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May 29, 2026
Geneva [Switzerland], May 29: Global temperates are likely to hit their highest average level ever within the next four years, according to a report published Thursday by the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization.
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Moscow [Russia], May 28: Russia has threatened to revoke preferential supply agreements with Armenia covering gas, oil products and rough diamonds in response to Yerevan's...
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Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] / Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 28: Muslims around the world yesterday began celebrating Eid Al Adha, the "Festival of Sacrifice", which falls...
Cyprus: Migrants plunge from building during large-scale raid
Athens [Greece], May 28: Three migrants suspected of living illegally in Cyprus fell from balconies and windows during a large-scale raid by immigration authorities in...
No curbs relief for Iran, says Trump amid conflicting statements
Washington [Us], May 28: Despite hopes based on suggestions that a deal between the United States and Iran may be near, the two sides have...
Russian strikes across eastern Ukraine leave four dead
May 27, 2026
Kiev [Ukraine], May 27: Russian attacks have killed at least four people in eastern Ukraine, injuring dozens more and damaging civilian infrastructure, regional officials said...
Pope warns of AI's risks to peace, democracy
Rome [Italy], May 27: Pope Leo XIV on Monday published a more than 100-page treatise on the subject of artificial intelligence, using his first encyclical...
Iran partially lifts longest internet shutdown in history
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran has partially lifted the internet blackout that has been in place for more than two months, live data from internet...
Iran seeks $24 billion in frozen funds in US negotiations: Reports
Tehran [Iran], May 27: Iran is demanding the release of frozen assets as negotiations continue following the latest fighting with the United States. Once a...
Three killed as overpass collapses in Seoul
Seoul [South Korea], May 27: At least three people were killed when an ageing overpass collapsed in central Seoul on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported.
Two young brothers abandoned in Portugal to be returned to France
Lisbon [Portugal] / Paris [France], May 27: Two brothers, aged four and five, who were abandoned in Portugal by their mother and stepfather, are set to be returned to France. A family court in Portugal's Setúbal district said on Tuesday, according to Portuguese media reports, that a provisional decision had been taken to place the children under the care of social services in Colmar, north-eastern France.
EU summons Russian envoy after Moscow tells diplomats to leave Kiev
Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching sun
Iran vows swift response after fresh US attacks
Israeli attacks on eastern Lebanon kill at least 11
North Korea conducts eighth ballistic missile test of year
Israeli air attacks kill seven Palestinians in Gaza
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Kremlin offers debt relief to recruit more soldiers for Ukraine war
Trump celebrates after medical check-up: It went 'perfectly'
England sees record May weather as temperatures reach 35oC
