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UNESCO declares fairytale Bavarian castles a World Heritage Site

UNESCO declares fairytale Bavarian castles a World Heritage...

Paris [France], July 13: UNESCO on Saturday declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage...

Russia's Lavrov praises Pyongyang's 'unequivocal support' on Ukraine

Russia's Lavrov praises Pyongyang's 'unequivocal support' on Ukraine

Moscow [Russia], July 13: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised his country's military alliance with North Korea on Saturday, during...

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine with 600 drones

2 dead as Russia attacks Ukraine with 600...

London [UK], July 13: Hundreds of Russian attack drones and more than two dozen cruise missiles targeted Ukraine overnight, killing...

Sand, dust storms worsening, affecting 330 mn globally: WMO

Sand, dust storms worsening, affecting 330 mn globally:...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 13: Sand and dust storms are escalating in intensity and frequency, threatening the health and livelihoods of...

87 killed in Israel raids at aid site, children dying of malnutrition

87 killed in Israel raids at aid site,...

Gaza [Palestine], July 13: At least 87 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli attacks across Gaza, with dozens...

Cooperation with IAEA not fully halted, says Iran

Cooperation with IAEA not fully halted, says Iran

Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iran does not intend to completely stop working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contrary...

Iran confirms prisoners escaped during Israeli strike on Evin prison

Iran confirms prisoners escaped during Israeli strike on...

Tehran [Iran], July 13: Iranian authorities confirmed on Saturday that some prisoners escaped after the Israeli missile attack on Evin...

South African president sees National Dialogue as chance to tackle apartheid vestiges

South African president sees National Dialogue as chance...

Johannesburg [South Africa], July 12: While South Africa continues to grapple with the "vestiges" of apartheid, the upcoming National Dialogue...

Zambia to partner with investors to boost gold mining

Zambia to partner with investors to boost gold...

Lusaka [Zambia], July 12: The Zambian government on Friday announced plans to collaborate with large-scale investors to enhance gold mining...

Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum spending

Dutch finance minister proposes cuts to aid, asylum...

The Hague [Netherlands], July 12: Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen on Friday proposed cuts to development cooperation and asylum-related spending...

Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia

Wildfires continue in southern Bosnia

Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], July 12: Wildfires in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH)'s Trebinje region have entered their sixth day, with...

News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in EU's open-border vision

News Analysis: Poland's border controls deepen cracks in...

Warsaw [Poland], July 12: Poland has temporarily reinstated border controls with Germany and Lithuania, citing a rise in illegal migration...

Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June

Belarus inflation rises to 7.3 pct in June

Minsk [Belarus], July 12: Inflation in Belarus rose to 7.3 percent on a year-on-year basis in June, the country's central...

Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security in South Sudan, Haiti

Norway contributes 3.9 mln USD for food security...

Oslo [Norway], July 12: The Norwegian government is providing 40 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 3.9 million U.S. dollars) to support...

French police launch investigation into social media platform X

French police launch investigation into social media platform...

Paris [France], July 12: The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Friday that the social media platform X is under investigation...

Israeli air strikes kill, injury dozens of Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli air strikes kill, injury dozens of Palestinians...

Gaza [Gaza City], July 12: Israeli forces launched another deadly strike on Friday evening, resulting in the killing and wounding...

UN: 798 people killed in Gaza while trying to access aid

UN: 798 people killed in Gaza while trying...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 798 killings...

EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle East Monday

EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle...

Brussels [Belgium], July 12: EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will hold a meeting next Monday in Brussels, to be chaired...

Nigerian army kills 150 gang members in ambush

Nigerian army kills 150 gang members in ambush

Abuja [Nigeria], July 12: Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern...

Saudi-GCC non-oil trade surplus achieves 203% annual growth: GASTAT

Saudi-GCC non-oil trade surplus achieves 203% annual growth:...

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 12: The non-oil trade surplus of Saudi Arabia with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries recorded...

UN conference takes bold actions to protect consumers, promote fair competition in increasingly digital, globalised economy

UN conference takes bold actions to protect consumers,...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: The world comes together at the United Nations, taking bold actions to protect consumers and promote...

WHO, ITU, WIPO showcase new report on AI use in traditional medicine

WHO, ITU, WIPO showcase new report on AI...

Geneva [Switzerland], July 12: Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a transformative era for traditional medicine, one where centuries-old healing...

Fuel supply was cut: Air India crash report

Fuel supply was cut: Air India crash report

London [UK], July 12: A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing...

Trump visits Texas flood zone

Trump visits Texas flood zone

Austin [Texas], July 12: President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on...

UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks

UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs...

Gaza [Gaza City], July 12: The U.N. rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 killings within...

Russian attack on Kharkiv damages maternity hospital

Russian attack on Kharkiv damages maternity hospital

Moscow [Russia], July 12: A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday damaged a maternity hospital,...

Ukraine to receive US air defence systems

Ukraine to receive US air defence systems

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 12: US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, to...