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Sep 18, 2024
Washington [US], September 18: The US military has deployed a unit of 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to an uninhabited island in the Aleutian chain west of Alaska as Russia increases military activity around it.
Historic floods wreak havoc in many places
Trump: 'Only influential presidents get shot'
Rumors of Israeli intelligence planting explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers
Serial rapist should have been jailed for longer: judge
Instagram teenage accounts private amid safety concerns
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Europe's new energy commissioner takes on housing as well as fuel
Washington [US], September 18: The European Union's newly announced Energy Commissioner will for the first time have the task of leading an EU housing division...
EU chief seeks funding boost to help bloc compete
Washington [US], September 18: The European Commission wants to set up a fund to support strategic sectors, a document showed.
Vietnam braces for another storm as death toll surpasses 290
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 18: Vietnam is preparing for more flooding with a tropical depression forecast to strengthen into a storm as it heads to its...
Storm Boris toll rises to 22 in central Europe
Europe, September 18: The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities...
Israel stops giving visas to heads, staff of international NGO community: UNRWA
Ramallah [Palestine], September 18: The Israeli Authorities have stopped giving visas to heads and staff of the international NGO community, Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner General...
Ministry of Interior hosts GCC Strategy for Combating Drugs Workshop
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 18: The UAE Ministry of Interior is hosting the GCC Strategy for Combating Drugs (2025-2028) workshop. This groundbreaking regional initiative, a...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala seeks 2nd term as WTO chief
Sep 17, 2024
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17: World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as chief of the trade body, the WTO spokesperson...
At least 15 die due to forest fires in Peru
Lima [Peru], September 17: At least 15 people were killed in Peru due to the serious forest fires occurring in various parts of the...
Typhoon Bebinca batters Shanghai in strongest storm in 75 years
Beijing [China], September 17: Typhoon Bebinca slammed into Shanghai on Monday, causing severe disruptions across the city with heavy rain and strong winds.
UN slams Russia over state-sponsored human rights violations, torture
Geneva [Switzerland], September 17: Human rights are increasingly being disregarded in Russia, according to a UN report published on Monday.
Sweden to lead NATO presence in Finland
Man suspected in attempt on Trump's life charged with federal gun crimes
Russia evacuates villages in Kursk
Starmer seeks immigration lessons from Italy's far-right
UN Senior Coordinator commends UAE's recent medical evacuation of 252 patients, family members from Gaza
UAE banking sector's liquid assets rise to AED800 billion by end of Q2-24
Biden and Trump talk on the phone after assassination attempt
Israel adds new target to Gaza war
Ex-BBC presenter avoids jail over indecent child images
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
