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World Russia’s Sergei Shoigu meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang MOSCOW: Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit... Published 13 Sep, 2024 02:25pm
World North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site SEOUL: North Korea for the first time showed images of the centrifuges that produce fuel for its nuclear bombs on... Published 13 Sep, 2024 12:00pm
World Iran open to resuming nuclear accord talks: acting foreign minister DUBAI: Tehran remains open to resuming negotiations with Washington on restoring their participation in a nuclear... Published 16 Jul, 2024 10:30pm
World Joe Biden will urge G7 leaders to push Hamas to back ceasefire deal: White House’s Sullivan BARI: US President Joe Biden will urge fellow leaders of Group of Seven nations to support ceasefire negotiations... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:25pm
World Jordan, Egypt say Israel must abide by UN Security Council resolution on Gaza CAIRO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi urged Israel to abide by... Published 12 Jun, 2024 12:12am
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World China foreign minister says Beijing and Jakarta want regional peace and stability JAKARTA: China and Indonesia have pledged to strengthen economic ties and maintain peace and stability in the... Published 18 Apr, 2024 11:41am
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World China’s top diplomat Wang holds call with Iranian counterpart BEIJING: China’s foreign minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said... Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:14pm
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World 10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war PARIS: On October 7, members of the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel that resulted in... Published 04 Apr, 2024 12:22pm
World Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli forces have withdrawn from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a two-week... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo: Egyptian media CAIRO: Talks aimed at brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will resume in Cairo on Sunday,... Updated 31 Mar, 2024 10:51pm
World Russian veto ends monitoring of UN’s North Korea sanctions UNITED NATIONS: Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions... Published 29 Mar, 2024 10:35am
World Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm
World Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip overnight, hitting the... Published 26 Mar, 2024 03:34pm
World Hamas leader Haniyeh visits Iran: state media TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported,... Updated 26 Mar, 2024 02:34pm
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World UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza United States abstains, remaining 14 council members vote for resolution Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation's visit to Washington Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:21pm
World Lebanon says Israel ‘disrupting’ navigation systems around airport BEIRUT: Lebanon will lodge a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council accusing it of disrupting... Published 23 Mar, 2024 12:40am
World Antony Blinken heads to Israel to press for ‘immediate’ truce in Gaza war GAZA STRIP: Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel Friday to press for a truce in Gaza, ahead of a key UN... Published 22 Mar, 2024 12:27pm
World UK, Australia call for ‘immediate cessation of fighting’ in Gaza ADELAIDE: Britain and Australia declared the need for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in Gaza, as diplomatic... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:51am
World Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position Gaza health ministry says at least 31,645 people killed in the territory during more than five months of war Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:02pm
World ‘Immense scale of suffering’: US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza GAZA STRIP: US Vice President Kamala Harris urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, upping the pressure on key ally... Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:30am
World China disappointed over US veto on Israel-Hamas ceasefire vote China expressed “strong disappointment” over the United States blocking a draft United Nations Security Council... Published 21 Feb, 2024 11:39am
World US vetoes Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire again, pushes alternative The resolution, which Algeria had been working on for three weeks, had demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:29pm
World UN Security Council vote on Gaza faces threat of US veto UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote on a new draft resolution Tuesday calling for an immediate... Published 20 Feb, 2024 12:33pm
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