreign minister

Tehran [Iran], July 9: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Jeddah on...

Russian minister implicated in embezzlement investigation before death

Russian minister implicated in embezzlement investigation before death

Moscow [Russia], July 9: A sacked Russian official who was found dead with a gunshot wound in a park outside...

More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire rages in Catalonia

More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire...

Barcelona [Catalonia], July 9: Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 residents of the northeastern Tarragona province to remain indoors on...

Gazans reject Trump's displacement plan

Gazans reject Trump's displacement plan

Gaza City [Gaza], July 9: Whenever Mansour Abu Al-Khaier stares across Gaza, all the 45-year-old Palestinian man sees is death...

Rescue teams find three more bodies after central Texas floods

Rescue teams find three more bodies after central...

Austin [Texas], July 9: The death toll in Kerr County crept up to 87 on Tuesday as search and rescue...

US envoy Barrack lauds Lebanon's response to disarming Hezbollah

US envoy Barrack lauds Lebanon's response to disarming...

Beirut [Lebanon], July 8: US envoy Thomas Barrack expressed satisfaction on Monday with Lebanon's response to Washington's proposal to disarm...

Chinese national detained at Milan airport over US espionage claims

Chinese national detained at Milan airport over US...

Rome [Italy], July 8: A Chinese national has been detained at a Milan airport over suspicion of espionage in the...

New Romanian premier Bolojan links austerity plans to vote of confidence

New Romanian premier Bolojan links austerity plans to...

Bucharest [Romania], July 8: New Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has tied a vote of confidence in parliament to a...

Palestinian news agency says Israeli military arrested its editor-in-chief

Palestinian news agency says Israeli military arrested its...

Ramallah [Palestine], July 8: A Palestinian news agency on Monday said its editor-in-chief was arrested by the Israeli military in...

Netanyahu meets Trump at critical moment for Gaza

Netanyahu meets Trump at critical moment for Gaza

Washington [US] / Gaza [Palestine], July 8: US President Donald Trump was set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Suriname elects first female president amid uncertainty

Suriname elects first female president amid uncertainty

Paramaribo [Suriname], July 8: Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician...

Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens

Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens

Rome [Italy], July 8: Countries across the Mediterranean are battling fast-spreading wildfires and soaring temperatures as a heatwave sweeps through...