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US plans to impose 93.5% tax on a...
Washington [US], July 18: The US Department of Commerce announced on July 17 that it plans to impose a preliminary...

New US intelligence assessment of Iran damage emerges
Washington [US], July 18: New US intelligence assessments suggest that Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment facility was severely damaged, and possibly...

US aircraft carrier strike group arrives in the...
Washington [US], July 18: The US Navy's Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group entered the South China Sea on July...

Ms. Svyrydenko officially became the new Prime Minister...
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: The Ukrainian Parliament on July 17 voted to approve a new government, which will be led...

Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and...
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 18: An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza...

South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead...
Seoul [South Korea], July 18: Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the...

Georgia stops sale of $3 million of uranium...
Atlanta (Georgia) [US], July 18: Georgia has detained two people for handling and attempting to sell $3 million worth of...

Ukraine offers its front line as test bed...
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: Ukraine will let foreign arms companies test out their latest weapons on the front line of...

Meta investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement to end $8...
Washington [US], July 18: Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab...

Sharjah Ruler approves new residential area in Al...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of...

Joint Statement on recent developments in Syria
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: Over the past two days, the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite...

UAE expresses solidarity with Republic of Korea, offers...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 18: The United Arab Emirates expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Korea...

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister hold talks in...
Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Excellency Viktor...

UAE President, Hungarian Prime Minister witness exchange of...
Budapest [Hungary], July 18: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Viktor Orban, Prime...

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon: Lebanon needs major,...
New York [US], July 18: During today's briefing on the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006), the UN Special Coordinator for...

Fighting resumes in Syria, Israel issues ultimatum
Damascus [Syria], July 17: Fierce fighting continues in the southern Syrian city of Sweida despite a ceasefire agreement declared by...

Iran's Supreme Leader Sends Tough Message to US,...
Tehran [Iran], July 17: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused Israel of seeking to "overthrow the system" in its attack...

War escalates in southern Syria
Damascus [Syria], July 17: Fighting continued after the Syrian army entered the city of Sweida in the province of the...

The West seeks to put pressure on Russia
Moscow [Russia], July 17: The Kyiv Independent on July 16 quoted US President Donald Trump as saying that Patriot air...

Cambodia arrests more than 1,000 people, cracks down...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 17: Cambodia has launched a nationwide crackdown on online scams, after Prime Minister Hun Manet threatened...

Ukraine War Day 1,239: Russia launches heavy bombing...
Kiev [Ukraine], July 17: US President Donald Trump has given Russia 50 days to reach a deal to end the...

Syrian army withdraws from deadly clash site after...
Damascus [Syria], July 17: Syria said its army had begun withdrawing from Sweida on July 16 after Israeli air strikes...

President Trump suggests Coca-Cola use cane sugar
Washington [US], July 17: Soft drink company Coca-Cola has agreed to use cane sugar instead of corn syrup in its...

US Navy to build two Philippine ship repair...
Washington [US], July 17: The US Navy will build two facilities to repair and maintain Philippine military ships in a...

Inflation 'makes it difficult' for President Trump's tax...
Washington [US], July 17: After a period of "restraint", US inflation has begun to rise, so the tax policy in...

Brazil tackles COP30 hotel costs, under pressure
Brasilia [Brazil], July 17: Brazil assured worried governments it has organized enough rooms to accommodate the tens of thousands of...

ICC judges reject Israel's request to withdraw Netanyahu...
Jerusalem [Israel], June 17: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel's request to withdraw arrest warrants against its...