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UN resolution on Gaza aid 'woefully insufficient', 'nearly...
New York [US], December 24: The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on more aid for Gaza after several...

UN resolution on Gaza aid overdue, inadequate, says...
New York [US], December 24: The head of the Cairo-based Arab League, Ahmed Abul Gheit, on Saturday criticized as overdue...

Yemen's warring sides agree on steps to end...
Cairo [Egypt], December 24: Yemen's warring sides have reached a commitment to steps aimed to end a years-long conflict in...

SpaceX launch sends up booster flying for record...
Washington [US], December 24: SpaceX sent up another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral early Saturday with a first-stage booster flying...

Freighter loses more than 40 containers off Danish...
Copehangon [Denmark], December 24: A cargo ship has lost more than 40 containers off the Danish coast as the North...

Tanker hit off India coast by drone from...
Washington [US], December 24: A chemical tanker was hit by a drone launched from Iran in the Indian Ocean on...

Plane grounded in France over human trafficking fears
Paris [France], December 24: A plane carrying 303 Indian passengers has been grounded at an airport in north-eastern France on...

Pentagon says Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker...
Washington [US], December 24: A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday,...

Security hiked at Cologne Cathedral for Christmas amid...
Berlin [Germany], December 24: German police said on Saturday they were heightening security at Cologne Cathedral following indications of an...

Alabama mother with rare double womb gives birth...
Washington [US], December 24: A US woman with a rare double uterus has given birth twice in two days -...

Russia bans anti-war candidate from challenging Putin
Moscow [Russia], December 24: A former TV journalist who announced she would challenge President Putin in Russia's spring election has...

Yekaterina Duntsova barred from running against Putin in...
Moscow [Russia], December 24: Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova was disqualified as a candidate for Russia's next presidential election, preventing...

Zelensky discusses delivery of F-16 jets to Ukraine...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he had discussed the delivery of F-16 fighter...

Turkish parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next...
Ankara [Turkey], December 23: Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next...

Canada sees record-strong growth in R&D spending in...
Ottawa [Canada], December 23: Canada's overall research and development (R&D) expenditures in 2021 reached 46.9 billion Canadian dollars (35.4 billion...

Cygnus cargo spacecraft departs space station
Los Angeles [US], December 23: Northrop Grumman's uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday after a...

Omran Sharaf participates in UNSC Arria-formula meeting on...
New York [US], December 23: At a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on the impact of AI on hate speech,...

UAE provides 100 tonnes of food supplies through...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: On Thursday, the UAE dispatched a plane to the Republic of South Sudan carrying 100...

UAE, Mauritius conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: The United Arab Emirates and Mauritius have concluded the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership...

Manchester City crowned FIFA Club World Cup winners...
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], December 23: Manchester City won the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time in its history,...

Mexican, U.S. presidents discuss economy, immigration by phone
Mexico City [Mexico], December 23: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he has discussed economic and...

6 laborers killed in firing in NW Pakistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23: Six laborers were killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in...

Kyrgyz president signs law on changing national flag...
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], December 23: Kyrgyzstan will partially change the design on the country's national flag, with a corresponding law signed...

Southeast Asia increases vigilance against Covid-19
Washington [US], December 23: Governments in Southeast Asia are stepping up response efforts as the number of Covid-19 infections increases...

The US Supreme Court refused to expedite a...
Washington [US], December 23: The US Supreme Court has not provided an explanation or voting results for the decision not...

Cuba passes euthanasia law
Havana [Cuba], December 23: Cuba has become the second country in Latin America and the Caribbean to license euthanasia, after...

The US accuses Iran of being 'deeply involved'...
Washington [US], December 23: The US is more harsh in accusing Iran of involvement in attacks on commercial ships in...