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For second day firefighters battle blazes near Athens; some partly under control

For second day firefighters battle blazes near Athens;...

Athens [Greece], July 19: For the second day in a row, Greek firefighters on Tuesday battled numerous fires in the...

British govt secures passage of small boats law

British govt secures passage of small boats law

London [UK], July 19: Controversial plans to tackle the arrival of large numbers of small migrant boats in Britain are...

More than 200 migrants freed from truck in Mexico

More than 200 migrants freed from truck in...

Mexico City [Mexico], July 19: Mexican authorities on Monday said they found more than 200 migrants in an abandoned lorry...

Saudi and Turkey seal drone deal

Saudi and Turkey seal drone deal

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19: A Turkish firm will provide drones to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh said Tuesday following a visit...

Japan's PM rounds out energy-focused Gulf tour

Japan's PM rounds out energy-focused Gulf tour

Doha [Qatar], July 19: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday to wrap up a Gulf tour...

U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action flees into North Korea

U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action flees into North...

Washington [US], July 19: An American soldier facing disciplinary action fled across the inter-Korean border into North Korea.

Samoa prisons could use drones to monitor inmates

Samoa prisons could use drones to monitor inmates

Apia [Samoa], July 19: An investigation into a prisoner's death has found there aren't enough correction officers to man labour...

U.S. hit by blazing heat, smoky air, tropical storm all at once

U.S. hit by blazing heat, smoky air, tropical...

Washington, [US], July 19: The United States is experiencing a range of unusual weather, from a tropical storm in Hawaii...

Russia carries out air strikes for second night on Ukraine's Odesa port

Russia carries out air strikes for second night...

Moscow [Russia], July 19: Ukrainian air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Wednesday in repelling a Russian...

Trump says he is a target in U.S. 2020 election probe

Trump says he is a target in U.S....

Washington [US], July 19: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had received a letter from Special Counsel...

ADNOC Gas announces $7-9bn 14-year LNG Supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

ADNOC Gas announces $7-9bn 14-year LNG Supply agreement...

Abu Dhabi[UAE], July 19: ADNOC Gas plc (ADNOC Gas), a world-class integrated gas processing company, today announced a 14-year supply...

President of Türkiye arrives in UAE at start of official visit

President of Türkiye arrives in UAE at start...

Abu Dhabi [UAE], July 19: Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan has arrived in the UAE on an official visit, accompanied by...

Gaza's 9,000 cancer patients suffer from medicine shortages: health official

Gaza's 9,000 cancer patients suffer from medicine shortages:...

Gaza [Palestine], July 18: The lack of medicines threatens the lives of more than 9,000 cancer patients in the Gaza...

5 killed as light aircraft crashes into hangar in Poland

5 killed as light aircraft crashes into hangar...

Warsaw [Poland], July 18: Five people were killed, and five others were injured after a Cessna plane crashed into an...

U.S. approves new drug to prevent RSV in babies, toddlers

U.S. approves new drug to prevent RSV in...

Los Angeles [US], July 18: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday approved a new drug to protect...

Vietnam to consider raising ceiling airfares for domestic flights

Vietnam to consider raising ceiling airfares for domestic...

Hanoi [Vietnam], July 18: Vietnam will consider increasing ceiling airfares for domestic flight routes amid jet fuel price fluctuations, following...

At least 40 dead in South Korea flooding

At least 40 dead in South Korea flooding

Seoul [South Korea], July 18: The death toll from severe rainfall and flooding in South Korea has risen to at...

Fifteen dead, 5 injured in Cairo apartment building collapse

Fifteen dead, 5 injured in Cairo apartment building...

Cairo [Egypt], July 18: A five-storey apartment building collapsed on Monday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, leaving at least...

Israel recognises Western Sahara as part of Morocco

Israel recognises Western Sahara as part of Morocco

Rabat [Morocco], July 18: Israel has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the Moroccan government has...

Residents flee as wildfires burn near Greek capital

Residents flee as wildfires burn near Greek capital

Athens [Greece], July 18: Greek authorities issued evacuation orders for at least six seaside communities Monday as wildfires threatened vacation...

UN hands over ship for Yemen oil transfer

UN hands over ship for Yemen oil transfer

Sanaa [Yemen], July 18: The United Nations on Monday handed over a vessel that will take on board oil from...

Four dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh's Buriganga river

Four dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh's Buriganga...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18: At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river...

Vladimir Putin vows response after 'terrorist' attack on Crimea bridge

Vladimir Putin vows response after 'terrorist' attack on...

Moscow [Russia], July 18: Vladimir Putin has vowed to retaliate following a "terrorist" attack on the bridge linking Crimea to...

Climate change plan will leave the UK unprepared, advisors warn

Climate change plan will leave the UK unprepared,...

London [UK], July 18: The UK is still not treating climate change as a national priority, warn the experts who...

Biden invites Israel's Netanyahu to US after lengthy delay

Biden invites Israel's Netanyahu to US after lengthy...

Washington, [US], July 18: U.S. President Joe Biden, after a lengthy delay, on Monday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Ukraine grain deal expires after Russia pulls out

Ukraine grain deal expires after Russia pulls out

Kyiv [Ukraine], July 18: The deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain via the Black Sea has officially expired after...

Ministers overturn Lords changes

Ministers overturn Lords changes

London [UK], July 18: The government has again overturned changes to its Illegal Migration Bill made by the House of...